Australian Stories

IWD 2024: The success mantra for women technologists

Leading women in technology and law show resilience and determination, illuminating the challenges and possibilities in predominantly male fields.

By Vindu Puri • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

Migration

Australian skilled ICT migrants boost regional tech sector

Skilled ICT migrants are closing Australia's tech industry gap with 90% securing jobs, particularly benefiting regional areas, according to a new Australian Computer Society report.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 6th Mar 2024

IT professionals

ACS unveils migration plan to tackle Australia's tech skill deficit

ACS's new Migration Strategy aims to address Australia's tech skill deficit, reconfiguring migration to boost prosperity.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 12th Dec 2023

Global Stories

EduTech

Cybersecurity providers failing most professional services firms

New research reveals that 70% of professional services firms are hindered by underperforming cyber security providers, intensifying the urgency for superior cyber defence strategies.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Mar 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Poor mobile app quality costs UK businesses millions

Tricentis reveals that poor app quality costs firms up to $2.49M in annual lost revenue, marking the importance of mobile app quality on operational success.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Mar 2024

Recruitment

Embracing change: Making the shift from CEO to CPO & President

Projectworks' CEO steps down to take on dual role as Chief Product Officer and President, welcoming former Nexient CEO, Mark Orttung, to steer the company's global transition.

By Matthew Hayter • 7 min read • Wed, 13th Mar 2024

Malware

Global companies ill-prepared for AI-boosted cyber threats, reveals Darktrace study

New Darktrace study highlights concerning disparity between the growing concern of IT professionals about AI-enabled cyber threats and their lack of preparedness to counter such attacks.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 11th Mar 2024

Firewalls

IWD 2024: How taking centre stage professionally encourages other women in ICT to do the same

Taking the professional spotlight combats imposter syndrome and boosts female representation in male-dominated ICT industry.

By Michelle Liao • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Mar 2024

Careers

IWD 2024: Embracing change: The catalyst for women's empowerment in tech

Despite increased female participation in tech, achieving inclusive leadership remains an uphill battle which involves fundamental shifts in corporate culture.

By Julie Landau • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

EduTech

IWD 2024: Investing in women to create a responsible AI future

The rapid progress in AI, especially with its ability to shape the world, will enable us to balance the playing field for women and eliminate bias.

By Carla Ramchand • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

Open source

IWD 2024: Reflections on professional growth in OSINT

By bringing diverse perspectives and experiences to the table, we can better address the complexities and challenges we face in the field.

By Sandy MacKay • 4 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

Cloud Security

IT professionals feel ill-prepared for emerging threats

Survey reveals IT and security professionals feel ill-prepared to tackle emerging threats, stressing the need for improved visibility in cloud environments.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Wed, 21st Feb 2024

Partner Programmes

Exclusive: How NetApp's S3 Academy is fostering new talent

NetApp's S3 Academy in Australia and New Zealand is pioneering early-career development in tech with its innovative blend of experience, exposure, and education.

By Tom Raynel • 5 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2024

DevOps

Businesses caught underprepared for Active Directory outages, Cayosoft reveals

A recent report by Cayosoft shows a lack of preparedness for Active Directory outages, potentially costing companies millions per day and risking severe operational disruption.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 19th Feb 2024

Supply Chain

Auvik enters UK market via partnership with Infinigate

Auvik partners with Infinigate to break into the European market, marking the first time Auvik's network monitoring services will be distributed in the UK and Ireland.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Mon, 5th Feb 2024

IT professionals

Ingram Micro Showcase 2024 set to shape Kiwi tech future

Ingram Micro Showcase 2024 gears up to connect over 2,000 tech partners, end users and industry leaders across three NZ cities.

By Tom Raynel • 2 min read • Wed, 31st Jan 2024

Robotic Process Automation

Understanding the importance of risk management in projects 

By deploying effective and automated processes and then managing them, IT leaders can ensure their organisation enjoys the best possible outcomes.

By Max Howells • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Dec 2023

Stories from Other Regions

Encryption

CIISec's CyberEPQ gains CyberFirst recognition from NCSC

The CyberEPQ by CIISec has earned CyberFirst brand recognition from the NCSC, marking it a high-quality cybersecurity course and opening it to a wider talent pool.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Mar 2024

Auckland Council

IWD 2024: Diversity and innovation: solutions to tech skills-shortages

Addressing NZ's tech skills shortage, Mission Ready pioneers innovative programmes to develop diversity and foster home-grown talent in the IT sector.

By Diana Sharma • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Mar 2024

Customer Relationship Management

Europe's Low Code No Code Revolution: Unlocking Innovation, Agility, and Digital Transformation

Europe's institutions combat a talent shortage and the Great Resignation by harnessing Low-code/No-Code technology, quickening app development whilst fostering innovation and digital transformation.

By Naresh Duddu • 4 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2024