Operations News & Insights
Career signals for operations professionals.
Original OperationsCareers articles first, followed by selected headlines across operations, AI, technology, finance, sales, manufacturing and supply chain.
It is not a generic news feed — it is for busy operations professionals who want useful context without scrolling through noise.
Newsletter
The bar moved. The training didn't.
44 operations professionals told us AI has not changed their day-to-day work. Meanwhile 74% of employers now treat AI skills as a requirement. The gap is the story.
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AI & Ops Roles
How to Avoid Innovation One-Hit Wonders
Andy Carter/Ikon Images Innovation leaders often know how to manage success well. A fairly good idea is recognized, a strong contributor is rewarded, and the lessons from the win...
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AI & Ops Roles
With AI, CIOs need a new playbook
IT leaders need to rewrite operations from the ground up while facing regulatory pressure, capacity constraints and concerns about vendor lock-in.
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AI & Ops Roles
London still dominates Britain's datacenter map, but the regions are powering up
The capital holds two-thirds of capacity, while multimegawatt projects gather beyond the M25
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IT Ops
Customer expectations have outgrown enterprise architecture
Modern B2B engagement starts with connected data and smarter architecture.
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Newsletter
The Execution Gap
Everyone thinks they're ahead on AI. Almost no one says it's delivering. The execution gap — and why closing it is an operations career.
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Finance Ops
The working capital hiding in your payment mix
Your accounts payable process may be sitting on more cash than you think.
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Supply Chain
The everyday decisions cargo thieves are counting on
Cargo theft is accelerating. Is your securement stuck in neutral?
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AI & Ops Roles
Smart glasses are only smart if we train them to be good. Then they'll be fantastic
Just add smart humans – and a pinch of dog
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IT Ops
Demoralized developer's desperate hack came back to haunt him on LinkedIn
A script that shouldn't have worked, on a project that never ended, for a company that hardly cared
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OC Article
The AI Skill Companies Are Missing Is One Operations Managers Already Have
88% of organisations use AI. Only 21% have redesigned any workflow around it. McKinsey data shows that gap is an operations skill — here is what to do with it.
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AI & Ops Roles
Linus Torvalds says AI has made 'huge' Linux kernel updates the new normal
He’s not thrilled, but won’t let it delay the release of version 7.2
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AI & Ops Roles
Advertisers are trying to influence AI bots with secret ads
PLUS: Hiveminds are emerging to hack the planet, and open-weight models are the new new red scare.
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IT Ops
NEC tests parking tech that only starts charging once you exit your car
PLUS: Infosys to wear Crocs for a decade; Fujifilm may quit printers; 2GW datacenter debuts in western China; and more!
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IT Ops
I've gone from writing about SD-WAN to depending on it
Starlink and 5G home internet are helping close the digital divide, but they're far from perfect. Glue them together, and you can get awfully close.
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OC Article
AI Agents in Operations: A Practical Field Guide
What AI agents actually are, where they fit in operations work by function, and what to learn now — a practical guide without the hype
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AI & Ops Roles
Ransomware gangs skip the CEO, head straight for the 40-something IT manager
Gen Xers who feel triggered by this should remember to unplug the network cable and call the cops
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AI & Ops Roles
IBM Apptio helps CFOs connect AI spend to business value
“Companies are pouring money into AI, and they don’t always know what they’re getting out of it,” Apptio’s Bill Lobig said.
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AI & Ops Roles
Zoetis nabs GE Health CFO for dual finance chief, COO role
Jay Saccaro will step in to the newly-created role as the animal drug-maker business seeks to maintain its leadership position amid increased competition.
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AI & Ops Roles
Manufacturing jobs continue upwards, adding 5,000 jobs in July
The transportation equipment sector gained the most workers at nearly 12,000. Meanwhile, the food industry lost over 6,000 employees.
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IT Ops
July delivers mixed tech hiring results
Unemployment among IT professionals reached its lowest point in 2026 so far despite dips in job postings and tech roles, according to CompTIA.
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Finance Ops
Former acting IRS head warns of tax compliance ‘race to the bottom’
The tax agency has faced steep budget cuts since Douglas O’Donnell stepped down from serving as acting commissioner in early 2025.
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IT Ops
Experts call FCC’s block on foreign robotics a nearshoring tactic
While cyber threats are a growing risk to national security, the agency’s sweeping block on humanoids, quadrupeds and mobile robot imports could reinvigorate domestic suppliers.
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AI & Ops Roles
Tyson suggests high beef prices face long recovery
The meat giant said the Trump administration's efforts to boost supply are unlikely to make a significant impact in the near-term.
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