IT Industry news stories

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

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

The report reveals IDC's vision of how A/NZ organisations will deploy and consume technology over the next five years, and contribute to the growth of the digital economy.

A key challenge in the digitally-led flexible economy is the need for scalable infrastructure that can keep up with business data demands.  

The top 10 costly locations in the world to build data centers include Zurich, Tokyo, Silicon Valley, New Jersey, London, Sydney, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Auckland, and Mexico City. 

“This isn’t about replacing people for robots, it’s about providing already fully stretched clinical and non-clinical staff with the tech tools they desperately need when looking after their patients."

The New Zealand IT industry simply isn’t marketed towards women interested in studying technology.

Following the announcement of Australia’s 2019 Federal Budget, as you would expect there have been mixed reactions, but ACS says there is progress.

New statistics from SEEK NZ show the job market is in good shape with more jobs and higher salaries up for grabs.

“There have been lots of failed IT projects in health and there’s enough evidence now to demonstrate that clinical leadership is absolutely fundamental to the success of these projects."

There are countless trends emerging in IT, but Virtusa xLabs has identified what it believes will be the 10 most influential.

"Exponential IT must be a way of life, not just an endpoint."

“Marketing and sales are critical to the successful growth of any business, but especially for those in the tech industry.”

Exabeam has released some alarming findings that reveal despite general job satisfaction, most security professionals want more money.

NSW for Jobs has allocated a loan to Momentum Cloud with the software company aiming to create nearly 100 jobs in Australia over the next five years.

The IT industry is one of the major drivers of confident businesses in Australia that are more likely to invest in growing their businesses this year.

The IT skills shortage in Australia is bad enough without having to factor in fraud - an expert has advice for both employers and potential recruits.

IT teams are now spending an average of 29% of their time dealing with digital transformation problems, costing employers $2.5 million annually.

There’s a tendency in the industry to accept i-shaped thinkers (highly skilled in one area) with the assumption it’s how good engineering is done.

A new report has revealed without skilled ICT labour Australia will stagnate - 81,000 new ICT professionals are needed by 2022 to fuel future growth.

More than half of Australian IT teams will struggle to meet the demands of digital business over the next 12 months

Here are the top 3 roles in IT that are predicted to create the most jobs in the coming years - did your position make the cut?

Here are some insights into some of the big international names that will be sharing their invaluable knowledge - including the FBI and Volvo!

Read the incredible story of a young Kiwi IT specialist helping to heal Africa's poor - and further opportunities that are available.