IT Industry stories - Page 5

Amelia, an enterprise AI leader, has appointed Brendan Maree as Senior Sales Director and Samuel La Macchia as Director of Partners and Alliances.

Kaspersky has appointed Ernest Chai, former Channel Director of Dell Technologies, as Head of Channel for the Asia Pacific region from April 2023.

Atturra has named Peter Menadue as general manager of its cloud business solutions division and tasked him with expanding the firm's commercial market.

RUCKUS has grown its sales and customers in recent months, further cementing its place in the industry and giving the company a lot to be excited about.

The pace of innovation in meeting customer demand and the shifting economic environment presents a challenge when developing payment technologies.

As a female technologist from way back, here are pieces of advice that I wish I had known when I first entered the field and my guidance to the next generation.

Greater female representation in Australian ICT organisations won’t come about by accident, notes BeyondTrust’s VP Talent Management, Laura Edwards-Lassner .

It's important to remember that it's impossible to please everyone, and trying to do so is a recipe for unhappiness.

Despite the celebrated response to the pandemic by female leaders, women still trail men when it comes to securing decision-making and C-suite positions.

If you haven't already learnt about the benefits of having more women in the workplace, it's time to educate yourself and your peers.

Women only make up 36% of enrolments in university STEM courses and just 16% of enrolments in vocational STEM courses.

While women make up 51% of the population and half of the workforce, they account for just 16% of the Quantity Surveying profession.

One way to tackle the underrepresentation challenge is by encouraging greater numbers of young women to consider IT as a career choice.

Entrenched social norms, unconscious biases and a lack of representation of women in senior roles create barriers for women looking to enter the workforce.

Being a subset of STEM, the information systems and technology space has also been male-dominated and riddled with gender biases and stereotypes.

One of the more difficult challenges to overcome is that women, quite simply, aren't putting themselves forward or applying for these roles.

This year’s International Women’s Day theme of embracing equity resonates deeply with women in the tech industry, who are thriving despite challenges.

The planet desperately needs more people to act sustainably, but that burden of responsibility shouldn't fall squarely on women's shoulders.

Technologists are struggling to manage soaring volumes of emerging cyber threats across an increasingly dynamic and fragmented IT environment.

According to Gartner, nearly half of the cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25% for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors.