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 246
Acronis appoints security veteran as chairman of the board
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Bonvanie is the executive vice president of strategic accounts at Palo Alto Networks and has been a member of the Acronis Board of Directors since 2014.
Eaton opens new Late-Point Definition Centre in ANZ
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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eaton
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cloud distribution
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power management
The new facility offers local customised solutions for its customers across the Australia and New Zealand region.
Coronavirus: Alibaba Cloud delivers eCommerce to help retailers
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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alibaba
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alibaba cloud
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covid-19
Alibaba Cloud will deliver a series of eCommerce solutions to assist organisations that are adversely impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: Businesses providing laptops to employees for remote working
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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personal computing devices
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wfh
Some businesses are also getting ready for more staff to potentially work from home by providing laptops or remote access.
TCF: Telcos meeting New Zealand demand
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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uc
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commerce commission
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telco
The Commerce Commission has released its Annual Telecommunication Monitoring Report this week, and the TCF says it is welcoming the report's findings.
ANZ can scale and accelerate digital transformation with Application Services
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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devops
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
ANZ businesses can scale digital transformation using application services, yet must juggle legacy systems, multi-cloud environments, and security challenges.
NetApp partners with Google Cloud to expand services to Australia
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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data protection
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hyperscale
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public cloud
NetApp partners with Google Cloud to bring Cloud Volumes Service to Australia and New Zealand, expanding enterprise application capabilities.
commercetools expands to Australia, builds Sydney data centre
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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hyperscale
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martech
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commerce systems
commercetools hits Australia with a new data centre, bolstered by a $145M investment, expanding its innovative commerce platform.
Data skills gap costing businesses $13.8 billion
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A data skills gap is costing Australian businesses AUD $13.8bn in lost productivity, with employees stressed and underprepared to harness the value of data.
Coronavirus delaying iWorld Australia shipments
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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personal computing devices
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apple
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shipments
iWorld Australia urges customers to order now due to delays caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China and surrounding countries.
Verizon expands security portfolio with new solutions to combat cybercrime
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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verizon
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cybercrime
Verizon Business strengthens its cybersecurity portfolio with new solutions employing advanced analytics and blockchain to combat increasing cybercrime threats.
Inland Revenue shuts down to make changes to tax system
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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digital transformation
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tax
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ird
The revenue system will be closed for a week in April as Inland Revenue introduces a new round of changes to make tax more straightforward.
Embracing cloud essential for healthcare organisations to deliver advanced care
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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hybrid cloud
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converged infrastructure
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healthtech
Digital transformation significantly impacted cloud implementation across various industry verticals, and healthcare organisations were no different.
AI Forum releases guidelines on development and use of AI in New Zealand
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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ai
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government
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ai forum of new zealand
New guidelines have been released by the AI Forum of New Zealand to help build public trust in AI across the country.
Ivanti expands channel leadership team
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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recruitment
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ivanti
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job moves
Ivanti bolsters its channel leadership team with key appointments, naming Cyrus Hatfield as SVP of global sales and Gary Abad as VP of global channels.
Coronavirus: Ingram Micro postpones cloud summit
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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iaas
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ingram micro
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ingram micro cloud
Amid concerns over COVID-19, Ingram Micro Cloud has postponed its 2020 Cloud Summit, initially set for May in Miami Beach, to early next year.
Fortinet unveils 'fundamental' changes to partner programme
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Fortinet has revamped its partner programme, introducing the new Engage partner scheme to help partners thrive in today’s evolving security landscape.
Empired and Intergen expand trans-Tasman leadership group with new GM for data & AI
Thu, 5th Mar 2020
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intergen
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empired
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recruitment
Empired and Intergen appoint Travis Barker as GM of Market Development, Data - AI, bringing his expertise to their trans-Tasman leadership group.
New Zealand tech firms feeling the threat of coronavirus
Thu, 5th Mar 2020
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fintech
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fintechnz
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covid-19
New Zealand tech firms face uncertainty as COVID-19 spreads, with financial markets plummeting and global economic fears rising, says FintechNZ.
New Zealand's national broadband map gets a revamp
Thu, 5th Mar 2020
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uc
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telco
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internetnz
InternetNZ has launched a revamped Broadband Map NZ, offering more accurate data on wireless availability and better tools for comparing internet technologies.