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More local tech job listings seek workers with information security knowledge

More local tech job listings seek workers with information security knowledge

MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY A new MTSU report provides evidence that demand for information security knowledge is increasing across tech occupations in Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin and Clarksville, TN-KY metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs). Released June 13 at Music City Con, Nashville’s new product security conference, the “Information Security Middle Tennessee” report was developed by the Department of Information

By markcook| 2019-06-14T19:10:41-05:00 June 16th, 2019|Categories: Business, BW-News, BW-Tech|Comments Off

Data center operator expanding Franklin facility

Former Peak 10 plans to hire a few people this fall By Geert De Lombaerde NashvillePost.com A national data center operator is doubling the capacity of one of its local facilities by half and already has signed up a big customer for a chunk of that space. Officials with Flexential, which comprises the former Peak 10

By markcook| 2019-06-14T22:21:22-05:00 June 14th, 2019|Categories: Business, BW-News, BW-Tech|Comments Off

MTSU report finds that health care companies are important part of tech scene in Middle Tennesse

MTSU report finds that health care companies are important part of tech scene in Middle Tennesse

By MATT BLOIS A new report from Middle Tennessee State University shows that health care companies, including some from Williamson County, are an important part of the tech industry in Middle Tennessee. The authors of the report identified more than 38,000 openings for tech jobs in Middle Tennessee in 2018, and about a third came

By mattblois| 2019-04-18T21:59:37-05:00 April 19th, 2019|Categories: Business, BW-Healthcare, BW-News, BW-Tech|Tags: Nashville Technology Council|Comments Off

Franklin artificial intelligence company hires a new sales manager

Franklin artificial intelligence company hires a new sales manager

Chris Hasenbein will manage sales in North America at Digital Reasoning./ / Photo Digital Reasoning By MATT BLOIS The Franklin artificial intelligence company Digital Reasoning has hired Chris Hasenbein to manage sales in the Americas. Digital Reasoning develops artificial intelligence that can analyze human communication. The company uses the technology to solve problems in the

By mattblois| 2019-04-04T19:05:36-05:00 April 4th, 2019|Categories: Business, BW-News, BW-Tech|Tags: Digital Reasoning|Comments Off

Blackburn: Tennessee will be one of first eight states in effort to map broadband infrastructure

Blackburn: Tennessee will be one of first eight states in effort to map broadband infrastructure

ABOVE: A map from the FCC shows areas in yellow where there are major gaps in broadband availability. Darker blue means faster speeds. U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) announced Tuesday that Tennessee will be one of eight states included in a new National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) project to expand and update the National Broadband

By markcook| 2019-02-26T23:45:17-05:00 February 26th, 2019|Categories: BW-News, BW-Tech|Comments Off

Australian finance company invests in Franklin tech company to expand its reach in the finance industry

Australian finance company invests in Franklin tech company to expand its reach in the finance industry

Prakash Ramachandran, Chief Financial Officer of Digital Reasoning / Photo courtesy of Digital Reasoning By MATT BLOIS An Australian finance company has invested in the Franklin tech company Digital Reasoning to help expand its reach in the finance industry. Digital Reasoning provides artificial intelligence technologies to solve a variety of problems in the financial services

By mattblois| 2019-02-17T21:54:25-05:00 February 17th, 2019|Categories: Business, BW-News, BW-Tech|Tags: Digital Reasoning|Comments Off

Franklin hotel software company adds dozens of new jobs and expands office

Franklin hotel software company adds dozens of new jobs and expands office

By MATT BLOIS A Franklin tech company will add dozens of new jobs at its new location in Franklin. Quore makes hotel management software. According to a press release from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, more than half of the top 100 highest earning hotel management companies in the U.S. use Quore’s

By mattblois| 2019-02-11T23:48:47-05:00 February 12th, 2019|Categories: Business, BW-Tech|Tags: Quore|Comments Off

Memphis tech company is training new developers for Williamson County’s tight labor market

Memphis tech company is training new developers for Williamson County’s tight labor market

An instructor gave some directions to students in the FastTrack'D program before they started working on a final project. / Photo Matt Blois By MATT BLOIS A Memphis tech company is training new developers to fill information technology jobs in Williamson County’s tight labor market. Cook Systems’ FastTrack’D program trains students to code. The trainees

By markcook| 2018-12-07T17:00:20-05:00 December 9th, 2018|Categories: BW-News, BW-Tech|Tags: Cook Systems|Comments Off

Tennessee Board of Regents meet to roll out new warranty for technical training programs

Tennessee Board of Regents meet to roll out new warranty for technical training programs

TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS The Tennessee Board of Regents will hold its quarterly meeting Thursday, Dec. 13, with an agenda that includes a formal rollout of its new Warranty for graduates of technical programs, revised budgets, new academic and technical programs, new and revised policy proposals and updates on various initiatives. The new Warranty for

By markcook| 2018-12-06T22:08:24-05:00 December 6th, 2018|Categories: BW-News, BW-Tech, Schools|Comments Off

Focus on computer science, coding, builds student interest from Kindergarten to career

Focus on computer science, coding, builds student interest from Kindergarten to career

By MELISSA HAMBRICK Williamson County students and students from all over the world this week have been celebrating the 112th birthday of a woman they may not have ever heard of, but who influences their daily lives and might even shape their futures. Computer Science Education Week is held annually in recognition of the birthday of Admiral

By markcook| 2018-12-05T18:08:32-05:00 December 5th, 2018|Categories: BW-News, BW-Tech, Featured, Featured - SHHP, Schools|Comments Off