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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.

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Expense management: Microsoft Excel isn't going to cut it
Tue, 15th Nov 2016
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Growing businesses need to move away from spreadsheet software like Microsoft Excel for expense tracking, says Concur.
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Public will have access to NZ Police online crime data
Tue, 15th Nov 2016
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
The New Zealand Police are set to launch a new online crime data reporting tool, making crime data easily accessible to the public.
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ANZ businesses missing the human touch in digital society, report finds
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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Report warns ANZ firms: customers favor real contact over digital, risking loyalty and satisfaction in an online rush.
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Shoppers warned of increased cyber risk as online shopping takes over
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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More than half of UK consumers now do the majority of their shopping online, but hackers are also taking advantage.
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Bold initiatives in the Malaysia 2017 Budget, says IDC
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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analyst report
Malaysia's 2017 Budget pushes towards a digital economy, IDC highlights, forecasting a surge in ICT sector growth and societal benefits.
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Trumping expectations: What now for the public sector?
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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The US government's adoption of technology is unlikely to be undone by the new administration, according to expert Chris Pennell.
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New Zealand earthquake: Images and video take over social media
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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earthquakes
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retailers
IN PICS: Kiwis have posted a flood of imagery to social media platforms following the severe earthquake that rattled several parts of the country.
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Earthquake update: Kiwis turn to Facebook for news and updates
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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After an earthquake hit North Canterbury, Kiwis have flocked to Facebook for live updates and to mark themselves safe.
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School exams disrupted by earthquake
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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earthquakes
In an urgent update, the NZQA has advised all New Zealand Scholarship examinations have been postponed in light of this morning’s earthquakes.
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Kiwi telcos assess damage following earthquake
Mon, 14th Nov 2016
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New Zealand's telecoms networks remain operational after earthquakes off the South Island, according to Vodafone and Spark.
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​​CenturyLink recognised for cloud-enabled managed hosting in APAC
Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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cloud services
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CenturyLink named leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Cloud-Enabled Managed Hosting, Asia Pacific for second year.
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Cloud traffic set to quadruple, representing 92% of all data center traffic
Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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Cloud traffic is expected to quadruple by 2020, making up 92% of total data centre traffic, according to the latest Cisco Global Cloud Index.
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Lessons from the U.S. election on big data and algorithms
Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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The failure to accurately predict the outcome of the elections has caused some backlash against big data and algorithms.
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President Trump and Technology: Good or Bad? Here's what the experts say
Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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cloud services
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tbr
Donald Trump's victory in the US election could have significant implications for the technology industry, say analysts.
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CDO to CEO: Chief data officers climbing the C-Suite ladder, Gartner says
Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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gartner
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cios
CDOs are adding to the competitiveness of businesses by contributing to strategic planning, decision making, and leading digital business initiatives.
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Cyber hacking lessons from the U.S. election
Fri, 11th Nov 2016
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gartner
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elections
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Nation state actors, specifically Russia, meddling in US electoral systems is the most serious issue of this election, says Gartner analyst.
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Nutanix broadens enterprise cloud platform
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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virtualisation
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converged infrastructure
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data centre operators
Nutanix is set to expand its data center automation capabilities to include network visualization, security, and orchestration.
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Trend Micro ups its AI game to pre-empt ‘silver bullet’ startups
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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Refreshed portfolio from the vendor looks to displace competitors and pre-empt start ups touting machine learning and artificial intelligence.
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How do millennials perceive women in leadership?
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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millennials
It's interesting to see that men who say both sexes aren’t equally effective leaders are more than 3x more likely to say men make the better leaders.
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The building blocks of a confident and resilient digital government
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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cios
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gartner
Digital failures or even minor setbacks may drive risk-averse govt to take a step back at the exact time it should be making bold digital investments.
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IT’s new era: The Age of the Customer
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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crm
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cloud services
Accelerating digital transformation with business assurance to improve customer experience, says Amit Rao of NETSCOUT.
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Climate change and sustainability top of the agenda for smart city objectives
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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smart cities
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​Climate change, resilience and sustainability will make up half of all smart city objectives by 2020, according to the latest research from Gartner.
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What will the Trump presidency mean for public cloud computing?
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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cloud services
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microsoft
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hyperscale
Trump's 'America first' stance raises questions about the future of US-dominated public cloud services as global dynamics shift.
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Facebook: The Top 10 moments of the US election
Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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social media
As the polls close across the US, Facebook has released data showing some interesting moments from the election that have taken place in recent weeks.