Skills shortage stories

Stellar Cyber launches free cybersecurity initiative to combat skills gap
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Stellar Cyber introduces a free global initiative to aid educational institutions in addressing the cybersecurity skills shortage.

Equinix report explores Australian mining leaders' tech views amidst uncertainties
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Equinix's latest report reveals Australian mining leaders maintain optimism amidst geopolitical and economic challenges, acknowledging technology's crucial role in industry adaptation.

Australian businesses record 20% drop in shifts per year, study reveals
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Australian businesses saw a 20% YoY dip in shifts, with Victoria most affected at 31%, finds Sidekicker Jobs Index.

APAC organisations challenged by IT infrastructure utilisation, reveals Dynatrace survey
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Most APAC firms struggle with effective IT infrastructure utilisation to support growth, reveals a Dynatrace survey.

Technical debt noted as major hurdle for CTOs by 2024, STX Next reports
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91% of CTOs see technical debt as their biggest challenge for 2024, according to a survey by STX Next. Capacity and security were also top concerns.

Fastly report reveals impact of cyberattacks on Aus-NZ businesses
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Fastly reports that Aus-NZ companies experienced a 9% revenue loss due to cyberattacks, with a recovery period of 7.5 months.

Australia embraces AI to bolster cybersecurity amid skills shortage
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Australia turns to AI to enhance cybersecurity as it faces a potentially severe skills shortage by 2026 in the midst of increasingly sophisticated threats.

AI-powered assistant creator Tabnine raises $25m in Series B funding round
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AI-assistant developer Tabnine raises $25m in a Series B round, taking total funding to $42.5m, led by Telstra Ventures.

New report reveals shocking sexism pervades UK tech sector
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Fawcett Society report has uncovers pervasive sexism in the United Kingdom's tech sector, with 72% of women affected.

Fortinet & NAB host Cyber Codefest in Melbourne to bolster cybersecurity skills
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Fortinet and NAB host second annual Cyber Codefest in Melbourne, aiming to narrow the cybersecurity skills gap.

Impending skills shortage threatens UK's networking industry
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Skills shortage in UK networking industry as 61% of CIOs expect a quarter of network engineers to retire in 5 yrs - Opengear research.

UK IT leaders view digital infrastructure as a business risk
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A Telehouse Europe study found 95% of UK IT leaders perceive their infrastructure as a potential business risk.

A third of enterprises have hired an employee they've never met
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A third of large enterprises admit they struggle to hire high-value knowledge workers that will drive forward their global expansion plans.

Financial services face skills gap crisis in recruitment
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Financial services sector grapples with widening skills gap as recruiters face daunting environment, reveals survey. #finance #recruitment.

Australian employees seek tech upskilling opportunities
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A recent study by Robert Half reveals a surge in Australian employees requesting training and development opportunities.

78% of organisations under-report cyberattacks: ISACA
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Interestingly, only 42% of respondents in Oceania say their organisation conducts a cyber-risk assessment at least annually, compared to 43% in 2022.

Next Govt must deal with NZ's tech industry skills shortage
Wed, 27th Sep 2023
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TUANZ has called on whoever makes up the next Government to deal with our tech industry skills shortage by developing pathways to attract diverse talent.

UK technology industry in mental health crisis – report
Thu, 21st Sep 2023
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The UK''s technology industry is reaching critical levels of burnout due to skills shortages and failed digital transformation ambitions.

Three ways to overcome cybersecurity staff shortages
Fri, 15th Sep 2023
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Given the shrinking cybersecurity talent pool and surge in cyberattacks, organisations must adjust their approach to managing their cybersecurity programs.

NCS and Swinburne University address tech skills shortage
Tue, 5th Sep 2023
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NCS Australia has partnered with Swinburne University of Technology to provide tech skills training as part of its graduate School of Entrepreneurship program.

HashiCorp's State of Cloud Strategy survey reveals Multi-Cloud the new norm in APAC
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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In the annual survey HashiCorp reveals multi-cloud adoption surging in APAC, but skills gaps and overspending persist.

Logicalis Australia officially launches Talent Services practice
Thu, 31st Aug 2023
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Logicalis Australia launches Talent Services to address IT recruitment challenges and provide skilled professionals at unprecedented speed.

Artificial intelligence seen as key labour shortage solution
Fri, 11th Aug 2023
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Ceridian survey reveals leaders' confidence in achieving organizational goals, but highlights complexity crisis in the workforce.

UK’s SMEs are facing cybersecurity crisis: Hamilton Barnes
Wed, 9th Aug 2023
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Hamilton Barnes blames ageing talent for the skills shortage of 160,000 cybersecurity professionals and salary hikes pricing SMEs out of the market.