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The company will address critical agility and specialisation shortages facing enterprises and consulting firms

Outsized, a global leader in the high-end Independent talent market has announced its strategic expansion into the Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) region. With a network of over 30,000 independent consultants and skilled contractors, Outsized is as the only on-demand talent platform specialising in high-end roles.

Equinix tackles AI-related IT challenges with over 4,000 cabinets in Sydney and Melbourne

COMPANY NEWS:  To support the rising need for high-density power, advanced cooling and interconnection as demand for digital infrastructure accelerates including artificial intelligence (AI), Equinix, the world’s digital infrastructure company®, invested AU$240 million (approx. US$160 million) to add a total of 4,175 cabinets to two of its International Business Exchange™ (IBX®) data centres - SY5 in Sydney and ME2 in Melbourne.

Macquarie Flex brings true hybrid capabilities to Australian businesses revolutionising the handling of critical workloads

COMPANY NEWS: In an Australian first, Macquarie Cloud Services, part of Macquarie Technology Group (ASX: MAQ), has leveraged strategic relationships with Microsoft and Dell Technologies, to launch Macquarie Flex.

AI’s predictive analytics offer significant business opportunity to assess Scope 3 risks, forecast future energy consumption and lower an organisation’s carbon footprint

GUEST RESEARCH: IT infrastructure services provider Kyndryl in collaboration with Microsoft today released the Australian findings of the Global Sustainability Barometer study.

● It now takes 35 days for new hires to become fully productive in their role, up from 24 days in 2023
● Improving productivity is a top priority for Australian businesses in 2024
● But lack of employee engagement is the top barrier holding productivity back

Australian businesses are struggling to hold onto their new recruits with one in eight (13%) leaving during the probation period.

Data reveals time is ripe for business reinvention, as HubSpot listens and develops Content Hub, Service Hub to help businesses scale and grow better

• 74 per cent of Australian businesses say they have changed more in the last four years compared with the last 20 years.
• In 2024, 62 per cent of Australian businesses agree they need to shift from reacting to growth by hiring more employees to scaling with AI and automation.
• Over two-thirds (70 per cent) of Australian businesses say the introduction of AI requires businesses to reinvent.
• 57 per cent say their approach to growth is changing significantly because of generative AI.
• Australia is most likely to feel pressure to do more with less (51 per cent) — nearly 10 per cent higher than the global average.
• 74 per cent of Australian businesses say delivering streamlined, personalised customer experiences is key to business growth and success in 2024.

GUEST RESEARCH: HubSpot, the customer platform for scaling businesses, has released new data that shows Australian companies are transforming their business models in response to global megatrends, including generative AI and changing customer expectations.

World Backup Day should serve as a timely reminder to Australian businesses about their responsibility to protect customer data, according to global cloud storage company Wasabi Technologies.

COMPANY NEWS: Australian climate tech venture capitalist Virescent Ventures has confirmed that its specialist portfolio is over $260 million, having backed 33 innovative climate tech businesses and funds/incubators.

Customer experience software provider Zendesk says the findings of its latest CX trends report signal a rapid transition towards intelligent CX across Australian businesses.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has declared a skills crisis in Australia and warned that a “staggering” 95% of the Australian workforce needs reskilling, as technologies, particularly Artificial Intelligence, are poised to profoundly reshape their roles.

A new handbook released by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will guide businesses – including farmers, forest growers, mining companies and non-governmental organisations – on how to report and account for their natural assets to better protect our environment.

New Cloudflare study reveals that 76% of respondents in Australia experienced a cybersecurity incident in the past year, with 49% saying these incidents cost their businesses more than AUD$1.5 million

GUEST RESEARCH Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET), the security, performance, and reliability company helping to build a better Internet, today released a new study focused on cybersecurity in Asia Pacific. The report, called “Securing the Future: Asia Pacific Cybersecurity Readiness Survey”, shares the latest data on cybersecurity preparedness in the region, revealing how organisations are coping with rising volumes of cybersecurity incidents, their levels of preparedness, and the outcomes experienced.

New research has discovered that almost three-quarters (72%) of Australian businesses are using some form of AI, however only half of respondents (52%) have staff policies in place for its use.

The ever-growing “anywhere economy” highlights the opportunities for Australian businesses for productivity and economic growth according to new research.

Technology is needed now more than ever to drive productivity in the construction industry, along with an increased need to deliver more infrastructure, transport and housing projects.

Companies need to be thinking beyond traditional backups to stay one step a head of their adversaries, according to one security firm executive in comments he made on the recent World Backup Day.

The digital skills gap is costing Australian businesses $3.1 billion annually, but closing the current digital skills gap would take an investment of $1.5 billion, a new study by RMIT Online and Deloitte Access Economics reveals.

GUEST OPINION by Danny Wells, Tecala’s Network Team Leader: .Australian businesses are realising the value of taking a long-term view around the design and secureconfiguration of their corporate networks,

GUEST OPINION: Managed services are proving the answer to a growing range of challenges confronting businesses, writes Tecala Group’s Managing Director, Pieter DeGunst.

COMPANY NEWS:  Global technology consultancy Thoughtworks and MIT Technology Review Insights have partnered to explore how organisations understand responsible technology use, what has motivated them to adopt more responsible practices and what benefits they hope to achieve from this adoption.