About Imee
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Imee Dequito
Editor
A content writer who sees art in everything, Imee has always been passionate about creative writing. For the past few years, she has been working in the field of education, e-commerce and social media. She finds comfort in music and reading novels.
Stories by Imee - Page 3
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Tim Orr joins Gallagher as new South Island sales manager
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christchurch
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sales
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eden park
Gallagher Security appoints Tim Orr as the new Sales Manager for the South Island, aiming to strengthen customer relationships and support Channel partners.
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Paessler partners with Prianto to expand UK monitoring solutions
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paessler
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resellers
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webinar
Paessler teams up with UK software distributor Prianto to expand the reach of its monitoring solutions, aiming for rapid growth and enhanced service delivery.
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Nicolas Schwarzpaul appointed new CEO of dataglobal Group
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digital transformation
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ecm
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martech
Nicolas Schwarzpaul will lead the dataglobal Group as CEO from 1 July 2024, succeeding Dr Christian Uhl. Schwarzpaul aims to elevate the company’s standing in the European digital workplace market.
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Intelliworx promotes Johnson to lead client operations in UK, US
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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managed services
Intelliworx promotes Joy Johnson to lead UK and US client services, aiming to capitalise on the booming cybersecurity market and company's growth.
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Tony Capper joins Brightsolid as Regional Sales Director
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collaboration
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connectivity
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cloud services
Tony Capper joins Brightsolid as Regional Sales Director, bringing 25 years of IT sales expertise to drive growth from their new Manchester office.
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Atturra delivers first SIS module to Brisbane Grammar School
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edutech
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digitisation
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sis
Atturra delivers first module of Student Information System for Brisbane Grammar School, leveraging Microsoft Dynamics 365 to streamline processes and enhance learning.
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Teradata & DataRobot partner to enhance AI capabilities
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robots
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ai
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datarobot
Teradata integrates with DataRobot’s AI Platform, enhancing enterprise AI model deployment with VantageCloud and ClearScape Analytics, boosting scalability and efficiency.
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Weel promotes Damon Hauenstein to dual CFO & COO roles
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martech
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Weel has promoted Damon Hauenstein to CFO and COO as the company scales up, aiming to further accelerate its growth trajectory, processing AUD $500 million annually.
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Cybersecurity budgets surge but confidence gaps persist
Last week
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ai
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it professionals
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investment
Ivanti’s latest Risk Communications report shows 71% of security professionals anticipate increased 2024 cybersecurity budgets, but confidence gaps persist between IT and business leaders.
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Nuix appoints Aidan Troy as UK Vice President of Sales
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ai
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vodafone
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nuix
Nuix names Aidan Troy as VP of Sales for the UK, leveraging his 28 years in IT from key roles at Palantir and IBM to drive significant revenue growth.
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hipages Group names Robert Tolliday Chief Revenue Officer
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nz
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leadership
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cro
hipages Group has promoted Robert Tolliday to Chief Revenue Officer, focusing on revenue growth in Australia and New Zealand with platforms like hipages tradiecore and Builderscrack.
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BlueVoyant unveils new Cyber Defense Platform for enhanced security
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devops
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siem
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phishing
BlueVoyant has launched its new Cyber Defense Platform, combining various cybersecurity solutions into a unified, AI-driven, cloud-native system for improved organisational security.
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Mark Fioretto named NetApp's new VP for Australia & New Zealand
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storage
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ransomware
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ai
Mark Fioretto appointed as NetApp’s new VP for Australia and New Zealand, aiming to bolster regional growth, innovation, and AI-driven solutions.
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Alchemy CyberDefence appoints Ben Ross as Managing Director
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saas
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advanced persistent threat protection
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risk & compliance
Alchemy CyberDefence names Ben Ross as Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, leveraging his two decades of experience to enhance cybersecurity and IT operations.
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IBM appoints Hans Dekkers as GM of Asia Pacific
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hybrid cloud
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ai
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ibm
IBM has appointed Hans Dekkers as General Manager of IBM Asia Pacific, succeeding Paul Burton. Dekkers brings vast experience, aiming to boost growth in Hybrid Cloud and AI.
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Joel Smith named CEO as Affinity Payroll eyes major growth
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saas
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risk & compliance
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ai
Affinity Payroll promotes Joel Smith to CEO as the company plans to triple its business size in three years, focusing on new markets and innovative solutions.
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Westcon-Comstor appoints Ang Wee Lee as Singapore Country Manager
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westcon-comstor
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distributors
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singapore
Westcon-Comstor names Ang Wee Lee as Singapore Country Manager amid 8% revenue rise to USD $3.69 billion, driven by cloud and cybersecurity demand.
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Elastic expands Elasticsearch API support to Amazon Bedrock models
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devops
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Elastic's Elasticsearch Open Inference API now supports Amazon Bedrock-hosted models, enhancing developers’ ability to create RAG applications with ease.
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Sysdig expands cloud security with new SaaS region in India
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digital transformation
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public cloud
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cloud security
Sysdig expands its cloud-native security platform into India with a new SaaS region, addressing the growing cloud economy and increasing demand for local data sovereignty.
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Aon & SentinelOne team up to battle cyber threats
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advanced persistent threat protection
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cybersecurity
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cybercrime
Global cost of cyber breaches may hit USD $23.84 billion by 2027, prompting Aon and SentinelOne to form a strategic alliance, enhancing cyber insurance processes.