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How one man used AI to curb his cat's murderous instincts
Tue, 2nd Jul 2019
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Ben Hamm is an Amazon employee who was tired of being an accessory to murder – and he used technology to help curb the problem.
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How brands can use Alexa to build customer engagement
Fri, 28th Jun 2019
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Kate Buleigh's Alexa message at Adobe Symposium: Start small with voice skills to enhance brand presence.
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Versent and Insentra partner to grow managed services
Fri, 14th Jun 2019
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managed services
The partnership will create a complete service offering and single point of contact for businesses requiring both AWS and Microsoft support.
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GlobalData: Automated home device spend to hit $75bn by 2025
Thu, 13th Jun 2019
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According to the company’s latest report, much of that growth will be driven by two types of devices: smart thermostats and smart speakers.
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10 ways disties can stay relevant in the age of Amazon
Wed, 29th May 2019
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Australian distributors have nothing to fear in the Amazon economy - they simply need to understand the value they can offer and put modern tools.
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Adobe & Amazon: Making merchants' stores a lot more powerful
Wed, 15th May 2019
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commerce systems
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creative technologies
Adobe Magento Commerce offers Amazon sellers a streamlined, integrated platform for both Amazon and own stores.
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Amazon still safely ahead of chasing pack in cloud infrastructure market
Tue, 7th May 2019
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Despite Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and Tencent all substantially outpacing the overall market, Amazon is still clearly in front.
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AI helps Amazon Alexa ignore its own name
Fri, 26th Apr 2019
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New AI tech aims to stop Amazon's Alexa eavesdropping on human Alexas.
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Amazon puts a 'Ring' on smart home surveillance
Tue, 23rd Apr 2019
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Amazon acquires Ring, aims to bolster global home security.
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Amazon tools empower SMBs for sales success
Mon, 15th Apr 2019
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Amazon boosts SMBs with new tools, aiding a 20% spike in $1m+ sellers.
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Alexa could be the voice of your car soon
Thu, 11th Apr 2019
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As luxury car brands move away from their own voice assistants to partnering with Google or Amazon, we may find Alexa riding with us all soon.
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IDC: Smart home market only getting stronger
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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smart home
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digital music
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Smart speakers have moved into people’s homes and are ready to pay off as smart networks begin to spread throughout the household.
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2degrees jumps on the bundle bandwagon with Amazon Prime
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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Following the trend set by Vodafone and Spark, 2degrees is trying to lure customers into a contract with the promise of access to streaming content.
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Amazon, Google, and Alibaba fuel booming smart speaker market
Sat, 9th Mar 2019
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While these vendors have had great success in the market, other vendors like Samsung, Huawei, and Apple have failed to capitalise.
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NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Kim Voon claims New Zealand companies need to get off their bums and get on with adopting new marketing tech or face being left behind by their global peers.
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Hyperscale data centres surging globally, 132 more on the way
Thu, 10th Jan 2019
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Hyperscale data centres surge as digital demand grows; over 130 in pipeline.
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Is Supermicro innocent? 3rd party test finds no malicious hardware
Thu, 13th Dec 2018
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pc hardware
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One of the larger scandals within IT circles took place this year with Bloomberg firing shots at Supermicro - now Supermicro is firing back.
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The 2018 Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote
Thu, 6th Dec 2018
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cloud services
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There was a lot to unpack at the Canalys APAC Channels Forum keynote. This long-form piece tries to cover all the most relevant points for ANZ.
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How Amazon aims to reinvent blockchain
Mon, 3rd Dec 2018
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cloud services
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public cloud
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blockchain
Amazon QLDB is a new class of database that provides a transparent, immutable, and cryptographically verifiable ledger.
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Hyperscalers hurling colossal capital at data centres
Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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colocation
The old proverb ‘you have to spend money to make money’ could never be truer than in the hyperscale data centre industry.
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Amazon customers irate after 'technical error'
Thu, 22nd Nov 2018
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Amazon under fire for 'technical error' exposing user data, sparking breach concerns.
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Exclusive: How the separation of Amazon and AWS could affect the cloud market
Fri, 16th Nov 2018
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cloud services
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network infrastructure
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network management
Amazon's potential separation from AWS may not have a significant impact on the cloud market, says Unitas Global's Grant Kirkwood.
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How much does your Amazon Prime Video subscription really get you?
Tue, 13th Nov 2018
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video
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digital entertainment
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NZ Amazon Prime users get less content per dollar than US.
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Big 5 cloud providers tighten stranglehold on market
Fri, 26th Oct 2018
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microsoft
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cloud services
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While the market is seeing strong growth, it's coming at the expense of small-to-medium sized cloud operators.