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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 156

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AWS and Slack enter strategic partnership
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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contact centre
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cloud services
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hyperscale
Slack & AWS join forces in a major deal to revolutionise team collaboration and cloud management.
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DNS recursive resolvers vulnerability can launch DDoS attacks against any victim
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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ddos
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cios
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radware
New NXNSAttack DNS flaw enables severe DDoS attacks, mitigation patch released by providers.
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Face-to-face meetings set to decline when workplaces reopen
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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accounting systems
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wfh
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digital banking
Face-to-face meetings are set to decline as most meetings will be run remotely even when employees re-enter the workplace.
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Vodafone launches OPPO 5G smartphones to NZ market
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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smartphones
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5g
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technology gifts
Vodafone has launched new affordable 5G smartphones into the New Zealand market, the OPPO Find X2 Pro 5G and the Find X2 Lite 5G.
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Xero pushes pause on planned price increase due to COVID-19 crisis
Fri, 5th Jun 2020
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accounting systems
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digital banking
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xero
Xero delays price hike for its accounting plans amid ongoing COVID-19 concerns, prioritising customer support.
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Bitglass launches local edge data centres in Australia
Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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saas
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colocation
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casb
Bitglass boosts OZ and NZ cloud security with new local edge data centers.
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Growth in edge computing could generate new revenue opportunities for operators
Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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edge data centre
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vertiv
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edge computing
Growth in edge computing could generate new revenue opportunities for operators, according to new research by Vertiv and Omdia.
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IDC: PC shipments forecast to decline 12.4% in 2020
Thu, 4th Jun 2020
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pc shipments
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idc
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analyst report
PC and tablet market to drop by 12.4% amid COVID-19 impact, says IDC.
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Aruba unveils tech solutions for reimagined workplace
Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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wfh
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workplace of the future
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remote working
Aruba has unveiled innovative workplace solutions and a new vision for the future of work, including returning to the office and working from home.
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Epson launches new SureColor photography desktop printers
Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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printing
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creative technologies
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epson
Epson unveils compact, cutting-edge SureColor P706 & P906 photo printers for pros.
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Cognizant named Leader in Gartner 2020 Magic Quadrant for public cloud infrastructure and managed services
Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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cloud services
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managed services
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public cloud
Cognizant recognized as a Leader by Gartner in its 2020 Magic Quadrant for Public Cloud Infrastructure Professional and Managed Services.
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Research: Employees fear becoming obsolete due to outdated skillsets
Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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it training
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uipath
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automation
Half of office workers fear job loss in 5 years due to skill gaps, UiPath study reveals.
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Global smartphone sales decline 20% due to COVID-19, Samsung, Huawei see double-digit declines
Wed, 3rd Jun 2020
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apple
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smartphones
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technology gifts
Smartphone sales plummeted by 20.2% in Q1 2020 due to COVID-19, with major Chinese manufacturers and Apple hit hard, according to Gartner.
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Rise in cyberattacks targeting the cloud as use of collaboration tools increase
Thu, 28th May 2020
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voip
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contact centre
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cloud services
Cyberattacks targeting the cloud are increasing as the use of cloud services and collaboration tools rises during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to McAfee.
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Internet filtering not the answer - InternetNZ
Thu, 28th May 2020
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government
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christchurch
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censorship
The proposed law change is part of the New Zealand government response to the Christchurch terror attacks that occurred in March last year.
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Fujitsu unveils 14 new models of enterprise notebooks, tablets and workstations optimised for remote working
Thu, 28th May 2020
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mobility
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wfh
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tablets & laptops
Fujitsu targets remote workforce with 14 innovative enterprise devices.
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Former Dimension Data veteran, NTT Australia CEO Steve Nola to retire
Wed, 27th May 2020
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dimension data
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recruitment
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ntt
NTT Australia CEO Steve Nola to retire in Sept, ending a stellar IT industry career since the '80s.
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BigCommerce recognised as Strong Performer by Forrester Research
Wed, 27th May 2020
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saas
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bigcommerce
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forrester research
BigCommerce has been recognized as a Strong Performer by Forrester Research in its evaluations of eCommerce platforms.
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Global technology industry deals total $34.4bn in April 2020
Wed, 27th May 2020
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pos
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martech
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commerce systems
Tech deals soar to $34.4bn in April, up 33.8% month-on-month.
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New wearable devices to diagnose medical conditions such as preeclampsia, epilepsy and heart attacks
Tue, 26th May 2020
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it in healthcare
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wearables
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fitbit
New wearables are set to diagnose medical conditions such as preeclampsia and heart attacks, says the University of South Australia.
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ComCom report 'proof' of the need of fibre - Chorus
Tue, 26th May 2020
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broadband
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chorus
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commerce commission
Chorus hails fibre as lockdown shows no net speed drop in NZ's broadband, citing the latest report.
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Current security practices 'grossly inadequate' for protecting cloud infrastructures - report
Tue, 26th May 2020
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cloud services
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devops
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cloud security
Accurics warns of rampant cloud breaches due to poor security amidst complex tech stacks.
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Govt's COVID-19 tracing app 'fundamentally flawed'
Tue, 26th May 2020
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government
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jupl
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covid-19
NZ Gov's COVID-19 app called 'primitive' and 'flawed' by Jupl cofounder Sir Ray Avery.
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Nutanix partners with ServiceNow to simplify IT operations during crisis
Tue, 26th May 2020
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devops
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wfh
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converged infrastructure
Nutanix expands integration partnership with ServiceNow to simplify IT operations during COVID-19 crisis. Additional capabilities announced for Nutanix Calm.