Service management stories
Employees could see fewer helpdesk calls and expense reports as Workday rolls out agents that automate IT support and business travel tasks.
Businesses using AI for routes and dispatch could cut errors and costs as HERE adds a dedicated layer for spatial computation.
The move gives IT teams autonomous agents for service desks, security and endpoint work, while ManageEngine says customer data stays private.
Live AI agents are most often used in narrow front-line tasks, with sector differences exposing gaps in off-hours cover and handovers to staff.
The new features aim to help IT teams spot and fix digital workplace glitches before employees are affected, as AI use grows.
AI-driven support tools could cut employee downtime, as Riverbed argues that fewer tickets may still hide unresolved problems.
Data privacy and accuracy fears are slowing uptake as nearly half of IT professionals question AI tools now entering their workplaces.
The tie-up could help regulated firms move AI agents from pilots to live workflows, using trusted data for checks, approvals and governance.
Industrial operators could cut repair delays as AVEVA and IFS link live asset data with maintenance and capital planning.
Businesses may see faster resolutions as Zendesk ties charges to verified outcomes and expands AI agents across service channels.
The update aims to ease manual data entry and give maintenance teams better visibility as organisations struggle with fragmented asset records.
Outages are now costing Global 2000 firms USD $600 billion a year, as a single incident can wipe 3.4% off share prices.
Workers can now pull Zoom meeting notes and transcripts into ChatGPT, Claude and Codex, reducing the need to hunt across systems.
MSPs facing costly field delays can now tap UK Connect's on-demand engineer network, with no minimum commitments or in-house hires required.
Mid-sized firms could cut support costs and shift more employee queries to automation under a new subscription model from Atos.
Demand for more accountable managed services is rising as New Zealand clients seek local support and stronger customer relationships.
Enterprise admins can now approve vault access and share credentials inside ServiceNow, reducing manual steps for security teams and auditors.
The move gives APAC customers a named engineer and faster post-sales help as support demand rises across multi-vendor cloud and security setups.
Beta customers in Australia are getting alerts and compliance records inside Microsoft 365, reducing the risk of missed lone-worker incidents.
UK business and public-sector customers could see faster fault resolution as BT Business begins an AI overhaul of managed services with Accenture.