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Fiona Alston

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Top techies can still name their price, recruiters say

In spite of the wave of layoffs, there are some roles that are always going to be in high demand, while for others a painful correction is coming. Recruiters give Fiona Alston the inside track

‘It came completely out of the blue’

How does a job loss affect someone and what about those who survive the cull? Fiona Alston investigates

Changing the culture to embrace the digital nomad

Would you employ a digital nomad or have you considered becoming one yourself? Fiona Alston looks at the benefits for employers and employees

European Institute of Innovation and Technology launches deep tech talent initiative

EIT is looking to train one million people in deep tech fields over the next three years. Can it succeed? Fiona Alston reports

Tech slowdown: Why more and more companies are reining in the perks

Are tech businesses dropping their benefits during the downturn? It’s out with the free meals, home-from-home office services and regular team activities, enter some new benefits more befitting the times we are living in, reports Fiona Alston

Knowledge is power: data analytics has become the key skill to have

Where there’s data there are people analysing it. Fiona Alston takes a look at the demands of having some data analyst experience in your skills arsenal

Crowdfunding: the quick way to raise revenue for your business

Going for investment can be a tricky business. Fiona Alston looks at crowdfunding as an alternative option for tech start-ups

The human factor: why businesses need to improve the employee experience

Employee experience is no longer a luxury sidebar, it has shifted to front and centre

ICT skills: Talent is not the issue, infrastructure is

An opportunity has presented itself for Ireland to add more highly skilled tech workers to the workforce, but now we can secure the talent the same old homegrown issues are letting us down

DaaS: the service to soothe our headaches

As the future of work changes post pandemic, so does the future of IT needs. DaaS could be the combination pill to tackle your software and hardware issues

ICT skills: Poor preparation is no defence

It’s a no-brainer that ICT professionals require upskilling in cybersecurity. If this is not part of your company culture yet, there is plenty of training available to fit all budgets, reports Fiona Alston

The fourth literacy skill: why digital skills should be essential learning

It’s about time we added digital skills to all school curriculums, leaving no child behind. Fiona Alston reports on the state of play in IT in education, from primary to third level

ICT skills: When to low code and when to no code

Are we all just citizen developers now? Fiona Alston reports

ICT project management is agile and open

Agility, or agile as the sector simply calls it, is the key to a good outcome in ICT project management. Keeping the channels of communication open improves customer relations and there’s a new partnership in town,

Plugging the gap in ICT talent

It’s not news that there’s a severe shortage of skilled workers in the sector, but the government is working successfully with industry to train people who wish to move from other sectors

ICT skills: Positive vibes for personal growth

Fiona Alston examines the boost to further learning coming from the budget plus a new software engineering course that could change how future developers learn

DaaS: Taking care of the device lifecycle

The return to the office won’t slow down the growth of the ‘device as a service’ approach, writes Fiona Alston

Want to upskill? Just hit start

Fiona Alston examines how candidates come to the conclusion they need to upskill, and how to go about it

Green goals in the tech sector

Turning up the heat in data centres, finding leaks before they happen and reducing air miles to save the world are all topics discussed in this month’s sustainable tech feature

What the pandemic has taught us about virtual schooling

September brings with it the beginning of the academic year. We are still not quite back to student life as we knew it, but this time we have options and we are a lot more tech savvy this year –we just need the funds