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Third Of European Businesses Have Adopted AI, Says AWS
AWS finds AI already adopted at sizeable number of European businesses, resulting in increased revenues, productivity
Most Businesses Lack Confidence In Ability To Overcome Cyberattacks
Majority of businesses still not confident in ability to overcome cyber attacks, research from Palo Alto Networks finds
European IT Spending To Grow 9 Percent In 2024, Says Gartner
Gartner forecasts European IT spending to rise next year, with software and IT services segments to see the most growth
Businesses Turn To Remote Workers To Obtain Skills, Expereo Finds
New research from Expereo finds one third of global enterprises hire people they have never met, due to skills shortage
Quarter Of IT Professionals Consider Quitting, Ivanti Finds
New research by Ivanti paints bleak picture, with a quarter of IT professionals considering quitting their job within six months
TSMC Delays Production At Arizona Fab, Amid Skills Shortage
Production start at vaunted Arizona chip factory pushed back a year by TSMC, due to shortage of skilled workers
Global IT Spend To Rise Amid Automation Focus, Says Gartner
Economic uncertainty and ongoing struggle with skills shortage, will not impact IT spending for businesses, Gartner finds
Enterprises Planning Expansion Worry Over Connectivity, Expereo Finds
Despite macroeconomic, geopolitical worries, Expereo reveals most businesses have a positive outlook and will increase tech investments
If Businesses Are To Get A Grip On Cybersecurity, They Need To Close...
Cybersecurity is a pressing concern for businesses, hampered by a skills shortage. But many are failing to tackle the cyber gender gap
IT Spending To Grow 5.5 Percent In 2023, Predicts Gartner
Some good news for the tech sector, after Gartner predicts rise in IT spending during 2023, despite economic uncertainty
Nearly Half Cybersecurity Leaders Set To Change Jobs, Warns Gartner
Analyst house Gartner offering a chilling prediction for company management, warning nearly half cybersecurity bosses will change jobs
Microsoft Says Talent Shortage Hampers Climate Change Fight
Brad Smith, Microsoft's President, predicts thousands of businesses will fail to meet climate change pledges over lack of staff training
Top Tips from Leading Females Within Tech on International Women in...
It's International Women in Engineering Day. Several exceptional women working in tech. They share some of the challenges they’ve faced working in this typically male-dominated sector, as well as valuable tips to other women looking to break into the industry.
One In Ten Staff Want To Leave Over Tech Frustrations, Says Freshworks
Workplace tech frustrations. 94 percent of UK staff are frustrated by inadequate workplace tech, and many are considering resigning because of it
Musk ‘Super Bad’ Feeling About Economy, Wants To Axe...
Gloomy outlook. Elon Musk says he wants to axe 10 percent of jobs at Tesla, as he has a 'super bad' feeling about the global economy
Online Safety Bill May Pose Risk To Startups, Suggests Regulator Boss
UK's forthcoming online safety bill risks stifling start-ups, the UK tech regulator chief who will help oversee its eventual implementation
Half Of Cybersecurity Professionals Consider Quitting – Study
New research from threat detection specialist Vectra reveals very worrying rise of health and mental pressures on security professionals
Most IT Bosses View Skills Gap As ‘Urgent Concern’
Research from Cloudreach shows clear majority of IT managers are very worried about the ongoing digital skills gap, which is hampering cloud transformations
Amazon To Create 1,500 Apprenticeships In UK
Amazon UK workforce grows by 25,000 in 2021, as e-commerce giant announces the creation of 1,500 apprenticeship roles in 2022
Government Proposes New Laws In Cyber Security Review
New measures proposed to bolster the resilience of British businesses facing an ever growing number of cyber attacks
Amazon Web Services Opens Cloud Skills Training Centre
Back to school. AWS to offer in-person training and it expands existing efforts to help people to learn and develop their cloud-based skills
Tech Giants Make Cybersecurity Pledges After White House Meeting
Tech giants pledge to spend billions of dollars improving cybersecurity after meeting with President Biden in White House
UK Slips In Global Skills Rankings
New data shows skills rankings around the world, with the UK holding its own in terms of tech skills, but requiring improvement in business skills
UK Businesses At Risk Due To Cyber Skills Shortage
The cyber skills gap in the UK has reached breaking point for British businesses, RedSeal research warns
Most Industrial Cyber Incidents Down To Human Error – Kaspersky
Pesky humans are responsible for half of cybersecurity incidents in industrial networks, Kaspersky warns
One In Four NHS Trusts Spent No Money On Cybersecurity
WannaCry lessons? In the past year, a quarter of NHS spent absolutely nothing on cyber-security training
DeepMind Co-Founder Legg Offers AI Advice To London Teen
Legg is doing his bit to encourage the next generation of ICT talent, with five pieces of advice for a 17-year-old Londoner
Tales In Tech History: Cobol
Invented in the 1950s and still around nearly sixty years later. It has been quite a journey for Cobol
NAO Study Finds ‘Urgent’ Government Digital Skills Gap
At least 2,000 digital staff are needed within the next five years, and probably far more - and the private sector won't be any help, the NAO warns