Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: RecruitmentTight budgets, cost constraints and economic uncertainties mean that IT sector employers are hesitant to take on new, full-time staff, preferring instead to employ contractors on short-term contracts.
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: PeopleMany systems administrators expect IT budgets next year to decrease or, at best, remain flat even though they say they face problems because of the rising costs and increasing complexity of systems.
According to the recent report published by IDC this week, worldwide server market
revenues decreased 4.8 percent year-over-year in Q2 2012. This is the
third consecutive quarter of year-over-year revenue declines for the server market.
Written by: Peter Dinham | Published in: MarketUsing advanced analytics and strengthening channel management will be crucial for the insurance industry as it continues to face economic pressures and falling revenues next year, according to a new report just released by a respected global analyst firm.
IT budgets are under pressure across the Australasian retail banking industry, with CEOs mainly focused on agility, customer centricity, mobility, and digital innovation, according to one technology industry analyst firm which says that cost and efficiency continue to be the key considerations for investment decisions by bankers.
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Australia’s financial, transactional and global IT security colossus, TrustDefender, warns that while 2010 was “the year of cybercrime”, 2011 will see the trend get worse – and more specific – as the “year of malware attacks”. Take cover!
Asia Pacific buyers of IT services and products seem to be hesitating on new purchasing commitments as the region appears to have been negatively impacted by the current global economic conditions, according to a new report just published.
The Australian ICT job market is steady as she goes and continuing to show resilience despite broader economic uncertainty, according to the latest salary survey from specialist IT & T recruitment firm, Greythorn.
{loadposition peter}Greythorn says there are mixed views on market optimism for the year ahead, but it still anticipates the number of new opportunities in the ICT sector will conti
The current worldwide outlook for sales of PCs look bright, with an exceptional fourth quarter last year followed by year-on-year growth in shipments of 27.1 percent in the first quarter of this year, and forecasts by IDC of further recovery in the market after the global economic downturn.