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GUEST OPINION: After the multiple high-profile cyberattacks of late 2022, Australian companies and their customers would be forgiven for thinking they would get through 2023 relatively unscathed. But we were proved very wrong in the lead-up to Summer with three stark reminders that our critical IT and network infrastructure remains vulnerable to both outages and hackers.

GUEST OPINION: It’s fair to say that there’s been a gear shift of sorts for the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector in the past 12 months with project re-prioritisation, skills shortages and the growth of hybrid work putting pressure on both employers and employees. All set against a backdrop of economic uncertainty.

Equinix, Dell, and Infocomm Media Development Authority (Imda) have formed a partnership to drive green practices, working together to reshape how digital infrastructure is designed, deployed, and maintained across Singapore.

GUEST OPINION: Local operators have a golden opportunity to drive efficiency and super charge the quality of their customer service.

GUEST OPINION: Kyndryl, the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, has welcomed the Australian Government’s investment in new technology, skills, and cybersecurity in its Federal Budget. Leading executives from Kyndryl ANZ have also called for urgent modernisation of ICT systems for Defence and deeper development of the MyGov app as a way for Government to communicate directly with individual citizens and radically reduce scamming.

COMPANY NEWS: As an ICT managed services provider company, the popular narrative is that the data centre is our single biggest emissions source, but an analysis of our operations challenged that notion, explains Tecala ESG Manager, Matthew Pedersen.

As the country nears an election, the Australian Information Industry Association has released its Federal Government Pre-Budget and Pre-Election Policy Submission 2022, urging to emphasise on innovation and emerging technologies.

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is expected to lead to a double-digit contraction of ICT demand in both countries, the technology analyst firm IDC says.

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) hosted a speech from the Federal Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small & Family Business, the Hon. Stuart Robert MP on Friday 3 December, who pledged that all government services will be online by 2025.