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Trans-Tasman partnership rallies against spam
Tue, 16th Feb 2016
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email security
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cybersecurity
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dia
The Department of Internal Affairs and ACMA are teaming up to combat spam and cybercrime across New Zealand and Australia.
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Fortinet ups the ante with updated cybersecurity operating system
Tue, 16th Feb 2016
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Fortinet fortifies cyber defences with advanced FortiOS 5.4, tackling the ever-expanding threat landscape.
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Tracking privileged access vital, says Gartner
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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pam
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gartner
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cios
Unless organisations track and review privileged activity, they risk being blindsided by insider threats and errors that cause significant outages.
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Commvault and Revera bring new cloud data protection offering to NZ
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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government
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commvault
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nz
Commvault partners with Revera to offer New Zealand organisations a local cloud storage target for backup and archiving.
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What the chief data officer role should look like
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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gartner
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chief data officer
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ndi
The number of chief data officer roles in organisations has more than doubled, according to research by Gartner.
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Security strategies under par, says experts
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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compliance
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rsm australia
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risk management
Businesses need to up their security game, with advisory firm RSM Australia claiming security is becoming a spectator sport.
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Discussing bimodal IT, digital business and IT budgets with CIOs
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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cios
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it budget
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ndi
Gartner's Peter Sondergaard participated in the recent Wall Street Journal CIO Network conference in California, which produced a number of insights.
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How will the next major meta trend in networking cause global change?
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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network infrastructure
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network management
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devops
In order to support the next twenty years of innovation, the coming major meta trend will reshape businesses and organisations around the world.
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All clear: Vodafone, Spark lines good to go following ChCh quake
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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contact centre
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chorus
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telco
New Zealand’s main telco companies scrambled yesterday to ensure network coverage was maintained following the earthquake in Christchurch yesterday.
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Are you ready for 5G?
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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iot
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5g
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wireless networks
5G is set to disrupt the IT industry, according to a report by 451 Research, impacting a wide range of technology and services.
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Wake up call: IoT security not up to scratch
Mon, 15th Feb 2016
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iot
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
Alarming Strategy Analytics report finds IoT security lax as firms grapple with data breaches and rising cyber threats.
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Uncertainty hits Cisco data center revenue, but security climbs
Fri, 12th Feb 2016
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it infrastructure
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cisco
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ndi
Cisco has reported a decline in switching and data center revenue - but a 100% increase in the next-generation data center evolution.
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APAC becoming the frontline for IoT, says expert
Fri, 12th Feb 2016
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iot
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cios
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sap
The Asia Pacific region is leading the way in the Internet of Things, with 8.6 billion connected devices, says SAP's CIO for Asia Pacific and Japan.
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Revera nets $45-$60 million Inland Revenue data centre contract
Fri, 12th Feb 2016
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revera
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spark
Revera has won an NZ$45-$60 million contract to design and supply data centre services for New Zealand's Inland Revenue.
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Pressure's on as digital transformation dominates 2016
Fri, 12th Feb 2016
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cloud services
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bi
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big data
The benefits of digital business relies more than just the adoption of technologies like cloud and mobile, according to ANZ CompTia.
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The big shift to Big Data: a daunting undertaking
Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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bi
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big data
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data analytics
Businesses who are transitioning to big data environments need to consider what a daunting undertaking the change can be.
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HPE, IBM and EMC offerings herald new era in US$69b green data center market
Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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sustainable it
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it infrastructure
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ibm
New offerings from HPE, IBM and EMC are helping drive the green data center market to new highs and making cloud computing a reality a new report says.
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Are Kiwi businesses facing challenging times?
Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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compliance
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telco
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social media
Kiwi businesses grapple with uncertainty as rising risks cloud prospects for 2016, warns RiskNZ chairman Geraint Bermingham.
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InternetNZ chief praises NZ telco sector
Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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telco
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tcf
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internetnz
InternetNZ is welcoming the results of a NZTF report, saying it is a stocktake of the positive story NZ has to tell in telecommunications.
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VMware wants to secure your digital workspace
Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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cloud services
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virtualisation
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paas
VMware has launched a platform called Workspace ONE, which helps secure digital workspaces for flexible workstyles and BYOD.
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Wynyard signs $2.8m deal with unnamed policing agency
Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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cybersecurity
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thailand
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terrorism
Wynyard signs massive contract with mystery partner to provide crime analytics software to undisclosed State policing agency.
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Getting emotional with business analytics
Thu, 11th Feb 2016
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
A quantitative, analytic and evidence-based approach is inhibited by the fact that people are predominantly emotional decision makers.
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Hyperconvergence demand drives SimpliVity to new highs
Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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converged infrastructure
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data centre operators
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simplivity
SimpliVity says its bookings and customer numbers are booming as demand for hyperconverged infrastructure soars and hyperconvergence goes mainstream.
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Connected devices a security flaw within the workplace
Wed, 10th Feb 2016
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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empired
External breaches are becoming more likely as office environments connect to external networks, increasing the risks of data loss and breaches, says Expired.