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iTWire Wednesday, 28 April 2021 10:43 AIIA Skillls Hub courses now top 3,000 Featured The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has grown the number of education courses it offers through its Skils Hub to over 3,000 in partnership with education institutions. The AIIA says courses on Skills Hub are made available by Microsoft, IBM and AWS and with long held skills shortages in Australia’s ICT sector, the Skills Hub is one measure to help improve the supply of skilled Australian workers. “With long held skills shortages in Australia’s ICT sector, the Sk...

iTWire Monday, 26 April 2021 12:08 BlackLine appoints fourth female director, Barbara Whye, to board Shares Barbara Whyne joins BlackLine board Global accounting automation software provider BlackLine has appointed its fourth female director to its board, with the appointment of Barbara Whye, who will join the company from Apple where she currently heads up the inclusion and diversity role. Widely recognised as an inclusion and diversity leader and advocate for social change, BackLine says Whye will draw on her experience of more than 25 years in the technology industry to h...

iTWire Thursday, 22 April 2021 12:33 ISACA offers new ‘emerging technologies’ certification Shares ISACA announced on Thursday its Certified in Emerging Technology (CET) certification, noting that "emerging technologies are essential to digital transformation and business progress, whether it is blockchain used in supply chains and in the financial industry, or artificial intelligence in driving efficiency across sectors". “Established IT professionals, students and recent grads alike can set themselves apart with employers and gain foundational knowledge about the Int...

iTWire Wednesday, 21 April 2021 10:58 Tech talent in demand, higher salaries on offer to keep, secure talent Featured The 2021 Salary Guide from ICT industry recruiter Robert Half reveals that 69% of the CIOs say they are also willing to increase their initial salary offering to secure tech talent. And the survey also reveals that growing demand for technology skills is driving companies to increase their remuneration offerings well beyond that of other sectors in a bid to attract and retain top tech candidates. According to Robert Half across most industries, the pan...

iTWire Wednesday, 21 April 2021 14:24 Remote work solutions contribute to avoidance of greenhouse gas emisions, says LogMeIn Shares Remote support software specialist LogMeIn is claiming that it contributed to avoiding as much as 63 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions through its customers’ use of GoToMeeting and GoToWebinar during the first year of the pandemic - between April 2020 and March 2021 - compared to daily commuting and business travel for company meetings. LogMeIn's claims come with its announcement on Wednesday of data quantifying the impact of a year...