IT Industry stories - Page 12

This year will see some big changes taking place in the world of IT as vendors and customers work to stay ahead against stiff competition.

Employers in the IT industry dominate the latest figures, with a net 40.7% looking to increase or maintain permanent headcount across main cities.

The Green Party demands urgent Government action on NZ's worsening gender pay gap, as men earn nearly NZD $8k more than women, per the latest report.

IT leaders must become catalysts for positive organisational change by enabling new services that are closely aligned to the organisation’s strategy.

Brocade introduces Analytics Monitoring Platform for its Fibre Channel Storage Area Network solutions to achieve greater ROI and reduced OpEx.

Nearly half (44%) of industry professionals say a primary barrier to running an effective contact centre is ‘IT issues’.

The New Zealand Government has launched a Maori Technology Scholarship to encourage more Maori into the Information Technology sector.

Dissatisfaction with business collaboration tools is driving employees to turn to unsanctioned and unsecure technology, and driving up shadow IT.

CEOs continue to transform their organisations and are more concerned about product relevance, customer loyalty and keeping current with new tech.

Outsourcing IT services can increase risk for businesses, but service-level agreements provide some insurance, says CenturyLink.

Empired continues winning streak with second oil and gas sector deal this week, this time netting $10 million in a three year contract.

There is significant misalignment between what services IT departments want and what IT service providers are selling.

The world of M2M communication is gradually moving to multi-purpose solutions, impacting businesses and consumers in the IoT.

Absolute IT says IT professionals are in ‘hot demand’ in Wellington and have released a statement encoraging those with IT skills to head to the city.

Hybrid cloud adoption is growing across Asia Pacific, as technology spend moves outside of IT’s control and a widening skills gap drives interest in h.

Kiwi IT firm's CEO champions building relationships with training providers over higher salaries to tackle skilled worker shortage in NZ.

AppDynamics enhances software with business intelligence, aiding IT and biz managers with real-time insights at Vegas launch.

Microsoft NZ champions mentoring at TechEd, urging tech pros to guide NZ's next-gen talents for a thriving future in IT.

An innovative online tool called 'Bulls-eye' is helping Kiwi secondary school students plan their future careers.

Young women are being encouraged to pursue a career path in the technology sector in a new initiative, ‘Shadow IT’.