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Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.

Stories by Sara - Page 159

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IBM & Avnet talk tech distie transformation and how they plan to win it
Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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iaas
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digital transformation
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distribution
IBM and Avnet are planning to drive transformation in the tech distribution industry and they’ve got clear strategies to achieve it.
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The Warehouse plans to install more EV charging stations across NZ
Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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it infrastructure
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cartech
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evs
The Warehouse aims to install and manage EV charging stations outside 20 of its stores, all within in the next 18 months.
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HPE's StormRunner Load empowers app developers through AWS Marketplace
Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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devops
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cloud services
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hyperscale
HPE’s new SaaS solution StormRunner Load launched last month, and it is one of the first solutions for app development on AWS.
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CompTIA's IT Industry Outlook 2017 predicts fruitful year for tech
Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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comptia
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channel development
Tech channel association CompTIA says tech will continue to shape the world and industry executives are entering the new year with a positive outlook.
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Veeam appoints new Asia & Japan vice president after ‘record’ 2016 growth
Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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cloud services
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virtualisation
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veeam
Veeam Software has appointed Effendy Ibrahim as its new vice president for Asia and Japan, replacing former VPJulian Quinn.
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Our lax attitude to passwords is 'leaving the front door open' to trouble
Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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cybersecurity
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kaspersky
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passwords
The humble password is still creating headaches for internet users across the world – and many people are still making bad password decisions.
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Dell Boomi hires new business development VP to head global channel
Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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partner programmes
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channel development
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boomi
Dell Boomi’s global partner channel has a new lead as David Tavolaro takes over as the company’s vice president of business development.
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Ixia launches global ‘invitation-only’ program for channel partners
Thu, 19th Jan 2017
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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ixia
Network security provider Ixia is on a mission to provide partners with greater profitability and new revenue through its 'invitation only' program.
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Behind the WhatsApp ‘backdoor’ allegations: An expert's opinion
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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whatsapp
Apple’s iMessage made the same tradeoff between ease of use and security, but nobody has accused Apple of backdooring, says ESET.
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Frost & Sullivan predicts emerging APAC markets will pave data center growth
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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colocation
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it infrastructure
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dc
Frost & Sullivan says Asia Pacific will lead the modular data center infrastructure market until at least 2020, and there will be moderate growth.
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DataDirect Networks, Inspur embark on joint sales to push HPC solutions
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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inspur electronics
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data direct networks
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partners
DataDirect Networks and China-based cloud provider Inspur have signed a joint sales and marketing agreement for high-performance computing solutions.
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IIoT industry making headway in Asia Pacific, says Frost & Sullivan
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
Currently Singapore and Australia lead IIoT adoption, while other countries are only starting to deploy machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies.
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SA property group teams with TechnologyOne as part of major nationwide expansion
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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technologyone
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financial management
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partners
Local enterprise software provider TechnologyOne partners with SA property group Qattro to roll out enterprise solutions for major expansion.
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ESET walks away with 100th industry accolade in 'monumental milestone' for security
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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malware
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cybersecurity
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av
ESET's NOD32 anti-malware is the first ever product to receive 100 VB100 awards for a single product, achieving a 'monumental milestone'.
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How the changing workplace is affecting your WiFi network
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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cloud services
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network infrastructure
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network management
WiFi networks need to protect sensitive data on customers, prospects, employees and intellectual property, and provide seamless, secure connectivity.
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Shiji snaps up data intelligence firm; moves to become major software supplier
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
Shiji Group acquires ReviewPro, signaling a strategic shift towards dominating as a top-tier big data software supplier.
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Asia-US submarine cable finds new access point in Los Angeles data centers
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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colocation
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undersea cables
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internet
The trans-Pacific submarine cable connecting Indonesia, the Philippines, Guam & Hawaii to the west coast of the United States now has an access point.
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Global MSP sets down roots in APAC with new Sydney-based HQ
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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saas
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managed services
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partner programmes
Global managed service provider Continuum has set its sights on Asia Pacific with a new regional headquarters in Sydney as it continues expansion.
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iWV boosts managed services strategy across Singapore and Malaysia
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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dr
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managed services
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cloud services
Cloud service and managed service provider ICONZ-Webvisions (iWV) has brought two new sales managers on board for its Singapore and Malaysia bases.
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ISACA provides cyber governance roadmap for enterprise security
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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compliance
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cybersecurity
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isaca
ISACA has given professionals and enterprises a roadmap and direction for the areas of cyber governance, with the launch of its new audit program.
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Your 2017 resolution? Put messaging privacy on the list, says InternetNZ
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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privacy
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internetnz
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messaging
InternetNZ urges Kiwis to safeguard messaging privacy amid widespread snooping concerns, marking it a critical 2017 resolution.
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Citizen data science to skyrocket by 2019, says Gartner
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
By 2020, more than 40% of data science tasks will be automated, which means citizen data scientists will be able to use more information.
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On track and on time: Hawaiki undersea cable route survey completed
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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undersea cables
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internet
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hawaiki cable
The route survey for the long-awaited Hawaiki cable has now been completed, and details have been revealed about how far production has progressed.
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Level 3 opens Asian scrubbing centers to fight DDoS and malware threats
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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cios
Level 3 Communications is taking DDoS mitigation a step further after the setup of three new ‘scrubbing centers’ in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.