Renewed culture of innovation, the need to embrace opportunity and quickly respond to market challenges . Despite the challenges faced due to the ongoing global health crisis and the country’s first recession in 30 years, 45 per cent of Australian businesses believe COVID-19 has presented them with an opportunity to…
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Public Cloud sees strong third quarter of 2020
Growth rates show the market response to major adjustments in most sectors caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Spending on cloud IT infrastructure increased across most regions in 3Q20, with the highest annual growth rates in Canada (32.8 per cent), China (29.4 per cent), and Latin America (23.4 per cent). Growth…
Read MoreEmerging technology changing Singapore’s hiring landscape in 2021
The implementation of emerging tech is changing the very fabric of Singapore’s recruitment market. Digitalisation, machine learning and AI are changing how Singapore operates across a broad spectrum of industries. To stay relevant, prospective employees will need to develop their skillsets, according to recruiting experts Hays, as part of the…
Read MoreTop 10 predictions for China’s smart device market in 2021
 The pandemic has impacted many aspects of development in the China smart device market. The China smart device market has experienced a series of technological changes, ecosystem changes, and user upgrades over the past decade. Over the next decade, this market will face a new round of disruptive development. A…
Read MoreDBS launches in housing training
Incorporating a blended pedagogical approach tapping on both external experts as well as internally developed content and certifications. DBS has launched an in-house digital training institute to keep its 5,000-strong technology workforce updated with the most cutting-edge skills for the future. Dubbed the DBS Future Tech Academy, the training institute…
Read MoreCIOs need two critical personal characteristics in 2021
Companies prioritising two critical charactersitics in CIO hires. Seventy percent of hiring processes of new CIOs rank individual determination and sensitivity as two critical personal characteristics in 2021, according to Gartner. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shift the landscape for how global CIOs manage, collaborate and respond to their stakeholders, so…
Read MoreDigital services spurs telematics solutions in construction and mining equipment
Digital solution providers to leverage from the current evolution in technologies in both mature and nascent markets. Research and Analyst firm, Frost & Sullivan finds that growth in infrastructure development and urbanisation projects, alternate powertrains, and the need for modern, compact, and rental equipment are top industry trends driving the…
Read MoreDaimler AG transforms IT operations model
Move affects regional offices including APAC German automobile company, Daimler AG will transform its IT operating model and infrastructure landscape across workplace services, service desk, data centre, networks, and SAP Basis. Daimler will partner with Infosys to enable the company to deepen its focus on software engineering and to establish…
Read MoreAustralia ICT sector must do more for diversity
Non-profit organisation calling for the ICT industry to address gender diversity, discrimination, and sexual harassment. Australian employee association registered organisation, Professionals Australia is calling on the information and communication technology (ICT) sector to do more to address gender diversity, discrimination, and sexual harassment against women. The call comes after the ICT…
Read MoreMalaysia sees uptick of spending on communication and collaboration software
Other ICT spending declined in 2020. While the enterprise spending on most ICT solutions in Malaysia declined in 2020 due to the COVID-19 crisis, the communications and collaboration software market in the country bucked the trend and registered a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth of 19.1 per cent, finds GlobalData, a leading…
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