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 332
Trend Micro ups its AI game to pre-empt ‘silver bullet’ startups
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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ai
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cybersecurity
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trend micro
Refreshed portfolio from the vendor looks to displace competitors and pre-empt start ups touting machine learning and artificial intelligence.
How do millennials perceive women in leadership?
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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dei
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qualtrics
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esg
It's interesting to see that men who say both sexes aren’t equally effective leaders are more than 3x more likely to say men make the better leaders.
The building blocks of a confident and resilient digital government
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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analyst report
Digital failures or even minor setbacks may drive risk-averse govt to take a step back at the exact time it should be making bold digital investments.
IT’s new era: The Age of the Customer
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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crm
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devops
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digital transformation
Accelerating digital transformation with business assurance to improve customer experience, says Amit Rao of NETSCOUT.
Climate change and sustainability top of the agenda for smart city objectives
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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smart cities
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iot
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cleantech
Climate change, resilience and sustainability will make up half of all smart city objectives by 2020, according to the latest research from Gartner.
What will the Trump presidency mean for public cloud computing?
Thu, 10th Nov 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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microsoft
Trump's 'America first' stance raises questions about the future of US-dominated public cloud services as global dynamics shift.
Facebook: The Top 10 moments of the US election
Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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facebook
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elections
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social media
As the polls close across the US, Facebook has released data showing some interesting moments from the election that have taken place in recent weeks.
Massive DDoS attacks will shift spending to emerging mitigation service providers
Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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ddos
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dlp
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tbr
Widespread DDoS attacks in October will lead users to seek multiple DDoS mitigation service providers, says TBR analysis.
Sydney move pays off as IGEL Technology double ANZ sales
Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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daas
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healthtech
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personal computing devices
IGEL Technology sees record sales in H1 2016 following decision to move APAC HQ to Sydney. Q3 results on track.
Centrify recognised for cloud computing security excellence
Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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mfa
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cloud security
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cybersecurity
Centrify's Centrify Identity Service (CIS) has won the 2016 Cloud Computing Security Excellence Award for Cloud Security.
What the U.S election means for the tech sector
Wed, 9th Nov 2016
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healthtech
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personal computing devices
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apple
As the U.S. election looms, the tech sector braces for the impact of policies by future POTUS on innovation and growth.
NZME/Fairfax merger: No way, says ComCom
Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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commerce commission
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m&a
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fairfax media
NZ Commerce Commission set to decline merger between NZME and Fairfax, citing concerns over competition and media concentration.
‘Rapid advance’ of new technology puts Search & Surveillance Act under scrutiny
Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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surveillance
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ministry of justice
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law commission
The Law Commission and the Ministry of Justice are seeking public feedback on the review of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012.
IT professionals need to upgrade to keep up with virtualisation demands
Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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virtualisation
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datacentre infrastructure
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crucial
Facing the virtual crunch, nearly half of IT pros are set to bolster server memory amid heightened virtualisation workloads.
'Tens of thousands' of contact info released as NZNO falls to Yahoo phishing scam
Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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phishing
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email security
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cybersecurity
New Zealand Nurses Organisation hit by phishing scam, leaks email addresses of members. Investigation underway.
Business and IT services revenues to hit the trillion dollar mark
Tue, 8th Nov 2016
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cloud services
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it spending
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analyst report
IT and Business Services revenues to exceed $1tn in 2018, says IDC forecast, with Asia Pacific set to have highest growth rate.
Lack of vision and ability hindering CIOs in digital transformation
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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devops
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digital transformation
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apm
Lack of vision, credibility, or ability to influence will keep 40% of CIOs from attaining leadership roles in enterprise DX by 2017.
Polaris inks BlueJeans video conferencing contract
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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uc
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bluejeans
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analyst report
Cloud-based video communications firm BlueJeans has entered into a partnership with local video conferencing hardware reseller Polaris Communications.
Hyperconverged Integrated Systems: the myths
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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devops
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converged infrastructure
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apm
As with many new technology trends, certain assumptions and hype emerge that can influence buyer behaviour and lead to poor decisions.
ICT enterprise: What are Government priorities?
Mon, 7th Nov 2016
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digital transformation
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government
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ovum
Government CIOs prioritizing mobile apps and CRM tools, but face challenges in making the most of investments - Ovum survey.