Consultancy stories - Page 2

Cruxy names Rebecca Osman CFO and COO to spearhead international expansion and deepen work with private equity-backed tech firms.

Hype & Dexter has rebranded as Avidly APAC, aligning with Avidly Group to scale HubSpot-focused services across Australia and New Zealand.

HCLTech moves to deepen its wealth management push with a deal to acquire Singapore-based consultancy Finergic, pending approval by 2026.

Accountants double down on everyday AI tools, as optimism stays high but scepticism, job fears and data security worries all intensify.

Snowflake and TVS Next partner to run NexOps on Snowflake's AI Data Cloud, unifying plant and enterprise data for manufacturers.

Anthropic rolls out Claude for Healthcare and Life Sciences, adding sector-specific connectors, agent skills and consumer health integrations.

Accenture to acquire UK AI specialist Faculty for USD $1bn, in its biggest British AI startup deal and a major bet on AI safety expertise.

Outsized rolls out pre-built independent consulting squads for ANZ banks, targeting AUD $200,000-AUD $2 million transformation projects.

Tech Mahindra and Google Cloud will scale Gemini 2.5-based agentic AI to move enterprises from pilots to production-grade, governed workflows.

Enterprises brace for a cautious 2026, rolling back risky AI pilots and recasting generative tools as governed, human-supervised teammates.

Accenture and Snowflake form a 5,000-strong AI data unit for enterprises, with Caterpillar among early clients and a new global CoE planned.

HCLTech unites tech giants in Sydney to plot outcome-driven digital strategies and tighter ecosystem alignment across Australia and New Zealand.

V2 AI names cyber specialist Ian Nguyen as Partner to lead secure AI strategy amid rising demand from regulated industries across Asia Pacific.

Jane Livesey is appointed President of Microsoft Australia and New Zealand, returning to tech to lead amid a pivotal AI-driven transformation.

Subex unveils a new AI-powered brand to help telecom operators adopt proactive, intent-driven networks and enhance real-time business strategies.

Prophet appoints James Sawyer as VP Sales and Partnerships to boost growth and predictive decision intelligence in Sydney and Brisbane markets.

PwC standardises global finance using Oracle Cloud ERP, embedding AI to boost efficiency, transparency and streamline reporting across its firms worldwide.

Ingram Micro will supply NVIDIA's AI and accelerated computing solutions to partners in Australia and New Zealand, boosting local AI infrastructure and innovation.

Plaud launches an omnichannel AI platform providing APIs and SDKs to automate and analyse notetaking across in-person and online business conversations.

AI boosts efficiency in professional services, but human expertise and trust remain crucial, driving a new value and pricing model in law and finance.