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Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.

Stories by Sara - Page 25

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Voyager Internet acquires Kiwi telco HD Net
Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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uc
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telco
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voyager internet
New Zealand's Voyager Internet acquires local telco HD Net, significantly enhancing its data centre capabilities and service offerings.
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QNAP releases new NAS series for home users
Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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storage
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private cloud
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qnap
The TS-x31K series NAS is designed for home and personal cloud storage for users who wish to build their own private clouds.
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DJI's Mavic Air 2 drone to hit stores in May
Wed, 29th Apr 2020
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drones
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digital entertainment
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video
DJI's Mavic Air 2 drone, featuring 8K camera capabilities and 34-minute flight time, lands in stores on May 15. Prices range from AUD $1,499 to $1,899.
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WHO urges caution after emails, passwords stolen
Wed, 29th Apr 2020
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phishing
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email security
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breach prevention
Approximately 450 active WHO email addresses and passwords, and emails belonging to others working on fighting COVID-19, were leaked on the internet.
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Slack launches data residency in Australia
Wed, 29th Apr 2020
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cloud security
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healthtech
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workplace
Slack selected Sydney, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Paris as the first four regions outside the United States to offer data residency to its users.
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University of Sydney taps into AWS to save threatened species
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Researchers at the University of Sydney are using Amazon Web Services to analyse genetic data and develop strategies to save Australia's threatened species.
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Malwarebytes launches VPN service that won't track users
Fri, 24th Apr 2020
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vpns
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encryption
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cybersecurity
Malwarebytes says that while the solution is only available for Windows, it will be coming soon to Mac, Android, Chrome, and iOS.
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Australia's first ethical AI advisory opens its doors
Fri, 24th Apr 2020
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ai ethics
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human rights
The Ethical AI Advisory aims to support public and private companies in their quest to develop ethical approaches to AI design and deployment.
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HPE outlines additional channel partner relief measures
Fri, 24th Apr 2020
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dr
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partner programmes
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cloud services
HPE has launched relief programs for partners impacted by COVID-19, including suspended revenue targets and $2bn in financial support.
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Google Cloud Anthos generally available on AWS
Fri, 24th Apr 2020
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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public cloud
Google Cloud's Anthos is now generally available on Amazon Web Services, broadening its hybrid and multi-cloud application platform capabilities.
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Four game publishers exit NVIDIA's GeForce NOW
Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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cloud services
Major game publishers, including Warner Brothers, Xbox, Codemasters, and Klei, are removing their games from NVIDIA's GeForce NOW game library.
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Networks shrouded in lack of visibility - SANS Institute report
Thu, 23rd Apr 2020
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risk & compliance
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
More than half survey of respondents believe that a lack of network visibility poses high or very high risks to their organisation.
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Human judges vital in crowdsourced campaign to track deforestation
Wed, 22nd Apr 2020
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martech
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ai
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software development
IIASA and SAS launch a crowdsourcing app to engage citizens in training AI to track deforestation, spotlighting AI's need for human expertise.
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Entel AI and DataRobot use AI to fight forest fires
Wed, 22nd Apr 2020
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robots
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data analytics
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martech
Entel AI and DataRobot join forces to combat forest fires in Chile using innovative AI technology, predicting fires 12 minutes sooner than previous methods.
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Interview: Radware discusses DDoS amid soaring internet usage
Tue, 21st Apr 2020
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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radware
Radware’s Yaniv Hoffman reveals how the COVID-19 pandemic and the proliferation of IoT devices have led to surging DDoS attacks amid escalating internet usage.
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CorPlan develops forecasting tool to eliminate 'spreadsheet hell' & support stimulus modelling
Tue, 21st Apr 2020
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devops
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data analytics
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planning
The solution helps to move organisations away from ‘Excel Hell’ related to budgeting, forecasting, and planning.
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Lenovo launches Legion series of gaming PCs & laptops
Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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personal computing devices
Lenovo has launched a new 2020 lineup of gaming PC and laptops, which are sure to give fans of prebuilt gaming PCs something to smile about.
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Zero-touch provisioning eliminates manual device prep in remote working age
Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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microsoft
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mobile mentor
Zero-touch provisioning ends the IT headache of device setup by automatically configuring laptops for remote workers, saving time and USD $250 per device.
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Interview: Acronis CEO talks cybersecurity against a pandemic backdrop
Mon, 20th Apr 2020
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partner programmes
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hybrid & remote work
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cybersecurity
As remote working surges amidst the pandemic, Acronis CEO Serguei Beloussov discusses rising cyber threats and the essentials of cyber protection.
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Sony's 'DualSense' controller a quaint touch for the PS5
Fri, 17th Apr 2020
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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technology gifts
Sony's new DualSense controller for the PS5 marks a bold shift with features like haptic feedback, inbuilt mic array, and a new 'create' button.