Skills shortage stories - Page 12

AI has shifted from hype to an everyday tool for accountants, reshaping workflows, client work and skills as agentic systems loom.

AI ambitions are outstripping legacy IT, as Netskope finds most infrastructure leaders doubt they can meet rising performance and security demands.

AI platform Emergent raises USD $70m Series B from Khosla Ventures and SoftBank to speed global software creation for non-coders.

SonicWall launches unified automation tools to cut alert fatigue, speed cyber threat remediation and streamline overstretched security teams.

Accountants double down on everyday AI tools, as optimism stays high but scepticism, job fears and data security worries all intensify.

AI is exposing the limits of aging campus and branch networks, pushing enterprises and MSPs towards unified, cloud-managed, secure platforms.

New global survey warns a widening 'complexity gap' leaves AI-driven, multi-cloud environments outpacing organisations' security defences.

Skillsoft has appointed Bernard Barbour as Chief Technology and Product Officer to drive AI-led evolution of its Percipio skills platform.

KPMG warns firms' AI ambitions outpace delivery, with most chasing top maturity by 2026 but only a quarter scaling agentic AI with ROI.

CrowdStrike cites a Forrester study claiming 273% ROI and USD $5m in three-year benefits from consolidating legacy endpoint security.

Legacy PKI and manual certificate management leave APAC firms exposed to outages, cyber risks and compliance failures, CyberArk warns.

AI-fuelled cloud adoption is outpacing security teams, with Fortinet warning a widening 'complexity gap' leaves hybrid estates exposed.

FloQast surpasses $200m ARR and strikes EY AI alliance as it targets enterprise finance transformation and global expansion.

BMC injects generative AI into Control-M and AMI, adding NLP workflow design, event-driven orchestration and embedded mainframe guidance.

New Zealand employers lean on internal salary scales for new roles, while market guides still dominate pay decisions for familiar positions.

Practical DevSecOps unveils a hands-on Certified Security Champion course to embed security advocates inside software development teams.

Manual compliance is throttling security teams, as RegScale finds delays, staff strain and patchy automation in most large organisations.

By 2026, work will be more flexible and AI-driven, as tougher compliance, on-demand jobs and faster hiring reshape life for Kiwi workers.

Kubernetes now underpins 82% of production container workloads, as CNCF data shows it emerging as the default platform for generative AI.

AI is shrinking routine coding vacancies but boosting demand for developers who can design systems, integrate tools and think strategically.