The Ultimate Guide to AI Agents
A curated UK edition of IndustrialDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for AI Agents (Agentic AI).
What to know about AI Agents
AI agents represent a transformative area within artificial intelligence, focusing on autonomous or semi-autonomous systems capable of performing complex tasks and making decisions to enhance business operations and personal productivity.
Our recent stories highlight how AI agents are rapidly evolving across sectors—from cybersecurity and data management to customer experience and enterprise automation. Companies are integrating AI agents to improve efficiency, drive innovation, and manage security risks in increasingly sophisticated ways.
By exploring these developments, readers can gain insights into the potential benefits, emerging applications, and challenges associated with AI agent deployment. Whether you're interested in how AI agents enhance software development, automate workflows, or secure enterprise environments, this tag offers a comprehensive look at this dynamic and impactful technology.
UK AI Agents News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Vertice & EcoVadis embed ESG ratings in buying workflow
The integration puts sustainability scores alongside supplier pricing and contract data, helping buyers weigh ESG risks in one workflow.
MQube adopts Brett AI agents for marketing workflows
The move should help MQube scale its marketing output without adding headcount, while keeping human oversight on content in a regulated sector.
FTSE 100 firms fail to disclose AI costs & returns
Only 3% of the UK's biggest listed companies gave investors a clear AI financial return in 2025 annual reports, Flexera found.
Lifecycle Software appoints Ross Devereux as Chief Executive
The telecoms software group is shifting towards a more product-led model as it seeks to give customers greater control over platform configuration and use.
10x Banking & ezbob partner on UK SME lending launch
Banks could cut SME lending launch times to weeks as the new package combines core ledger infrastructure with digital application and decisioning tools.
llm-d 1.0 aims to cut AI inference costs for firms
Businesses deploying chatbots and AI agents could cut serving bills as the open source project adds production tools for shared infrastructure.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to AI Agents
Four Steps CISOs Can Take To Secure AI-driven Software Development
Vertice & EcoVadis embed ESG ratings in buying workflow
Boomi named Gartner Visionary for AI agent platform
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Denodo named Gartner leader for seventh year in row
Gartner flags 10 tech trends for 2027 as AI governance
Featured News
ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates
Developers can now try ClearRoute's runkora for free, as the consultancy seeks to convert interest in agentic AI into enterprise contracts.
Oracle Fusion AI: Autonomy is earned, one outcome at a time
Oracle's Kaushal Kurapati says the pace of AI development is surpising even to those driving it.
La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget
Employers fear higher taxes and weak incentives will keep hiring and training subdued, as the government prepares a cautious Autumn Budget.
Oracle's racers: AI removes the grind, increases focus
Oracle Red Bull Racing and SailGP provide insights into AI's relentless incursion into the world of human performance.
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Aveni: After Mills Review, AI agents need targeted assurance
Banks and other firms face fresh pressure to supervise chatbots like staff, as Aveni says smaller models need social science to spot bias and risk.
Celonis banking head: Banks want proof before scaling agents
Celonis argues frontier AI models are too generic for regulated banking, urging firms to weigh cost, risk and process gains before scaling deployments.
Interview: Cloudera says AI agents reshape zero trust
Enterprises must update identity controls as software agents generate more requests and need tightly time-limited access to sensitive systems.
AI transforming B2B discovery - but human trust endures
AI is changing how B2B buyers make decisions - but an expert warns that it is not a substitute for effective human comms strategies.
Exclusive: ABBYY says AI build costs will drive buying
Enterprises could cut AI spend by up to 80% by shifting document workflows away from custom builds and into standard platforms.
Exclusive: ABBYY brings zero-shot document AI to Vantage
Enterprises can now extract data from unseen document types without templates, as ABBYY rolls out zero-shot capabilities in Vantage.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Mimecast CEO: Agentic AI threat novel but not entirely new
Hidden AI risks are already widespread in workplaces, with Mimecast saying users are driving shadow tools and most exposure still starts with people.
AI will fade, says Dell Technologies' ephemeral Chief AI Officer
Dell says agentic AI should shift routine tasks below the machine line, freeing staff for expert work while making the role temporary.
Schrodinger's ERP both dead and alive, says Rimini Street
Businesses can avoid costly ERP rip-and-replace projects by layering AI and automation onto existing systems, Rimini Street says.
Expert Columns
Securing the AI Systems of Tomorrow
2027 Predictions: The race to AI readiness exposes true cost of effective enterprise data management
Predictions 2027: Why the future of work is 'AI and human' adjacent
AI agents will multiply your inference bill. Is your enterprise ready?
Security Learnings from the Open Source Front Line
As payments become invisible, AI must prove it can be trusted to reach its full potential
It's time to embrace our robot overlords
Data Governance in the AI Era: Why One-Off Projects Fail
AI in Retail is Only as Good as its Data Foundation
The next eCommerce interface may not be a screen
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
ClearRoute launches runkora as global expansion accelerates
Oracle Fusion AI: Autonomy is earned, one outcome at a time
La Fosse CEO: Tech hire aid key amid possible 'do-nothing' budget
Oracle's racers: AI removes the grind, increases focus
Aveni: After Mills Review, AI agents need targeted assurance
Recent AI Agents News
AvePoint launches platform for AI governance & cost
Organisations are being urged to tighten controls as AvePoint says 88.4% have already suffered at least one AI agent-related security incident.
Kong launches Token Vault to secure AI agent access
It aims to curb credential sprawl and reduce the risk of compromised AI agents using persistent secrets to move across enterprise systems.
Orange deploys AI agents for billing support queries
Customers in several countries can now get billing and account answers from Orange's AI agents, which are restricted to internal records and costs.
Dell expands AI factory with NVIDIA for agentic AI
More than 6,500 customers have adopted Dell's AI Factory with NVIDIA as it adds deskside systems, servers and managed services for agentic AI.
Sinch joins SpaceXSI network to aid Grok Build apps
Developers using Grok Build can now add customer communications tools earlier, as Sinch joins SpaceX Super Intelligence's partner network.
Confluent unveils Streamhouse & Lightning Tables for AI
The new tools aim to give AI systems a governed, real-time view of business data without moving it into separate databases.
Google Cloud launches new security tools for AI agents
The rollout aims to help companies patch AI-driven systems faster, as Google adds identity, perimeter and detection controls across its cloud security stack.
Perplexity launches Teammates AI agents for Max users
Access to Perplexity's new Teammates feature is limited to individual Max subscribers, leaving Pro and enterprise users waiting for a broader rollout.
Google Cloud unveils self-learning context tools for AI
The preview tools aim to cut manual upkeep and make AI agents more accurate as firms struggle to keep business context current.
Retailers back connected store plans at Logile summit
Retailers are pushing to link store planning with daily execution as they look to cut complexity, improve decisions and reduce operational risk.
KloudStax wins Google Cloud services Premier partner status
Rapid revenue growth and a bigger AI pipeline have helped KloudStax secure elite Google Cloud status, widening customer access to technical support.
Uptiq launches GovernAI for financial institutions
The tool is meant to ease board and regulator concerns by giving lenders audit trails, approvals and user controls for AI agents.
Reco & Cyera rank AI agent risks from sensitive data
Security teams can now prioritise AI agent exposures by linking permissions to sensitive data across business systems, Reco said.
Web Hole attack targets AI agents via abandoned sites
AI agents could be tricked into harmful actions by search results pointing to expired domains that attackers can re-register and poison.
Dropbox to buy Tigris Data in USD $350 million deal
The deal would extend Dropbox beyond file sharing as it races to meet rising demand for storage underpinning AI applications.
Nuix launches AI agent for forensic investigations
The new tool aims to speed legal and regulatory casework while preserving a traceable record of each AI-generated answer for scrutiny.
Blue Yonder launches AI-native order management tool
Retailers and distributors are being offered tighter control over inventory, cancellations and fulfilment costs as Blue Yonder adds AI agents to order management.
Genesys expands AI engineers to speed customer rollouts
By tackling integration and governance hurdles, the new engineering model aims to help enterprises move agentic AI customer service projects into production faster.
NVIDIA launches Minerva to spot AI factory faults early
The software aims to cut downtime and boost output for operators of massive GPU clusters by turning event storms into likely root causes.
1Password launches sign-in tool for personal AI agents
The move could let users approve AI logins without exposing passwords, as 1Password bets secure access will shape adoption of personal agents.
Job Moves
Lifecycle Software appoints Ross Devereux as Chief Executive
Gearset appoints Mark Johnston as Chief Marketing Officer
iCXperience names Iain Banks to drive enterprise growth
Akeneo names three leaders to drive AI commerce push
FIOR names Gemma Ungoed-Thomas as sovereign AI adviser
Hyperlayer names first Head of AI as banks push AI
Sapiens names new delivery & customer success chiefs
Multiverse opens Edinburgh hub with ex-Amazon AI chief
Billy Grace taps ex-Google sales head for UK launch
