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New data from job site Indeed reveals Aussies as “overwhelmingly fearless” when it comes to the adoption of AI in the workplace.

Cloud security company Zscaler has appointed industry veteran Andreas Hartl as Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific & Japan as part of its strategy to strengthen leadership in the region.

GUEST OPINION: After weeks of speculation about a cage fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, it appears their real battle is in the social media arena. Threads, which competes with Twitter, surpassed all expectations by reaching one million users within just 60 minutes — and boasts a 100 million-strong user base after just a few days.

GUEST OPINION: After weeks of speculation about a cage fight between Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk, it appears their real battle is in the social media arena. Threads, which competes with Twitter, surpassed all expectations by reaching one million users within just 60 minutes — and boasts a 100 million-strong user base after just a few days.

GUEST OPINION by Dr Roger Dargville: The federal government's electric vehicle strategy, which includes new fuel efficiency standards and battery recycling, is very welcome news, but Australlia needs to remember tha the country's electricity grid and charging infrastructure are “currently not sufficiently equipped to handle a significant uptake of electric vehicles”, according to one expert from Monash University’s Energy Institute.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) is launching a range of new green asset finance solutions to support businesses investing in green vehicles, equipment and machinery and achieving their sustainability goals, while also lowering energy costs and boosting productivity.

Investing in promising candidates who are new to the ICT sector is good for them and your organisation too.

GUEST OPINION by Lisa Papli, Head of Marketing and Sales Operations Somerville: Will the tech downturn that commenced late last year make it a little easier for Australian businesses to recruit and retain experienced ICT personnel?

GUEST OPINION by Paul Weingarth co-founder, CEO of fintech Slyp: The government has the opportunity in this revised Federal budget to prioritise the uptake of technology in the business and retail sector to support the transition to a circular, net-zero-driven economy.

GUEST OPINION: Building outstanding rapport with decision makers will result in better outcomes for the business and improve your career prospects too.

Australia’s small businesses are investing in their recovery, with the Commonwealth Bank saying that financing for equipment and machinery across the sector is up 17% so far this financial year, compared with the same period last year - and investing in IT is also on the investment lists for SMEs.

Australian financial startup Unhedged has launched its app after raising US$3.1 million in funding and onboarding 8,000 customers.

The Bitcoin price is likely to hit US$50,000 before the end of this month amid rising geopolitical tensions and growing institutional investments, predicts the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations.

GUEST INTERVIEW: Impact investment is the art of sustainable investing and achieving positive social and private investment outcomes - a win/win situation proven by investment expert Barry Palte, who says social impact and leading investment returns are not mutually exclusive!

GUEST INTERVIEW: Impact investment is the art of sustainable investing and achieving positive social and private investment outcomes - a win/win situation proven by investment expert Barry Palte, who says social impact and leading investment returns are not mutually exclusive!

While medium sized enterprises are typically slow to invest in operational improvements, they have much to gain from embracing new generation financial software

GUEST OPINION by Claudia Pirko, ANZ Regional Vice President, BlackLine: Too large to pivot on a sixpence, too small to drop big bucks on products and processes to help their operations run more smoothly and cost effectively…many mid-sized Australian businesses are behind the eight ball, when it comes to spending money on solutions that increase efficiency internally.

Australian organisations are struggling with network breaches, ransomware attacks, remote work, and more, according to the latest network security report from cloud security and data protection solutions vendor Barracuda.

GUEST OPINION by Adrian Iannessa, senior director of technology, Dell Technologies ANZ: It has been 18 months since the world woke up to the ‘new normal’, many countries are now adapting to waves of new strains, rolling out vaccination programs and states are fluctuating between eased restrictions and lockdowns. Through all that, we now have the possibility to build a bold new world as we look to the future. But first, we have some reflecting to do.

Australian-listed Macquarie Telecom Group is trumpeting delivery of 13-consecutive halves of profitable revenue growth, wth the release of its results for the half year ended December 2020.

The recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession will usher in a new era in which how we live, do business and invest will fundamentally change, according to Nigel Green, the CEO and founder of independent global financial advisory organisation de Vere Group.

SPONSORED Guest Opinion by Simon Lockington, Director of Global Solutions Enablement, Equinix Asia-Pacific