US IT jobs growth slowed in February

Hiring for US IT roles slowed dramatically in February 2022, according to CompTIA, even as US Bureau of Labor Statistics figures showed non-farm employment growing across the rest of the economy. The US non-farm workforce grew by 678,000 in February 2022, compared to an increase of 481,000 in January, according to seasonally adjusted BLS figures.…

How cloud is disrupting IT operations

The rapid evolution of cloud services is forcing IT organisations to scramble to attract the right skills and fight fires reactively rather than taking time to devise a proper cloud-first strategy. Fewer than 11% of enterprises in APAC today use a single cloud. Instead, organisations are settling on multi-cloud, hybrid strategy with interoperability between cloud…

How Cloud Is Turning Everything-As-A-Service Into Reality

Digitization is a never-ending journey; in this age of the new normal, brands and organizations are embracing digital-first solutions as a must-have instead of a good-to-have. And when it comes to navigating this ever-changing digital landscape, the telecom industry is leading the way to the cloud. According to McKinsey, today’s ICT industry, represented by telcos,…

Building a Beautiful Data Lakehouse

Applying artificial intelligence (AI) to data analytics for deeper, better insights and automation is a growing enterprise IT priority. But the data repository options that have been around for a while tend to fall short in their ability to serve as the foundation for big data analytics powered by AI. Traditional data warehouses, for example, support…

ROI expected to boost enterprise spending on RPA

Return on investment (ROI) in the form of both cost and time savings is expected to boost the RPA (robotic process automation) software and services market from $13.9 billion to $22 billion by 2025, a new report from Forrester shows. “It is the very direct ROI that still attracts enterprises or C-suite executives,” said Leslie…

Sourcemap expands to meet demand for supply chain management

Supply chain management (SCM) software company Sourcemap is set to expand into Europe and, fueled with a $10 million venture capital infusion, further develop its suite of supplier benchmarking, traceability and transparency applications to meet growing demand from global businesses that increasingly face complex compliance regulations and logistics disruptions. In addition to recent worries that…

6 ways to ensure equitable experiences in tech

One of the missions of this year’s International Women’s Day is “to forge inclusive work cultures where women’s careers thrive and their achievements are celebrated.” Accenture research conducted during the pandemic shows just how far we have to go to meet that mission. Our research found that women feel significantly less support from their employers…