Displaying items by tag: Demand

By James Robinson, Head of Services for Asia Pacific, SYSPRO: The skilled labour shortage in the Australian manufacturing and distribution sectors is a widely reported and urgent issue that is causing significant and far-reaching effects.

The demand for Australian executives remains flat after many months of decline, according to the latest report from executive search firm E.L.Consult.

Australia’s east coast gas market is expected to have a six petajoule (PJ) surplus in the third quarter of 2024, even if the three LNG producers export all their uncontracted gas, according to the March 2024 interim gas inquiry report by the competition watchdog, the ACCC.

Outdated technology is the main reason insurance brokers are currently struggling with customer service, at a time when insurance brokers have never been in more demand, a new research report by insurance technology company JAVLN has found.

Tech and digital salaries continue to steady out but remain strong for key skillsets such as cybersecurity and AI, according to the latest salary guide report from recruitment sector company Talent.

Mix of Cloud revenue up 55% YoY and ARR up 55% YoY signal robust forward performance.
Software revenue up 44% YoY as IFS continues to lead in ERP, EAM, FSM and ESM.

COMPANY NEWS: IFS, the global cloud enterprise software company, today announced its financial results for the first half of 2023 ending June 30th, with annual recurring revenue up a significant 55 percent year on year, cloud revenue up 55 percent and software revenue up 44 percent representing a 79 percent share of total revenue.

RECRUITMENT FEATURE: Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Australian CIOs have encountered a tech candidate who had “unrealistic salary expectations” about their new role by asking for a salary well beyond what may be considered reasonable, according to a newly released salary guide by recruitment firm Robert Half.

GUEST OPINION by Colin Strang, Global Vice President – Presales at Fortude: Inflation and supply chain disruptions are intimately linked: inflation disrupts supply chains, and supply chain disruptions can lead to shortages that drive up prices and cause inflation. However, there is no one-size-fits-all solution to inflation-induced disruption. According to Gartner, while nearly one-quarter of manufacturers and retailers are responding to inflation and recession risk by reducing stocks, over 40 per cent are increasing inventory as a hedge against ongoing scarcity.

NBN Co, the operator of Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN), has reported total revenue of $2.6 billion for the six months to 31 December 2022 - a 4 per cent increase on H1 FY22.

COMPANY NEWS: Amperity the leading customer data platform (CDP) for enterprise consumer brands, today announces its expansion in the Asia Pacific (APAC) market.

Global digital asset management (DAM) company Bynder has announced the opening of its first APAC office in Melbourne, to better serve customers and meet the needs of its “growing business” in Australia.

Australian IT teams are losing control of digital infrastructure as non-IT business units take the lead in procuring or developing most of the applications that they use

Australian-listed communications software and cloud infrastructure provider MNF Group has continued to grow recurring revenue on the back of “strong demand” from long-term customers in its global wholesale business.

The majority of Australian businesses are open to hiring people from across Australia and having them work remotely, following a 283% spike in remote work job postings since the beginning of the pandemic, according to research by one recruitment company.

GUEST OPINION by Peter O’Connor, Vice President – Sales, Asia Pacific, Snowflake:  As the amount of digital data in the world continues to grow exponentially, extracting meaning from it is becoming an increasingly challenging task.

Seventy three percent of Australian CIOs plan to extend salary increases to their tech employees in 2021, according to a new salary guide from one recruiting firm.

Gas prices fell significantly during the past year, driven in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, but the competition and consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has flagged that lower prices may not last, with the risk of a supply shortfall remaining.

GUEST OPINION BY Todd Gorsuch, CEO, Customer Science: Heightened customer demand and a need for staff to work from home are causing big headaches for contact centres around the country.

US communications provider CenturyLink says it has strengthened its content delivery network (CDN) service capabilities in 11 cities across Asia Pacific (APAC) to cater to growing demands from global broadcasters, over the top (OTT) video streaming platforms and gaming companies.

Transit Systems and Bridj are launching its "Demand Responsive bus services" in Western Sydney in late November, disrupting the Australian public transport space while still complementing public transport.