Skills shortage stories

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 saw a 20% YoY dip in shifts, with Victoria most affected at 31%, finds Sidekicker Jobs Index.

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

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 reports that Aus-NZ companies experienced a 9% revenue loss due to cyberattacks, with a recovery period of 7.5 months.

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

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

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

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

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

A third of large enterprises admit they struggle to hire high-value knowledge workers that will drive forward their global expansion plans.

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

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

Interestingly, only 42% of respondents in Oceania say their organisation conducts a cyber-risk assessment at least annually, compared to 43% in 2022.

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.

The UK''s technology industry is reaching critical levels of burnout due to skills shortages and failed digital transformation ambitions.

Given the shrinking cybersecurity talent pool and surge in cyberattacks, organisations must adjust their approach to managing their cybersecurity programs.

NCS Australia has partnered with Swinburne University of Technology to provide tech skills training as part of its graduate School of Entrepreneurship program.

In the annual survey HashiCorp reveals multi-cloud adoption surging in APAC, but skills gaps and overspending persist.

Logicalis Australia launches Talent Services to address IT recruitment challenges and provide skilled professionals at unprecedented speed.

Ceridian survey reveals leaders' confidence in achieving organizational goals, but highlights complexity crisis in the workforce.

Hamilton Barnes blames ageing talent for the skills shortage of 160,000 cybersecurity professionals and salary hikes pricing SMEs out of the market.

Australian businesses are more resilient to major disruptions than the rest of the world, but are at risk of labour and skill shortages.