About Zach
Zach Thompson
News Editor
Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Zach - Page 50
A10 Networks finds over 15 million DDoS weapons in 2021
Wed, 11th May 2022
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malware
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ddos
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supply chain
A10 Networks notes that in the 2H 2021 reporting period, its security research team tracked more than 15.4 million Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) weapons.
Fastly named 2022 Gartner Peer Insights Customers' Choice
Wed, 11th May 2022
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cloud services
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report
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customer choice
Fastly has been recognized as a Customers' Choice by Gartner for its global edge cloud network, with the highest customer rating and willingness to recommend.
Red Hat and Accenture expand alliance for hybrid cloud
Wed, 11th May 2022
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hybrid cloud
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partner programmes
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supply chain
Red Hat and Accenture expand partnership to assist businesses with cloud operations and adoption of open hybrid cloud technologies.
DigitalBridge makes $30 million equity investment in LEDC
Wed, 11th May 2022
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
DigitalBridge Group, an affiliate of DigitalBridge, has invested AUD$30m in Leading Edge Data Centres, accelerating its regional expansion plans.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise hosts Channel Reignite sessions
Tue, 10th May 2022
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hybrid cloud
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partner programmes
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hpe
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hosted its HPE Channel Reignite sessions in Sydney and Melbourne last month to reconnect with the channel partner community.
Multiplex, NEXTDC making strong progress on S3 data centre
Tue, 10th May 2022
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datacentre infrastructure
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Multiplex has made a significant achievement on Stage 1 of NEXTDC's S3 data centre, 'topping out' the structure in the Artarmon on Sydney's lower North Shore.
Fortinet sees 34% revenue increase in latest financial results
Mon, 9th May 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet's total revenue for Q1 2022 increased by 34.4% compared to the same quarter last year, reaching $954.8 million.
Cloudian recognised by Gartner for third consecutive year
Mon, 9th May 2022
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storage
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quantum computing
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cloudian
Cloudian Recognized as Customers' Choice in Gartner Peer Insights' Voice of the Customer for Distributed File Systems.
Marketplacer and True Woo partner for wellness marketplace
Mon, 9th May 2022
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healthtech
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software
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marketplacer
Marketplacer launches holistic online marketplace for True Woo, offering a range of products and services to improve wellbeing.
Power at the edge: the role of data centers in sustainability
Mon, 9th May 2022
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Singapore lifts moratorium on new data centre projects, but with emphasis on power efficiency and sustainability.
Grasping the opportunity to rethink the metrics of a sustainable data centre
Mon, 9th May 2022
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Data centres can improve efficiency by better collaboration between facility and IT operations teams, says SoftIron.
Loyalty Now appoints Anurag Vasisth as group CEO
Fri, 6th May 2022
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merchants
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loyalty now
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job moves
Anurag Vasisth has been appointed as group CEO of Loyalty and Rewards International, leading the company into its next phase of growth.
Marketplacer appoints Tal Rotbart as chief technology officer
Fri, 6th May 2022
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cybersecurity
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it industry
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cto
Marketplacer appoints Tal Rotbart as CTO to drive technology development and platform growth, reinforcing engineering, infrastructure and cybersecurity.
MEF appoints Kelly Ahuja, Kailem Anderson & Ari Banerjee as senior executives
Fri, 6th May 2022
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
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sd-wan
The company announced the launch of a Technology Advisory Board (TAB) comprised of senior executives from leading global technology companies.
Kyndryl appoints Yolanda Stead as head of alliances for Australia & New Zealand
Fri, 6th May 2022
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oracle
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kpmg
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lexisnexis
Kyndryl hires Yolanda Stead as Head of Alliances for Australia and New Zealand, responsible for fostering innovation through strategic partnerships.
Hitachi Vantara appoints Jonathan Fester as ANZ channel manager
Fri, 6th May 2022
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storage
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partner programmes
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ict
Hitachi Vantara appoints new ANZ channel manager, Jonathan Fester and Nathan Knight as vice president and managing director for ANZ operations.
MODIFI appoints Matthias Hendrichs as chief commercial officer
Fri, 6th May 2022
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apple
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app store
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cto
Apple's former head of Asia Pacific for App Store, Matthias Hendrichs, joins Modifi as Chief Commercial Officer to lead global sales and marketing.
Optic Security appoints Mike Nugent as New Zealand general manager
Fri, 6th May 2022
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physical security
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optic security group
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job moves
Optic Security ANZ promotes Mike Nugent as New Zealand General Manager, due to his extensive experience in secure and tactical communications.
PagerDuty appoints Katherine Post Calvert as chief marketing officer
Fri, 6th May 2022
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cmo
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branding
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pagerduty
PagerDuty, the digital operations platform, has hired Katherine Post Calvert as its new CMO, bringing expertise in global marketing strategy.
Global Processing Services (GPS) appoints Simon Stanford as chief revenue officer
Fri, 6th May 2022
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crm
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uc
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gps
Global Processing Services (GPS) appoints Simon Stanford as CRO to lead their global commercial, partnerships, and revenue growth strategy.