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Pulsant and Nine23 have announced their new strategic partnership, which sees Nine23 using the data centre specialist to deliver its managed services into the government, law enforcement, and defence sectors.
Pulsant’s infrastructure, comprising 14 data centres around the UK, will provide a private network for Nine23 to deliver resilient and fully UK sovereign critical services. The network will also offer assurance and protection to the supply chain serving Nine23’s customers, many of whom are operating in highly regulated industries (e.g., Financial Services). Working with Pulsant, Nine23 can offer highly secure and resilient private cloud services, incorporating Pulsant’s public cloud where requested. 
Wendy Shearer, Director of Partners and Ecosystems for Pulsant, told us: “We're building an ecosystem where we want to have our data centres full of fantastic technology service providers, and then be able to point them to each other so we all operate like true partners.”
The partners ecosystem consists of smaller MSPs but also the big GSIs too, providing lots of opportunity for ‘cross-pollination’.
Nine23 will use Pulsant’s platformEDGE, which combines co-location, cloud and connectivity services. When this is combined with solutions and expertise from sector specialists such as Nine23, the offering to the customer becomes incredibly compelling.
Many moons ago, Nine23 went through the TechMarketView Little British Battler programme. We are delighted to see it thriving and partnering with another great British brand.
Posted by: Kate Hanaghan at 10:15
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The UK government's response to the Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) March 2025 report on AI adoption reveals encouraging commitments but also troubling patterns. While DSIT acknowledges PAC's criticisms and promises concrete action, the response also demonstrates how little has fundamentally changed in the government's approach to digital transformation. The real test will be whether renewed commitments translate into measurable progress.
The PAC's conclusions were not surprising (see AI in Government: Promise vs preparedness amid civil service cuts | TechMarketView). Out-of-date legacy technology remains a barrier, transparency standards are moving at a glacial pace, and there's a persistent skills shortage. Most tellingly, the committee found "few examples of successful at-scale adoption across government" – an indictment of multiple AI pilots, over several years, that have failed to graduate beyond proof-of-concept.
DSIT appears to accept these criticisms rather than dismissing them. The commitment to prioritise legacy technology remediation through Spending Review processes suggests recognition that you can't build AI capabilities on creaking infrastructure. Similarly, the acknowledgement that algorithmic transparency standards need proper rollout shows awareness that compliance theatre won’t cut it with the UK public.
However, it doesn’t take much scratching beneath the surface to find familiar patterns. The government continues to grapple with how to accelerate AI adoption across the public sector. One of the responses on this occasion is to establish a Public Sector AI Adoption programme to systematically gather insights from pilots, identify scalable AI products, and build cross-government capability to move initiatives beyond proof-of-concept stage. It feels like the latest in a long line of attempts to find the right organisational approach to accelerating AI adoption and realising its potential (Plans and progress of UK government AI adoption | TechMarketView).
The skills challenge remains particularly intractable. The government's commitment to having one in ten civil servants working in digital roles by 2030 sounds impressive until you consider they're simultaneously trying to reduce administration costs by 16% and cut consultant spend by £700m annually. There is bound to be a lag before the widespread—and impactful—implementation of AI brings the desired savings. As such, cutting costs and accelerating AI progress in parallel will not be easy.
Perhaps most revealing is the government's approach to AI procurement. The promise of a new framework that will "get the best from all suppliers" while ensuring "opportunities are available for small suppliers" sounds remarkably similar to every digital procurement reform of the past decade. The establishment of a Digital Commercial Centre of Excellence feels like déjà vu for anyone who has followed repeated attempts to fix the government's relationship with technology suppliers (*UKHotViewsExtra* Spending Review 2025: Digital transformation takes centre stage | TechMarketView).
The government's target dates tell their own story. Most commitments stretch to late 2025 or early 2026 – that’s if they are met. The pledge to strengthen spend controls and improve algorithmic transparency won't be truly tested in time to respond to the current urgency. What's missing is any sense of the pace at which AI is advancing in the private sector. While the government tackles the barriers to progression inherent in the UK public sector (see *NEW RESEARCH* A Blueprint for a Modern Digital Government | TechMarketView), it will struggle to leverage the potential of AI and the much-needed productivity benefits it could deliver.
Posted by: Georgina O'Toole at 09:59
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Mastek has been selected to provide cyber security training to NHS Boards and Senior Information Risk Owners (SIRO’s). The one-year contract, which includes an option to extend for a further twelve months, is worth up to £800k. The work will be delivered in partnership with London-HQ’d cyber security specialist, Templar Executives.
The scope of the engagement comprises two programmes: SIRO Training and Board Training. The former is focused on helping these leaders and their teams gain essential knowledge to improve cyber resilience. The latter aims to ensure Board members fully understand their responsibilities in governance, leadership, and compliance with relevant cybersecurity legislation.
Mastek has been enjoying increasing success in the UK healthcare sector, within which this latest win marks another modest step forward. Company revenue from the vertical increased sequentially by a remarkable 31% in Q425 (the three months ended 31st March) to account for about 12-13% of its UK turnover (see here).
Posted by: Duncan Aitchison at 09:22
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NTT DATA continues to target opportunities in UK Financial Services with the launch of a new Digital Automated Remediation platform ahead of the establishment a potentially massive UK motor finance compensation scheme. With the UK Supreme Court reviewing the Financial Conduct Authority's hidden commission ruling, billions of pounds in redress payments could materialise, creating substantial demand for scalable remediation infrastructure.
The partnership with Lightico and WSN Consulting delivers a comprehensive tech-and-ops model building on NTT DATA's Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) remediation experience. The platform's AI-driven document processing and customer journey orchestration addresses the core operational challenges of high-volume claims management while maintaining regulatory compliance.
The solution's API-first architecture and human-in-the-loop workflows position it well for rapid deployment across multiple financial institutions. However, success will depend heavily on the Supreme Court's decision timeline and scope.
NTT DATA's established Business Process Services (BPS) capabilities should also provide delivery credentials, though competitive pressure from established remediation specialists will be intense. The platform's differentiation lies in its digital-first approach, potentially reducing per-claim processing costs significantly compared to traditional manual methods.
Posted by: Marc Hardwick at 09:19
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Capita’s five-month trading update out this morning shows a company navigating headwinds while betting heavily on its AI transformation programme. Group revenue declined -4.5% as was expected, with the Contact Centre division (Capita Experience) particularly challenged by teleco sector weakness and some contract losses.
The standout performer was Capita Public Service, growing 2.3% driven primarily by its Central Government contracts. However, this couldn't offset broader declines across the portfolio. The company's decision to exit its Regulated Services business follows the previously outlined strategy, though its 6.4% growth figure was flattered by one-off termination fees and some deferred income from the Mortgage software business.
The impact of Capita's significant AI pivot continues to take shape. This saw the launch last week of Agentforce AI for recruitment (as we covered here), aimed at transitioning processes from weeks to hours, and showcased tangible applications. With over 200 AI use cases now identified through their Catalyst Lab and five products already launched, the company is moving beyond experimentation toward commercial deployment that should shake up its delivery model significantly.
Capita is sensibly taking a "client zero" approach - testing solutions internally before external rollout - providing credible proof-of-concept credentials. Microsoft Copilot's 150,000 monthly interactions suggest genuine operational integration rather than superficial adoption.
Management's unchanged guidance of flat 2025 revenue with margin improvement remains achievable. The £185m of £250m targeted cost savings already delivered provides confidence in its execution. However, the weighted second-half margin improvement will likely create some near-term pressure, particularly given the Contact Centre businesses ongoing challenges. Of key importance will be the projected free cash flow positive position from end-2025 which should represents a critical inflection point for investor confidence.
While revenue headwinds persist, Capita's AI strategy and cost focus show promise of a medium-term recovery. The key test will be converting those AI ‘product’ investments into sustainable competitive advantages as well as client retention of key contracts in a challenging market environment.
Posted by: Marc Hardwick at 08:36
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Plus ça change. It's almost inevitable that we miss mentioning one or two worthy recipients of the King's Honours (see Tech industry recognised in King's Birthday Honours 2025 | TechMarketView). After a second scouring of the announcement, I've spotted four more awards, three well known by TechMarketView.
Mike Tobin, who received an OBE in 2014 for 'Services to the Digital Economy' has had an upgrade. He has been honoured with a CBE for 'Services to Charity'. His endeavours have included raising over £100k by running 40 marathons in 40 days for The Prince's Trust in 2016, raising over £100k for The Brain Tumour Charity by trekking to the South Pole in 2020, and founding The Tobin Foundation focused on Education, Empowerment, and Welfare of Children.
Secondly, Charles Mindenhall, is also honoured with a CBE. We know Charles, predominantly, as Co-Founder of Blenheim Chalcot, the parent company of Agilisys. However, he is also Chair of OnSide Youth Zones (a collaboration of 15 independent local charities committed to exceptional, life-changing youth work) and Babyzone (providing holistic support to disadvantaged families with children under the age of 5). He is recognised for 'Services to Business, Philanthropy, and to Young People.
Thirdly, Steve Varley, who was UK Chair and Managing Partner of EY receives a CBE for 'Services to Professional Services'. He is also behind a new accountancy firm, having secured £200m in PE investment earlier this year.
Also worthy of mention is Chi Onwurah, MP and Chair of the Science Technology & Innovation Select Committee, and was the shadow minister for Science Research and Digital under Keir Starmer, who becomes a Dame in recognition of Political and Public Service.
We think that concludes the mentions. But never say never...
Posted by: Georgina O'Toole at 14:34
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Triad Group plc has maintained strong momentum following its impressive H1 results (see Triad delivers on growth promises in H1) to deliver a 53% improvement in revenue and more than doubled gross profit over the full year (year ended 31 March 2025).
The digital, data and technology consultancy delivered revenue of £21.4m (2024: £14.0m); gross profit of £6.1m (2024: £2.8m), resulting in gross profit as a percentage of revenue increasing to 28.6% (2024: 20.1%); profit before tax was £1.5m (2024: loss of £1.3m); and cash and cash equivalents increased to £3.4m (2024: £2.1m).
Significant contract awards in 2024 (see Triad turning the tide with record contract wins) helped drive this performance, leading to improved utilisation of permanent consultants and new hires. By the end of the financial year, the number of fee earning consultants stood at 147 (2024:116).
Triad’s big win during the latest financial year was being awarded one of four slots on the Integrated Corporate Services (ICS) contract to provide technical specialists and operational services for the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) digital projects (see Net Zero nets £60m for Capgemini, Cognizant, Thoughtworks and Triad). The £60m three-year contract was awarded to Triad alongside Capgemini, Cognizant and Thoughtworks on a taxi rank arrangement, which is intended to ensure a fair distribution of work packages and contract spend across each supplier.
Recent contract wins have resulted in a more balanced customer portfolio, which was for many years over-reliant on the Ministry of Justice (MOJ). The largest single customer (Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business and Trade) contributed 24% of its revenue during the year. Five other customers, all in the public sector, contributed more than 10% of its revenue.
Although most of Triad’s work continues to be with central government departments such as OPSS, DESNZ, DSIT, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), Department for Transport (DfT) and MOJ, the company is also carving out a niche in public safety. This includes work with both national and regional law enforcement agencies, and through its partnership with the Home Office’s Accelerated Capability Environment (ACE). It has also helped Cumbria Police launch their new Mark43 record management system (see Mark43 secures inaugural UK customer), a contract that is being watched closely by many police forces around the country.
The outlook for Triad is positive. Despite the government’s efforts to reduce spending on external consultants, the company is well positioned to support the ambitious Whitehall digital reform drive that featured so heavily in last week’s Spending Review (see Spending Review 2025: Digital transformation takes centre stage). Management report good visibility of future work for existing clients, with further recruitment underway to match demand, and it has just secured another significant deal with OPSS. The £8.5m one-year contract will see the company supply a range of specialist roles for the organisation’s data architecture, GOV.UK, and MS Dynamics service teams.
Posted by: Dale Peters at 09:54
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The UK tech sector received significant recognition in this year's King's Birthday Honours; by our count, there are 18 recipients spanning major tech companies, government digital transformation roles, and academia – a testament to the industry's growing influence and contribution to society. Apologies if we missed anyone!
Leading the corporate honours and joining an elite group in the tech industry to have received a Damehood or a Knighthood, Dame Clare Barclay (pictured), formerly CEO of Microsoft UK (and currently, President, Enterprise & Industry, Microsoft EMEA), received a DBE for services to business, technology and leadership. The honours list highlights that during her tenure, she contributed an estimated £38bn to the UK economy, including a landmark £2.5bn datacentre investment supporting critical national infrastructure and net zero transition. Barclay is also Chair of the Government's Industrial Strategy Advisory Council.
Three recipients earned CBEs for their exceptional contributions. Tanuja Randery, Managing Director and Vice President of Amazon Web Services EMEA, was honoured for services to business and the technology sector. Ben Terrett, CEO of Public Digital, received recognition for services to design – notably his work creating Gov.uk during his time at the Government Digital Service. Philip Colligan, CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, was celebrated for services to engineering and technology for societal impact, highlighting the Foundation's mission to make computing accessible to young people globally.
The honours recognised several leaders driving digital transformation across government and public services. Nicola Granger, Chief Information and Financial Officer at the North Sea Transition Authority, received an OBE for digital transformation services. Yvonne Gallagher, Director of Digital Insights at the National Audit Office, was similarly honoured for digital transformation in government.
Particularly notable is Tracy Westall, awarded an OBE for services to the digital sector and diversity. TechMarketView has known Westall for many years; she brings extensive private sector experience, having held senior positions at SCC from 1999-2017, including Director of UK Public Sector (1999-2013) and Director of Corporate Services (2013-2017), before transitioning to public service as a Non-Executive Director at the Department for Transport.
Among other OBE recipients, Richard Howells, founder of Bronze Software Labs (data and connectivity), was honoured for services to business, technology and innovation, recognising entrepreneurial tech leadership.
The MBE recipients reflect the sector's commitment to innovation, inclusion, and the support of UK economic growth. Ashleigh Ainsley, co-founder of Colorintech (increasing diversity in Europe’s tech economy), was recognised for diversity and inclusion in technology, while Louise Harris of Tramshed Tech (establishing Wales as a global hub for tech innovation) received honours for digital entrepreneurship. Other MBE recipients include James Batchelor of Alertacall (technology for older people), Julia Streets of Streets Consulting (entrepreneurship in financial services and technology), Jason Tutin (100% Digital Leeds), Joanne Wood (HSBC digital banking), Hafsha Dadabhai-Shaikh (Smartlyte, digital inclusion), and Sean Sapstead (NHS cyber security).
The strong representation across all honour levels – from Dame to MBE – reflects not just the economic importance of the tech sector, but its social impact through digital inclusion, cybersecurity, and accessibility initiatives.
Posted by: Georgina O'Toole at 09:38
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Out shortly is TechMarketView’s latest Rankings of the largest Software & IT Services providers in the UK market.
Our analysts have pored over the
accounts, spoken to the finance teams, and undertaken some serious investigative work to ascertain the revenue composition of the leading players in the market?
- Who’s the biggest of them all?
- Who’s the fastest growing and who’s slipping down the rankings?
- How are the hyperscalers performing?
- Who’s the biggest player in each segment?
What’s different this year?
- This year, members of our Foundation Service programme can expect to see a refreshed report design, developed to ensure the analysis is quicker and easier to consume.
- The research process has involved more data than ever before, so look out for forthcoming analysis that dives deep into performance by industries.
Supplier Rankings 2025 is only available through our Foundation Service research programme. It contains our analysis of the largest Software & IT Service providers in the UK by revenue.
Contact Belinda Tewson if you would like to join the Foundation Service or check if your organisation already has a corporate subscription.
Posted by: UKHotViews Editor at 09:32
Meta is making a $14.3 billion investment in Scale AI. The deal sees Mark Zuckerberg’s company acquire 49% of the data labelling start-up, whose CEO,
Alexandr Wang will take a top position inside a team developing “superintelligence” at the tech giant. Scale will remain an independent company but the agreement, which is described as a strategic partnership, will substantially expand commercial relationship between the two parties.
Founded in 2016, Scale provides labelled data or curated training data required to support the development of AI large language models (LLM’s). The company has become a significant player in the data collection industry by amassing a global workforce of contractors capable of generating high-quality input. Scale provides services to the vast majority the companies in the top echelon of the AI sector and its clients have also included General Motors and Toyota.
The announcement of the collaboration, which comes just two months on from Meta’s unveiling of its Llama 4 family of AI models (see here), appears to be an attempt by Meta to regain the initiative in the AI arena. The billions that the company has ploughed unsuccessfully into the concept of the Metaverse has left it lagging behind many of its competitors in the AI space. The focus of the partnership on superintelligence (the type of AI capable of performing better than humans at all tasks) points to a push to get to the forefront of the next wave of technological development. With this dawn still many years away, however, Meta’s investment in Scale looks more like the latest example of consolidation in the AI market.
Posted by: Duncan Aitchison at 10:11
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Capita continues to make progress in modernising its BPS offering and service delivery. The past twelve months have witnessed significant advancement in partnering and ecosystem development, which is now translating into the development and deployment of a pipeline of AI-led Business Process-as-a-Service 'products'.
The deployment of agentic AI will be a consistent theme, and earlier this week Capita announced a comprehensive rollout of Salesforce's Agentforce platform, representing a major shift in operational delivery across the BPO sector. The partnership's inaugural product launch will be a recruitment-as-a-service tool designed to address typical operational challenges in recruitment. Previously, Capita struggled with a 50:1 fill ratio for contact centre roles; the company believes its new AI-powered system will process approximately 10,000 candidates annually, reducing recruitment timescales from weeks to hours whilst improving candidate matching precision.
We anticipate recruitment will be the first of numerous business processes addressed by Capita's 'AI Catalyst Lab', which has identified over 220 potential use cases spanning workforce management, assessment services, and client engagement. According to Salesforce, Capita is the first UK B2B company to implement Agentforce. It will be particularly interesting to observe how this approach is deployed across both new contracts and services, as well as throughout the existing legacy estate.
Posted by: Marc Hardwick at 09:14
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Posted by: UKHotViews Editor at 07:00
The Spending Review 2025 (SR25) has been published setting departmental budgets for day‑to‑day spending until 2028‑29 and for capital investment until 2029‑30. Total departmental spending now reaches £717bn in 2028-29 (up from £648bn in 2025-26). As always, there are winners (e.g. health and defence) and losers (transport and official development assistance), but the devil is in the detail.
Although Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that total departmental budgets will grow by 2.3% in real terms (accounting for inflation) across the Spending Review (SR) period, this uses 2023-24 as a baseline. If the current year (2025-26) is used as the baseline instead, this growth figure drops to just 1.5%. This figure is bolstered by increases in capital funding; total day-to-day spending over the 2025-26 to 2028-29 period increases by just 1.2% in real terms.
Beneath the headlines about record NHS investment (£10bn invested in NHS technology by 2028-29), strengthening UK security and driving economic growth, also lies a wide-ranging digital transformation agenda. With an explicit commitment to “deliver a step change in digital and AI investment across public services", SR25 will drive new opportunities for tech suppliers.
In this HotViewsExtra article we look at the key announcements in yesterday’s Spending Review and the implications for tech suppliers. This includes building the digital foundations; funding for innovation and the digital centre of government; the impact on health, defence, local government, education and police; the digital skills challenge; and how suppliers should position themselves for success.
TechMarketView subscribers, including UKHotViews Premium subscribers, can read ‘Spending Review 2025: Digital transformation takes centre stage’ here. If you aren't a subscriber—or aren't sure if your organisation has a corporate subscription—please contact Belinda Tewson to find out more.
Posted by: Dale Peters at 10:36
Altura, a Utrecht-based provider of bid management software, has secured €8m Series A funding. The latest investment round was led by Octopus Ventures with the support of existing backers including Fortino Capital and Curiosity VC. The money will be used to support the further development of what Altura claims are the world’s first autonomous artificial intelligence agents that are designed to help businesses win more tenders.
The company, which has recently opened an office in London, was founded on 2019 and counts EY, Adecco and Ricoh among its customers. The business aims transform the bid management process by automating time-consuming tasks such as finding relevant opportunities, drafting proposals and analysing performance. Altura’s agentic artificial intelligence system is described as going beyond chatbots to complete tasks and make decisions to help bid teams operate faster, smarter and more strategically.
The platform provider believes that the Procurement Act 2023, which came into force earlier this year (see here), will stimulate demand for its offerings in this country. The online tendering arena is, however, not short of established participants and Altura will face stiff competition as it seeks to grab a share of the market.
Posted by: Duncan Aitchison at 09:59
Inspirit Capital, with PCB Partners co-founders Ben Doltis and Tim Farazmand, has announced the acquisition of Palladium Group, a London and New York-based digital consulting firm that joined Next 15's portfolio in May 2019. Specialising in private equity advisory services, Palladium maintained significant operational independence under Next 15, a decentralised network of specialist consultancies, agencies, product builders, and venture creators. The transaction represents another notable deal for PCB Partners, following its recent appointment by Qodea to support its European M&A strategy (see Qodea sets sights on European expansion | TechMarketView).
Recent M&A activity, including the 2023 merger with digital spend consultancy, Digital Diligence Limited, and the acquisition of commercial consulting firm, White Space Strategy, has created a firm spanning transaction advisory and commercial consulting. Recently recognised in the Financial Times 2025 list of leading UK management consultancies, the combined group has developed what appears to be a strong position in AI advisory services. Notably, Palladium also operates PRISM, a privacy-first deal intelligence platform designed specifically for private equity investment decisions. James Prebble, CEO and Co-founder of Palladium, emphasised the company's ambitions for US expansion and continued leadership in digital advisory for private equity.
Posted by: Georgina O'Toole at 09:49
Nine months on from the launch of its NVIDIA stack-based AI Refinery (see here), Accenture has announced an extension of the collaboration to target the
sovereign AI needs of European organisations. The enhancements to the platform aim to support enterprises in the region to develop and deploy AI capabilities, while leveraging their own cloud infrastructure and adhering to data residency and security requirements. The new offering is seen as particularly relevant for the public sector and critical infrastructure industries, such as energy, telecommunications and defence.
AI sovereignty has been described as Europe's defining digital challenge as the region grapples to strike a balance between technological autonomy and managed dependency. For businesses in the territory, the anxieties span competitive, regulatory, and strategic dimensions. These concerns are contributing to the comparatively low rates of AI adoption among European companies, the acceleration of which represents a significant revenue opportunity for suppliers.
Accenture is neither the only IT services provider making a play in this arena nor unique among its peers to be working with NVIDIA to advance its global AI ambitions (see here). There is, however, some evidence that the partnership is beginning to gain traction in the European theatre. The two companies have enjoyed recent joint successes at German truck manufacturer KION Group, L’Oreal backed UK start-up Noli and Nestlé.
Posted by: Duncan Aitchison at 09:46
H1 results from IDOX, a supplier of specialist information management software and geospatial data solutions to the public and asset-intensive sectors, show the firm grew its top line by 4.0% to £45.0m.
For the half-year period in the six months to the end of April 2025, adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 31% from 30% in the comparable period last year. IDOX saw a record first half order intake of £58.7m, up 9.0% from last year.
The Board says the H1 performance is "in line with its expectations" and improvements in revenue, recurring revenue, profitability and cash generation put the firm in its "strongest position ever".
In May, shortly after the end of the H1 period, IDOX announced its acquisition of Trojan Consultants, which trades as Plianz - a provider of social care software. The addition complements IDOX's existing social care business and creates an opportunity for Plianz to expand its market reach. Furthermore, additional acquisitions remain on the cards with IDOX reporting a "healthy M&A pipeline with good progress on a number of strategic targets".
Strong growth in recurring revenue combined with an active bidding pipeline both provide good visibility of revenue for the remainder of FY25 and beyond.
Posted by: Kate Hanaghan at 09:25
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As climate impacts accelerate and regulatory pressures mount, knowing who's actually delivering sustainability impact through their technology solutions – versus who's merely talking about it – has never been more critical. Launched today, TechMarketView's Sustainability Technology Activity Index 2025 – The UK view (the UK market focused companion report to last week’s The global view Index report) tracks 370 milestone activities from over 300 sustainability tech suppliers operating in the UK, revealing a domestic market more fragmented and uneven than many realise.
This isn't another survey of sentiment and intentions, or compilation of corporate claims and pledges. The Index captures what's genuinely happening – on the ground – across 15 sustainability use cases and 17 UK industry verticals: which solutions are moving from pilot to production; which partnerships are delivering results; where the hotspots and growth areas are; and which sectors are being left behind entirely.
For instance, the research reveals an elevated UK market focus on supply chain optimisation (ranking third domestically vs. eleventh globally), reflecting Brexit-driven restructuring and growing recognition that Scope 3 emissions demand ecosystem-wide solutions. Combined with distinctive strengths in water management and decarbonisation in the built environment, these capabilities position the UK for potential technology export leadership – if fragmentation can be overcome.
For technology suppliers, the findings expose both opportunity and risk. With 73.5% of suppliers managing just one sustainability activity last year, the UK market lacks the integrated platforms organisations desperately need. Analytics may dominate (appearing in 75.4% of UK activities vs. 64.6% globally), but this measurement obsession masks critical gaps in operational transformation technologies. The message is clear: consolidate or be consolidated.
For tech users, the Index provides crucial implementation intelligence – exposing which technology combinations actually deliver results… critical, as imperatives shift from measurement to optimisation to resilience, and UK organisations look to leverage existing data investments for genuine transformation (rather than mere compliance).
Strategic decisions require evidence and analysis. The Index provides both.
SustainabilityViews subscribers can download Sustainability Technology Activity Index 2025 – The UK view now. In addition, companion reports in the Index series (coming in July) will provide deep dives into the market shaping trends, predictions, and recommendations summarised in the Global and UK view reports. If you are not yet a subscriber, or are unsure if your company has a subscription, please contact Belinda Tewson to find out how you can access the research.
Posted by: Craig Wentworth at 09:23
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Posted by: UKHotViews Editor at 07:00
Oracle has announced its results for Q4 and FY25 (ended 31st May 2025), capping off what CEO Safra Catz described as "a very good year" whilst positioning the company for “dramatically higher” growth ahead. Full-year revenue rose 9% year-over-year (yoy) in constant currency (ccy) to $57.4bn, with cloud services and licence support revenues up 12% to $44.0bn, representing 77% of total revenue.
The standout performer remained Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), which delivered revenue of $3.0bn in Q4 (up 52% yoy), building on the "hypergrowth" trajectory seen throughout the year (see Cloud momentum drives Q3 growth for Oracle as Stargate beckons). Cloud Infrastructure consumption revenue grew 62% in Q4, highlighting strong customer adoption, with the company expecting even faster growth in FY26
Oracle's ambitious outlook centres on its positioning within the AI infrastructure boom. Catz projects that the company’s total cloud growth rates will leap from 24% in FY25 to "over 40%" in FY26, with OCI growth accelerating from 50% in FY25 to "over 70%" next year.
The company's MultiCloud strategy is gaining significant traction too, with database revenue from Amazon, Google and Microsoft Azure growing 115% from Q3 to Q4. Oracle now operates 23 MultiCloud datacentres (with 47 more planned over the next 12 months). Revenue from Oracle Cloud@Customer dedicated datacentres grew 104% yoy, with 29 now live and another 30 being built in FY26.
Regionally-speaking, Oracle’s Europe business (24% of the global total) grew 8% to $14.0bn in FY25 – more than twice the APAC rate (up 3% to $7.0bn); but the best-performing region was Oracle’s largest: Americas up 10% to $36.3bn.
For UK enterprises, Oracle's substantial expansion in AI-optimised infrastructure, coupled with partnerships across major cloud platforms, creates compelling options for organisations seeking to modernise their data estate whilst maintaining Oracle database investments… though (as we commented after April’s CloudWorld Tour London event – see AI (with adoption assistance) dominates at Oracle and NetSuite events), it remains to be seen to what extent customers flock to embrace new AI features, and how quickly.
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