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Investing now is vital to support long-term future growth

GUEST OPINION by Derek Cowan, Head of Systems Engineering ANZ, Cohesity:  Amid the disruption and uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis, many Australian financial service providers are looking for ways to trim operational expenses. With an unclear future ahead, they need to ensure that money being spent is delivering the best possible value for the firm.

Australian companies are continuing to invest in emerging technologies amid the COVID-19 crisis, prioritising investments in AI, Cloud, Blockchain and Edge Computing, according to new research.

Employment demands for Australian executives are at historically low levels despite a rise of 14% in demand for August, as advertising for executive positions continues to rise post lockdown and “cracks appear” in the working from home alternative, according to a new report from the chief of executive search firm EL Consult, Grant Montgomery.

Business software vendor SAP says the Asia Pacific Japan (APJ) region had a strong recovery in software licenses revenue over the course of the second quarter 2020, following the global emergence of the COVID-19 crisis, primarily in the last month of the first quarter.