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Kai Ping Lew
Editor-in-Chief & News Editor - Security
KP was raised in Malaysia and graduated with a degree in Journalism and International Business at AUT. After graduating, she did a stint in broadcast media at TVNZ before deciding to return to her true love, the written word. In her spare time, KP enjoys exploring fictional universes through books, spending time in the sun, playing volleyball, and dancing.
Former TechDay team member.

Stories by Kai Ping - Page 35

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GALLERY: Meet Taipei Startup Festival Day One

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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The event aims to provide a platform where entrepreneurs and VCs alike can build together a shared startup ecosystem.
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Four crucial factors to consider when implementing a SIEM platform – Frost & Sullivan

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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A SIEM is the central nervous system for security analysts in combing through alerts, conducting investigations, devising countermeasures.
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IoT, AI and mobile gaming in the spotlight at startup festival

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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Over the next three days, more than 300 startups will congregate in Taiwan's capital for three days full of innovation, networking, and fun.
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Azure Site Recovery offers resellers a more predictable income stream

Tue, 14th Nov 2017
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Microsoft's Azure Site Recovery helps resellers secure a steady income with cloud-based disaster recovery solutions, tapping into the growing cloud IT market.
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Xero posts half-year earnings, announces delisting from NZX

Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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Xero announces positive EBITDA for first time, adding 160k net new subscribers and growing revenue to $187.8m.
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CASE STUDY: Paessler gives big four services firm networking usability and transparency

Mon, 13th Nov 2017
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The professional services firm lacked a centralised view of its network and was dependent on multiple monitoring tools for insights.
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Revisiting the 7 bold predictions for the connected enterprise from 2017

Fri, 10th Nov 2017
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Interconnection is the enabler for new opportunities between businesses and greater innovation when leveraging new digital technologies.
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Scale or fail: Manufacturing companies must leverage cloud and interconnection

Thu, 9th Nov 2017
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The rise of IoT has resulted in unprecedented data demands, and the Internet's current infrastructure is struggling to keep up.
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ATEED launches new tools to measure economic performance

Wed, 8th Nov 2017
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The Growth Monitor highlights key information about Auckland's people, businesses, economy and sectors of competitiveness.
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Startup making Bitcoin accessible to NZers raises $400k

Wed, 8th Nov 2017
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The startup plans to use the funding to continue driving growth in New Zealand while also expanding into the UK market.
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Increase in multi-cloud strategies sees higher OpenStack adoption

Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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Surveys conducted by Cloudify, Heavy Reading, SDxCentral, SUSE and the OpenStack Foundation demonstrate growth of OpenStack adoption across industries.
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Change accelerator participants making positive social impact

Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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New Zealand has some statistics we can't be proud of right now, statistics around youth suicide, around homelessness, around incarceration.
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Disruption and digital transformation - highlights from Convergence

Mon, 6th Nov 2017
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Scott says New Zealand research shows that only 8% of companies are prioritising the transformation of products.
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IBM rebrands Bluemix to IBM Cloud

Fri, 3rd Nov 2017
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It's simplified the user experience, introducing the new IBM Cloud Lite account that never expires, and introduced a new server ordering process.
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Shortlisted entrants announced for World Communication Awards

Fri, 3rd Nov 2017
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This year will be a record year for London awards night as 65 shortlisted global companies battle it out over 21 categories.
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Avaya announces A.I.Connect initiative to boost AI technologies for enterprise communications

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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The company-led initiative brings together vendors and options to deliver AI capabilities into the contact centre and unified communication industry.
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Asia Pacific CIOs leading adoption of disruptive technologies - Gartner

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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CIOs in Asia Pacific have been faster to adopt technologies such as IoT, AI, conversational interfaces, and blockchain.
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Edge computing market forecasted to be worth US$6bil by 2022

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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Telecommunications and IT verticals are expected to contribute to the largest market share for the forecasted period.
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Distributor offering digital marketing as part of unique value proposition

Thu, 2nd Nov 2017
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Effective digital marketing is a key strategy for any business to reach its full potential in today's digital environment.
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Datto delivers new ConnectWise integrations for managed service providers

Wed, 1st Nov 2017
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The integrations bring increased visibility into customers' data, improved productivity and overall efficiency.