About Shannon
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.
Stories by Shannon - Page 164
$120m data centre project comes to Darwin, Australia
Thu, 7th May 2020
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colocation
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data center management
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dc
IOTDC's £87m Darwin data centre to boost NT connectivity and job growth by early 2021.
IDC: ANZ needs to implement more digital transformation tools
Wed, 6th May 2020
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digital transformation
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idc
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construction
Data security, risk management and outdated technologies are the top challenges facing construction businesses in Australia and New Zealand, according to IDC.
Gartner: Top five areas CIOs can use AI to combat COVID-19
Tue, 5th May 2020
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it in healthcare
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ai
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cios
Gartner has identified five areas where artificial intelligence can improve decision making for government and healthcare CIOs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Hays launches free online training portal for businesses
Tue, 5th May 2020
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wfh
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it training
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lms
A new online training portal has been launched in a bid to help employers thrive in the face of the COVID-19 crisis.
Familiar face returns to Microsoft NZ as enterprise director
Tue, 5th May 2020
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voip
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contact centre
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microsoft
No stranger to Microsoft, Bain spent seven years at the tech giant working with both enterprise customers and partners.
Top 10 tips on how Kiwi SMEs can utilise text messaging in a crisis
Tue, 5th May 2020
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messagemedia
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covid-19
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sms
The current global COVID-19 crisis has meant businesses have needed to find new ways to communicate with their clients and customers.
Worldwide headphone market on track despite COVID-19
Tue, 5th May 2020
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digital music
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headphones
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wireless headphones
The worldwide headphones market is expected to experience strong growth in 2020, despite the challenges of the COVID-19 crisis.
Nutanix supports partners with financial assistance programme
Tue, 5th May 2020
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big data
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bi
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converged infrastructure
Nutanix has unveiled details of its finanical assistance programme for its partners to help them get through the COVID-19 crisis.
Tap-and-go paywave payments the new norm in a COVID-19 world, Mastercard research shows
Fri, 1st May 2020
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martech
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pos
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commerce systems
Consumer polling by Mastercard showed a significant majority of consumers were using the technology during February and March.
Former AWS channel head to lead Auth0 APAC expansion plans
Fri, 1st May 2020
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cloud services
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devops
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hyperscale
Former Amazon Web Services channel head Jason Teo has been named as the new head of partnerships for the Asia Pacific region at Auth0.
CompTIA: DDoS attacks growing in scope, size and sophistication
Fri, 1st May 2020
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ddos
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cybersecurity
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cios
CompTIA releases a free DDoS Guide to bolster IT pros' defences against rising cyber threats.
Gartner: The eight actions CIOs must take to ensure financial survival during COVID-19
Fri, 1st May 2020
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gartner
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it spending
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cios
CIOs must take action to protect their IT organizations' cash flow during the COVID-19 crisis, according to Gartner. Survival will be the priority.
Vodafone NZ delays 5G add on cost for one year
Fri, 1st May 2020
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broadband
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5g
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wireless networks
Vodafone New Zealand has announced it will delay the $10 monthly add-on charge for the use of 5G through to July 2021.
Australians embrace collaboration tools through COVID-19 lockdown
Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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uc
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wfh
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video conferencing
98% of Aussies turn to tech for remote work amid COVID-19.
Google offers video conferencing platform Meet free to all users
Thu, 30th Apr 2020
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wfh
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uc
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video conferencing
Google Cloud is making its video conferencing platform Google Meet available for free for everyone, with availability rolling out over the coming weeks.
COVID-19 intrusion further derails enterprise infrastructure market, says IDC
Wed, 29th Apr 2020
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it infrastructure
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idc
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analyst report
ANZ's economy wobbles as COVID-19 impacts markets, IDC reports a 3% decline in enterprise infrastructure.
Nutanix teams up with Veeam to simplify data protection
Wed, 29th Apr 2020
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virtualisation
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storage
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data protection
Nutanix and Veeam Software have teamed up to offer a data protection and management solution, designed to support storage environments.
Digital transformation crucial to enterprises for operational resilience amid COVID-19 crisis
Wed, 29th Apr 2020
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digital transformation
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globaldata
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covid-19
GlobalData: COVID-19 proves digitalisation key for business survival amid ongoing crisis.
BluJay enters partnership with Uber Freight to optimise global shipping
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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partner programmes
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uber
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shipping
BluJay Solutions has entered into a partnership agreement with Uber Freight in a bid to further both companies' commitment to help build global supply chains.
Empired secures multimillion-dollar digital services contract with Western Power
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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partner programmes
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empired
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partners
Empired bags £44m deals to digitally transform Western Power services.
SAS launches new analytics courses for ANZ universities
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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bi
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big data
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edutech
Organisations are seeking well-trained analyst graduates to help businesses gain value from their ever-increasing data volumes.
Qlik appoints new country manager for ANZ region
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
Paul Leahy steps up as Qlik's new country manager for Australia and New Zealand, eyeing growth.
Facebook's Workplace unveils new features to help business navigate COVID-19
Tue, 28th Apr 2020
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wfh
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workplace
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facebook
Facebook introduces new features on Workplace from Facebook platform to help organizations navigate the COVID-19 crisis.
Cohesity names new sales director for Australia New Zealand
Fri, 24th Apr 2020
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recruitment
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cohesity
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job moves
Velo Petrov becomes regional sales director for Cohesity's Australia and New Zealand business, enhancing data management in the region.