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Report: Education providers need to step up & help fix IT skills shortage
EduTech

Report: Education providers need to step up & help fix IT skills shortage

Australian CIOs call for education system to address widening IT skills gap, with only 3% saying it meets market demands.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

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Candidates stories

From reactive to empowered: Building a case for automation within your security operations team
Malware

From reactive to empowered: Building a case for automation within your security operations team

Here are three questions every security leader can focus on to make automation a reality within their organisation.

By Monzy Merza • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018
10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology
Risk & Compliance

10 key facts from Gartner on women in technology

Gartner reveals grim statistics on gender diversity in boardrooms and the IT sector, highlighting a lack of women in leadership roles.

By Julia Gabel • 2 min read • Mon, 12th Mar 2018
FEATURE: Tech's female powerhouses tackle women shortage issue
IT Automation

FEATURE: Tech's female powerhouses tackle women shortage issue

International Women's Day is here and what better time to tackle the elephant in the room that is the huge gender disparity in the technology sector.

By Ashton Young • 6 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018
Aura InfoSec & University of Waikato seek talent for new Aura Professor of Cyber Security role
Skills shortage

Aura InfoSec & University of Waikato seek talent for new Aura Professor of Cyber Security role

The new Aura Professor of Cyber Security will focus on risk assessment research and delivery, particularly in penetration testing.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Wed, 7th Mar 2018
Dell EMC announces new digital transformation certifications
Network Infrastructure

Dell EMC announces new digital transformation certifications

Dell EMC will be offering certifications for IT professionals to confirm knowledge and experience around digital transformation implementation.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Mon, 26th Feb 2018
Huawei SD-WAN solution wins iF Design award
Network Infrastructure

Huawei SD-WAN solution wins iF Design award

Huawei's SD-WAN uCPE AR650 wins top honours at the iF Design award, impressing judges with its flexible deployment and high-performance design.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Fri, 23rd Feb 2018
Focus on employee training to keep data center operations costs in check
DataCentre infrastructure

Focus on employee training to keep data center operations costs in check

Brain drain in the IT and data centre industry could be reduced by investing in employee training, according to Schneider Electric.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Feb 2018
AU woman fakes CV to get $245k CIO salary, but gets sacked instead
Cybersecurity

AU woman fakes CV to get $245k CIO salary, but gets sacked instead

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.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Feb 2018
Gartner provides recommendations around Equinix CEO's abrupt departure
DataCentre infrastructure

Gartner provides recommendations around Equinix CEO's abrupt departure

Equinix CEO Steve Smith steps down, leading to uncertainty in the datacenter industry. No immediate impact expected.

By Ted Chamberlin • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Jan 2018
Education provider TAFE shakes up finance training with Reckon
Fintech

Education provider TAFE shakes up finance training with Reckon

The partnership is aimed at making the training provider's students more attractive to the major accounting firms.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
Ask SEEK to find you a job with Alexa
Seek

Ask SEEK to find you a job with Alexa

SEEK launches voice-activated job search in Australia via Amazon Alexa, offering career insights and updates, marking a tech milestone in employment services.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 18th Jan 2018
Algorithm-friendly C.Vs & data analytics: How recruitment is expected to change in 2018
Data Analytics

Algorithm-friendly C.Vs & data analytics: How recruitment is expected to change in 2018

Unless you are a contract or temporary worker - do not change jobs too frequently as turnover can be factored into the criteria AI screens for.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Tue, 16th Jan 2018
Singapore firm embraces blockchain to fight credential fraud
Blockchain

Singapore firm embraces blockchain to fight credential fraud

A Singapore tech firm is using blockchain technology to bring validation and authentication to CVs and other credential types.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Mon, 15th Jan 2018

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Exclusive: Here's what NZ's top CEOs are doing to improve gender diversity
Software Development

Exclusive: Here's what NZ's top CEOs are doing to improve gender diversity

You need to understand what's going on in your own business and do something to fix it because if you don't, all this talk –it's just PR bollocks.

By Julia Gabel • 10 min read • Thu, 8th Mar 2018
University of Waikato scores 'InfoSec milestone' as NZ's first (ISC)² training provider
Cybersecurity

University of Waikato scores 'InfoSec milestone' as NZ's first (ISC)² training provider

(ISC)² certifies University of Waikato as first official New Zealand cybersecurity education training provider.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 6th Mar 2018
Recruitment expert's top tips for hiring the right talent for your organisation
Recruitment

Recruitment expert's top tips for hiring the right talent for your organisation

Desire for flexibility and varied work has given rise to the 'portfolio career': where professionals position themselves as freelancers.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Thu, 25th Jan 2018