Skills shortage stories

Canada is investing CAD $2,815,999 to boost digital skills and AI adoption across Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon.

Flare reports 114% annual growth among MSSPs as providers consolidate threat intelligence tools to boost services without extra analyst strain.

Prism Power lifts apprentices to over 10% of staff as it tackles a deepening skills shortage in the UK’s critical power sector.

SAP intensifies support for Australia’s public and private sectors, investing in cloud, AI, and data to drive digital transformation and tackle key local challenges.

Australian firms race to deploy AI agents, but siloed systems and weak integration threaten hoped-for productivity gains.

Skillsoft launches an AI-ready Percipio platform that unifies learning and skills management as employers race to keep pace with job changes.

Canada distils record public input into priorities for a 2026 AI strategy, balancing innovation, security, sovereignty and public trust.

Gartner names Komodor a Representative Vendor in its AI SRE tooling guide, as it predicts 85% of enterprises will adopt such tools by 2029.

Senior leaders see UK organisations as AI ready, but managers report weaker strategy, governance and skills, risking stalled deployments.

Most firms suffered AI-linked cyber incidents last year, yet many still rate their security as above average amid a widening skills gap.

AI-powered tools are rapidly reshaping UK retail as most shoppers embrace chat-based assistants and retailers ramp up investment for 2026.

As most ransomware strikes after hours, small firms face a costly 3 AM security gap that only round-the-clock MDR can realistically close.

NIIT MTS and Abodoo partner to deliver live skills intelligence and orchestration for global enterprises pursuing skills-first workforce plans.

As AI reshapes tech, women still battle entrenched bias; only a deliberately human lens can turn this revolution into real inclusion.

Asia-Pacific recruiters ramp up AI hiring tools as applications surge, talent stays scarce and employers push for faster, fairer decisions.

AI, quantum threats and tougher regulation will reshape cyber strategies by 2026, forcing new governance, identity models and SOC workflows.

SkillsVR launches EVA, an AI assistant unifying VR, mobile and web training with real-time learner guidance and automatic record tracking.

NeuBird AI appoints Venkat Ramakrishnan president and COO to scale its agentic AI SRE platform and expand global commercial operations.

Zellis keeps EcoVadis Silver for a third year with an improved score, underscoring rising ESG expectations in regulated supply chains.

Cybersecurity as a Service market forecast to soar from USD $17.60bn in 2024 to USD $83.96bn by 2034, driven by threats and skills gaps.