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The world is your talent pool
Human Capital Management

The world is your talent pool

The concept of a talent shortage may be a myth as companies embrace remote work and tap into a borderless talent pool.

By Charlie Ferguson • 4 min read • Mon, 30th May 2022
Skills shortages hold orgs back from capitalising on cloud 2.0
Unified Communications

Skills shortages hold orgs back from capitalising on cloud 2.0

Organisations are becoming more comfortable with sophisticated 'cloud 2.0' technologies, even as they confront difficulties in hiring and retaining IT talent.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Wed, 25th May 2022
Huawei webinar emphasises the importance of women in tech
Webinar

Huawei webinar emphasises the importance of women in tech

More women are enrolling in tech courses, with 6% increase this year compared to 2021, according to findings by Coursera discussed in a webinar.

By Zach Thompson • 5 min read • Mon, 23rd May 2022
Pluralsight and Ingram Micro Cloud team up on cloud initiative
Digital Transformation

Pluralsight and Ingram Micro Cloud team up on cloud initiative

Pluralsight has teamed with Ingram Micro Cloud to build upon cloud competence and maturity internally, and externally support partners' capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 19th May 2022
The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare environments and care delivery
Digital Transformation

The impact of COVID-19 on healthcare environments and care delivery

The COVID-19 pandemic has revolutionised the healthcare industry while overcoming staff shortages, social distancing requirements, and lockdowns.

By Alan Stocker • 4 min read • Wed, 18th May 2022
Fortinet training edges toward closing cybersecurity gap
Firewalls

Fortinet training edges toward closing cybersecurity gap

The Fortinet Training Institute has made significant progress in closing the cybersecurity skills gap, on track to train one million people by 2026.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Thu, 12th May 2022
HubSpot launches 'The Great Upskill' week to inspire learning
Data Analytics

HubSpot launches 'The Great Upskill' week to inspire learning

Brands across APAC including Google ANZ, MessageMedia, Meltwater, Seismic and Aircall, will give their employees a full workday to dedicate to upskilling.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 12th May 2022
Training & certification: It's time for leaders to loosen the purse strings
Education, Learning & Training

Training & certification: It's time for leaders to loosen the purse strings

Here we explore reasons that companies can benefit from investing in staff training and certification as well as ways to persuade leadership teams to invest.

By Jon Lang • 5 min read • Tue, 10th May 2022
AWS granted OIO consent for billion dollar NZ Region project
Data Analytics

AWS granted OIO consent for billion dollar NZ Region project

AWS gains approval for billion-dollar Asia Pacific (Auckland) Region project, set to create 1,000 jobs and boost local cloud computing services.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Mon, 2nd May 2022
Cybersecurity skills shortage causing headaches for industry
Firewalls

Cybersecurity skills shortage causing headaches for industry

The shortage has multiple challenges and repercussions for organisations, including the occurrence of security breaches and subsequently loss of money.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 29th Apr 2022
Zoho Corp launches new e-learning tool, TrainerCentral
EduTech

Zoho Corp launches new e-learning tool, TrainerCentral

Zoho launches TrainerCentral, a new business division aimed at filling the gap in the e-learning market and helping trainers create online courses.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 22nd Apr 2022
Raring to return: could ICT professionals who've been out of the workforce help solve the talent shortage?
DataCentre infrastructure

Raring to return: could ICT professionals who've been out of the workforce help solve the talent shortage?

Supporting rusty but willing workers to brush up on their skills can be a win-win, says Class Ltd chief technology officer, Alexis Rouch.

By Alexis Rouch • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Apr 2022
How to cope with ANZ's coming cybersecurity talent shortage
Cloud Security

How to cope with ANZ's coming cybersecurity talent shortage

Australia's recent budget ushers in the nation's 'biggest ever' cybersecurity spend and, likely also, massive demand for cybersecurity jobs.

By Christopher Cochran • 4 min read • Wed, 13th Apr 2022
HCL brings TechBee IT education programme to New Zealand
EduTech

HCL brings TechBee IT education programme to New Zealand

HCL is bringing its TechBee early career programme to NZ in an effort to help close the country's IT skill gap.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Fri, 8th Apr 2022
Secure Code Warrior survey highlights attitudes towards coding security
Software Development

Secure Code Warrior survey highlights attitudes towards coding security

According to a new survey from Secure Code Warrior, only 29% of developers believe that writing vulnerability-free code should be prioritised.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2022
Skillsoft adds new capability to immersive learning platform
Unified Communications

Skillsoft adds new capability to immersive learning platform

The capability enables organisations to determine their learners' proficiency across in-demand technology, leadership and business skills.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Skills shortage stories

Gartner anticipates $117.2 billion 2022 Australian IT spend
EduTech

Gartner anticipates $117.2 billion 2022 Australian IT spend

Gartner has projected a total Australian IT spend of AU$117.2 billion in 2022 in its latest forecast, increasing by 13.1% from 2021.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Thu, 7th Apr 2022
Blockchain Diploma a breakthrough for TAFE
Blockchain

Blockchain Diploma a breakthrough for TAFE

TAFE Queensland has been approved with JobTrainer funding for Australia's first Diploma of Applied Blockchain.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Tue, 5th Apr 2022