Daily Archives: January 6, 2025

Education

Pearson Releases Global English Proficiency Report 2024: Essential Insights for Business Leaders and Talent Decision Makers

Dubai UAE, January 6, 2025 – Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world’s lifelong learning company, proudly announces the release of the Pearson Global English Proficiency Report 2024. This comprehensive report provides invaluable insights into global English proficiency levels and spotlights regional trends in the Middle East, India, the Philippines, Japan, Egypt, Colombia, and Europe. It is an essential resource for business leaders and talent decision-makers looking to leverage English proficiency in hiring and learning and development (L&D) strategies.

As the global business landscape becomes increasingly interconnected, English proficiency remains a critical skill for workforce competitiveness. The Pearson Global English Proficiency Report 2024 aggregates and analyzes data from approximately 750,000 out of the millions of English language tests conducted worldwide, offering a detailed snapshot of current skill levels and emerging trends.

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Technologies

Less than a fifth of IT professionals say cloud infrastructure meets their needs

Only a quarter (25%) think their approach to the cloud is carefully considered and successful

Dubai, United Arab Emirates–07 Jan 2025–According to new data from SolarWinds, less than one in five (18%) IT professionals believe their present cloud infrastructure satisfies their business needs, indicating a large disconnect between expectations and reality when it comes to cloud adoption.

Sascha Giese, Global Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds,

The research, based on a survey of 272 global IT professionals, shows that despite the cloud’s promises of scalability and cost savings, thereality is mixed for many IT teams: only a quarter of those surveyed(25%) feel their organisation’s approach to the cloud is carefully considered and successful, while 23% admit their hybrid cloud strategy has created an overly complex IT environment. Despite this, less than a quarter (22%) of respondents have invested in external IT services to help with their cloud migration strategy.

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