IT Industry stories - Page 14

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

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.

Organisations increasingly realise the value the metaverse can provide to their business, leading to more streamlined and efficient production.

Dell appoints Peter Marrs as the new President for its Asia Pacific & Japan region, tasked with overseeing sales and corporate strategy in the area.

Sustainability and climate change will dominate the data centre industry in 2023, according to ABB, with trends including modular builds and renewable power.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has promoted Christian Weber to VP and Managing Director of HPE South Pacific, bringing a passion for employee development.

Avaya has appointed Dino Beverakis as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand. He will focus on driving growth and expanding opportunities.

Teradata appoints Praveen Thakur as new VP for South Asia and Korea, to accelerate cloud-first offerings and lead regional sales and operations.

IBM has released its Transformation Index: State of Cloud, commissioned by the company and conducted by an independent research firm.

Crayon appoints new Country Managing Director for Indonesia, demonstrating their investment in people and commitment to customers and partners.

Commvault appoints Mark Raos as regional account exec in New Zealand. Raos will expand the company's market share with client and partner support.

Claroty has released research detailing a new type of cyber-attack, one that weaponises programmable logic controllers (PLCs).

Myrna Soto, a cybersecurity industry veteran, joins Vectra's leadership team and board of directors as a key advisor to support accelerated growth plans.

Crayon has appointed Mathew Howard as ANZ Direct Sales Senior Director, bringing over two decades of IT industry experience to the role.

Barracuda Networks hires Philippe Cazaubon as Southeast Asia and Korea regional director to expand business in cloud-first security solutions.

Infragistics, a provider of business software solutions, has named Luke Hijikata as Australasia regional manager to aid expansion in the region.