RUCKUS has grown its sales and customers in recent months, further cementing its place in the industry and giving the company a lot to be excited about.

The pace of innovation in meeting customer demand and the shifting economic environment presents a challenge when developing payment technologies.

As a female technologist from way back, here are pieces of advice that I wish I had known when I first entered the field and my guidance to the next generation.

Women only make up 36% of enrolments in university STEM courses and just 16% of enrolments in vocational STEM courses.

One way to tackle the underrepresentation challenge is by encouraging greater numbers of young women to consider IT as a career choice.

Entrenched social norms, unconscious biases and a lack of representation of women in senior roles create barriers for women looking to enter the workforce.

Greater female representation in Australian ICT organisations won’t come about by accident, notes BeyondTrust’s VP Talent Management, Laura Edwards-Lassner

If you haven't already learnt about the benefits of having more women in the workplace, it's time to educate yourself and your peers.

One of the more difficult challenges to overcome is that women, quite simply, aren't putting themselves forward or applying for these roles.

Despite the celebrated response to the pandemic by female leaders, women still trail men when it comes to securing decision-making and C-suite positions.

Being a subset of STEM, the information systems and technology space has also been male-dominated and riddled with gender biases and stereotypes.

While women make up 51% of the population and half of the workforce, they account for just 16% of the Quantity Surveying profession.

It's important to remember that it's impossible to please everyone, and trying to do so is a recipe for unhappiness.

From my experience and that of my peers, it’s still possible, and probable, for women to thrive in tech - whether they’re technical, specialists, or non-technical generalists.

The planet desperately needs more people to act sustainably, but that burden of responsibility shouldn't fall squarely on women's shoulders.

Technologists are struggling to manage soaring volumes of emerging cyber threats across an increasingly dynamic and fragmented IT environment.

According to Gartner, nearly half of the cybersecurity leaders will change jobs, 25% for different roles entirely due to multiple work-related stressors.

The tactics used in PR and marketing are growing ever more creative; content marketing is king, but the channels for a tech business to communicate through have also exploded.

“This year will mark a change in direction for many of our data centre customers as global trends influence their priorities."

IBM has released its Transformation Index: State of Cloud, commissioned by the company and conducted by an independent research firm.

Boomi and Atturra have been chosen as the two companies that will help Australian health insurer Peoplecare deliver better connected and personalised experiences.

Do you want a career in Information Technology, Networking, Web Development, Software Development, or are you looking to upskill?

"We've made some progress but to avoid a major energy challenge, all data centres - including distributed edge data centres - must be more sustainable."

Organisations are becoming more comfortable with sophisticated 'cloud 2.0' technologies, even as they confront difficulties in hiring and retaining IT talent.