About Sara
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.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Sara - Page 82
Interview: How Origin Energy uses AWS to transform its business
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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public cloud
Origin Energy is an Australian electricity retailer that is on the cutting edge of customer service, collaboration, innovation, and experimentation.
Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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malware
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ransomware
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endpoint protection
Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.
AWS announces two new Marketplace features
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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rpa
Now customers and marketplace sellers have the ability to use a private marketplace, as well as a dedicated marketplace for containers.
AWS offers inside look at its work with the public sector
Thu, 29th Nov 2018
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uc
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The company’s Public Sector Partner Program grew almost 40% this year, with more than 800 partners now on board.
Huawei & Spark get slugged again: GCSB terminates proposed 5G network plans
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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gcsb
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huawei
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spark
This afternoon the GCSB denied Spark’s proposal to deploy Huawei 5G equipment across its future Radio Access Network.
NZTech to launch new digital identity organisation
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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endpoint protection
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edr
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nztech
Next week, Digital Identity NZ will become New Zealand's first formal digital identity organisation, promoting open standards and innovation.
SMBs buck trends found in 'negative' business confidence reports
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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fintech
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financial systems
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xero
Numerous ‘business confidence’ surveys this year haven’t coloured the outlook for many New Zealand SMBs, says Xero.
Sony Pictures & Spider-Man bring mobile web AR to fans
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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sony
This mobile web experience that allows users to jump directly into Spider-Man’s AR world on any smartphone without the need for an app.
AWS simplifies data collection from IoT & edge devices
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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iot
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced four new services that will simplify the collection of data from internet of things (IoT) applications and edge devices.
AWS RoboMaker supports future of robotics development
Wed, 28th Nov 2018
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robots
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is venturing deeper in the world of robotics services for developers with the launch of AWS RoboMaker.
Giveaway: Win the Huawei Mate 20 (just in time for summer!)
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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smartphones
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huawei
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huawei mate
Win a Huawei Mate 20 worth NZD $1200 in our summer giveaway! Sign up at FutureFive and comment on our Facebook post to enter. Competition closed.
How Workflow automation can boost competitive advantage
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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it automation
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rpa
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servicenow
Digitalising workflows is key to boosting competitive advantage, says Upstream, citing time savings, reduced errors, and enhanced productivity.
Video comms tool key to wiping out hepatitis C in Australia
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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uc
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healthtech
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zoom
Project ECHO is set to eradicate hepatitis C in Australia by 2028 using Zoom to connect rural GPs with specialists, enhancing patient care and diagnosis.
Europol cracks down on counterfeit sites; arrests 12 people
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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counterfeits
Europol and law enforcement authorities from 26 countries have dismantled an online counterfeit goods ring and arrested 12 people.
GCSB names Women in STEM scholarship winners
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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women in technology
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gcsb
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girls in stem
The GCSB has awarded three NZD $10,000 Women in STEM scholarships, aiming to boost diversity in STEM fields and reduce the gender pay gap.
Scamwatch issues urgent warning about BEC scams
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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endpoint protection
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email security
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edr
Scamwatch is warning Australian businesses to take an urgent look at how they deal with accounts and invoices.
Taiwan cybersecurity industry empowered by innovation
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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dlp
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r&d
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market analyst
Taiwan’s cybersecurity industry is now worth more than US$1.26 billion, but what’s driving the innovation behind it?.
GitHub tallies most popular programming languages in 2018
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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martech
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rpa
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apm
JavaScript is still a winner when it comes to programming languages but Kotlin, HCL, TypeScript and PowerShell are quickly climbing the ranks.
TeamTalk sets sights on CityLink fibre optic upgrade
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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fibre
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radio
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citylink
TeamTalk has big plans to put its latest $8.7 million capital raise to work, starting with an upgrade of CityLink’s Wellington fibre optic network.
DIA to access info about .nz domain names
Mon, 26th Nov 2018
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cybersecurity
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dia
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domain name commission
The information-sharing agreement aims to prevent and minimise behaviours that threaten a safe, secure and trusted .nz online environment.