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  • Racing and Wagering Western Australia off and running for Melbourne Cup

    The IT systems of Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) are off and racing in time for this year’s Melbourne Cup, the culmination of a four-year modernisation program that includes the implementation of a Cisco Unified Computing System and intelligent network.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 01 Nov. 11 00:01

  • Former Google CIO says business misses key people marks

    The former CIO of Google and founder and CEO of ZestCash, Dr Douglas Merrill, says companies stuck in traditional management practices risk becoming irrelevant and leaders should not be afraid to do 'dumb' things.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 25 July 11 11:49

  • Indian vs American programmers

    If there were ever an IT Olympics, in which software developers could compete to solve programming problems, the event would likely take place on Gild, an online career development community where IT professionals from around the world do just that.

    Written by Meridith Levinson • 07 July 11 07:23

  • Indian outsourcers' quality hit by staff issues

    The service quality at top Indian outsourcers is dropping as they scramble to hire staff to cope with an unexpected surge in demand, analysts said.

    Written by John Ribeiro • 09 June 11 17:46

  • Telstra CIO seeks Agile skills for change program

    The CIO of Telstra has taken the unusual step of personally writing a job ad. Patrick Eltridge wants to hire experienced Agile process coaches for a change program he sees as exciting and rewarding.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 30 May 11 15:38

  • Pathways extends 2011 program

    With the rhetoric around the IT skills crisis reaching a crescendo, one thing remains clear: Today’s CIOs must take an active role in developing their star performers into real business leaders. Until recently, that was easier said than done and would-be CIOs lacked a certified career path. A little over a year ago, however, that situation changed.

    Written by CIO Staff • 24 April 11 09:00

  • Public sector restructures fuel CIO movements: Recruiter

    Public sector restructures have fuelled movements at the CIO, CTO and general management level of IT, according to the latest The Quarterly report from recruiting group, Hays.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 05 April 11 15:39

  • Employers look to address skills shortage

    Ongoing investment in software and infrastructure projects by enterprise is fuelling demand for program managers, according to the April-June quarterly report by recruiting group, Hays.

    Written by Georgina Swan • 05 April 11 15:00

  • Study Group standardises business process and workflow

    Australian education provider Study Group has deployed SuccessFactors to help it standardise its business processes and workflow.

    Written by CIO Staff • 09 Sept. 10 17:16

  • IT skills availability less thanks to NBN: report

    Shortages in business analysts and IT support staff have emerged with the expansion of NBN Co being blamed as a contributing factor.

    Written by Lisa Banks • 28 July 10 09:13

  • Value, innovation new focus areas for CIOs: Survey

    In a post-GFC world CIOs are looking to outsourcing to drive better value for money, but also want to focus on using IT to transform the business through innovation and productivity, a new survey has revealed.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 22 June 10 15:53

  • Skills drought haunts CIOs heading into recovery mode

    Staffing and resource levels continue to dog CIOs as the economy picks up again, however many remain confident they can continue to provide the same level of service for existing business requirements.

    Written by Rodney Gedda • 24 March 10 10:18

  • Industry body forming to address IT graduate skills

    A pilot group within the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is months away from creating a global IT education-focused body to address the needs of the industry.

    Written by Kathryn Edwards • 28 Sept. 09 11:42

  • Study: Half of developers plan to work on SaaS in '09

    More than half of all developers worldwide on average are expecting to work on SaaS (software as a service) applications within the next year, according to a new survey by Evans Data Corporation.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus • 13 Jan. 09 08:04

  • ICT industry's 2020 vision: 25,000 vacant jobs

    The Australian Computer Society (ACS) on Monday released a report indicating that ICT skills shortages will grow to 14,000 jobs by 2010, and will continue to reach 25,000 by 2020 unless government and industry heighten collaboration to ease the skills shortages.

    Written by Andrew Hendry • 11 Aug. 08 14:15
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