About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 215
Qlik, AWS expand partnership with Marketplace debut
Fri, 11th Dec 2020
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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public cloud
The expanded relationship with AWS now includes a wide variety of certifications and designations across its entire end-to-end data and analytics platform.
ComCom testing programme improves NZ broadband performance
Fri, 11th Dec 2020
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uc
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commerce commission
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fibre
The Commerce Commission's Measuring Broadband New Zealand programme has helped to identify and fix network problems.
Veeam Backup for Office 365 adds Microsoft Teams protection
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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virtualisation
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uc
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dr
Veeam's latest version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 adds purpose-built backup and recovery for Microsoft Teams.
ComCom seeks increase in telecommunications, fibre funding
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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uc
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commerce commission
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fibre
Commerce Commission seeks feedback on funding for regulation of telecommunications, electricity, and gas sectors. Increased funding proposed.
MYOB unveils New Zealand winners of 2020 MYOB Partner Awards
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
MYOB announces winners of its 2020 Partner Awards in New Zealand, celebrating excellence in bookkeeping and accounting.
Commerce Commission finalises consumer protections for withdrawal of copper phone and broadband services
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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chorus
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commerce commission
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fibre
The code sets out the requirements Chorus must meet before it can stop providing wholesale copper phone and broadband services, including ADSL and VDSL.
BlackBerry and Android partner up to secure Android 11
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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smartphones
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
The partnership means BlackBerry and Android customers will benefit from a versatile and secure platform for enterprise mobility.
Malwarebytes expands security protection suite for remote workers
Wed, 9th Dec 2020
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risk & compliance
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
Malwarebytes has announced the expansion of its protection suite and industry partnerships to incorporate more features to help protect remote workers.
Govt must allow border exemptions for tech professionals - NZTech
Tue, 8th Dec 2020
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nztech
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employment
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covid-19
Tech sector calls for border exemptions for skilled professionals to address critical skills shortage amid COVID-19 crisis, says NZTech.
Fortinet collaborates with AWS to deliver integrated next-gen firewall solution
Tue, 8th Dec 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
Fortinet has announced new integration with Amazon Web Services to provide customers with advanced security across their cloud platforms.
Connecting employee and customer experience a clear path to omnichannel personalisation
Tue, 8th Dec 2020
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crm
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cx
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martech
Connecting employee and customer experiences is crucial for successful business, according to a study by Lucidworks.
Unitec becomes first member to join NZ Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy
Mon, 7th Dec 2020
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edutech
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unitec
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threat landscape
Unitec joins Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Academy, providing students with the tools and knowledge to succeed in the industry.
AWS introduces new partner network programmes
Mon, 7th Dec 2020
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devops
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched new programs and services to support its partner network and expand its marketplace offerings.
Dell unveils new security offerings
Mon, 7th Dec 2020
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network infrastructure
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supply chain & logistics
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edge security
Dell Technologies has announced new security advancements, including new offerings across supply chain, services and infrastructure.
Adoption of cloud-native apps high but security remains an issue - report
Fri, 4th Dec 2020
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devops
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cloud security
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apm
Only 10% of organisations run half or more business apps on Kubernetes due to security and networking issues, according to research from Volterra.
Chorus, Xero, amongst Deloitte Top 200 winners
Fri, 4th Dec 2020
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fintech
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financial systems
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healthtech
Chorus, Xero and 2degrees were amongst the finalists in this year's Deloitte Top 200 Awards, with both Chorus and Xero taking out their categories.
Gartner: Worldwide smartphone sales decline, Xiaomi moves ahead of Apple
Fri, 4th Dec 2020
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
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apple
Global smartphone sales declined 5.7% in Q3 2020, despite signs of recovery, with overall mobile phone sales down 8.7%, according to Gartner.
Check Point warns of surge in phishing scams as hackers impersonate delivery vendors
Fri, 4th Dec 2020
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phishing
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email security
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online shopping
Hackers are targeting delivery vendors in email phishing campaigns to exploit the holiday shopping season, warns Check Point.
GlobalData: Machine learning a hot topic amongst AI influencers
Fri, 4th Dec 2020
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data science
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ai
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twitter
As well as machine learning, big data and data science emerged as the most mentioned trends among the AI influencer discussions.
Remote working to accelerate cyber attacks - WatchGuard
Thu, 3rd Dec 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Automation, car hacks, and network worms will be the top cyber security threats in 2021, according to WatchGuard Technologies.