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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.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.

Stories by Zach - Page 72

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PubMatic appoints Dylan Robinson as Country Manager
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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Digital media veteran Dylan Robinson appointed as PubMatic's country manager for Aus & NZ, bringing 15 years of publishing and ad tech experience.
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Colt Technology Services appoints Catherine Leaver as Chief People Officer
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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Telecoms company Colt has appointed Catherine Leaver as new chief people officer, bringing a wealth of experience from roles at Telefónica UK-O2.
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Connect NZ appoints Simon Robinson as CEO
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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connect nz
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leadership
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growth
Connect NZ appoints Simon Robinson as new CEO, succeeding Graham Brown who retires in March. Robinson joined the company in 2008 as a manager.
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Flintfox appoints Chris Dieringer as Chief Customer Officer
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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Microsoft industry veteran Chris Dieringer becomes Chief Customer Officer to oversee customer experience at Flintfox.
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Atlas Copco appoints Amanda Billner as Media Relations Manager
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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bloomberg
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job moves
Swedbank's press manager, Amanda Billner, has been appointed as the new media relations manager, bringing years of communications experience.
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Chartis names SAS a Leader in anti-money laundering
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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Chartis has named SAS a category leader in trade-based anti-money laundering (TBAML) for its broad end-to-end automation and deep risk analytics capabilities.
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Mimecast reveals what email cybersecurity needs in 2022
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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partner programmes
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email security
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cybersecurity
Mimecast partners with Chillisoft to enhance cyber resilience in New Zealand and Fiji, amid growing cyber threats. #cybersecurity #partnership.
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How prepared is Aotearoa for a major cybersecurity breach?
Fri, 1st Apr 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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breach prevention
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risk & compliance
Because of the digital world we now live in, the risk of cyber attacks means that geography is no longer enough to distance ourselves from tensions overseas.
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Fastly acquires Fanout for real-time edge app development
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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cloud services
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fastly
Fastly's acquisition of Fanout will enhance its real-time app development capabilities, offering increased speed and scale to customers.
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Appian platform helping Horizon Power digitally transform
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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digital transformation
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low-code
Appian has announced that Horizon Power is now using the Appian low-code platform to power its digital transformation program.
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HP to acquire Poly for improved hybrid working solutions
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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cloud services
HP has announced it is to acquire Poly in an all-cash transaction for $40 per share, estimated to be a total enterprise value of US$3.3 billion.
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Somar Digital’s AWS partner status marks major achievement
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Somar Digital has announced it has become an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Select Consulting Partner and AWS Public Sector Partner.
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Johnson Controls creates platform for sustainable future
Wed, 30th Mar 2022
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hyperscale
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healthtech
Johnson Controls has announced an industry-first hyperscale data center platform intended to assist cloud providers in meeting ambitious sustainability goals.
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Gartner reveals top trends in data and analytics for 2022
Wed, 30th Mar 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Gartner has identified three key areas that it believes data and analytics (D&A) companies should move to implement into their strategy in 2022.
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Widespread threats increase by 38% in 2021 - Rapid7 report
Wed, 30th Mar 2022
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cybersecurity
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security vulnerabilities
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research
Rapid7 has released its latest Vulnerability Intelligence Report detailing the most significant security vulnerabilities and cyber attacks in 2021.
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GitHub releases updates to Actions for better workflows
Wed, 30th Mar 2022
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martech
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open source
GitHub has released three new features for GitHub Actions to assist teams of all sizes to work faster at scale and enable increased productivity.
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Australian Budget 2022 bolsters cyber security sector
Wed, 30th Mar 2022
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digital transformation
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cybersecurity
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government
The Australian Government has announced an investment of $9.9 billion to increase the country’s intelligence and cybersecurity capabilities.
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Snowflake launches data cloud platform for retail sector
Tue, 29th Mar 2022
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
Snowflake has announced the launch of its Retail Data Cloud to break down data silos and improve business agility and customer experiences in the retail sector.
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Talend data catalogue enables proactive compliance approach
Tue, 29th Mar 2022
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Talend has announced the availability of Talend Data Catalog 8, an automated data catalogue enabling a proactive approach to compliance management.
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InterSystems releases suite of financial services solutions
Tue, 29th Mar 2022
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fintech
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data fabric
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risk & compliance
InterSystems has announced the release of a suite of new solutions to facilitate improvements for financial services organisations.