About Sara
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.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - CrowdStrike's security cloud focus for 2021
Thu, 4th Feb 2021
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digital transformation
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cloud security
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ai security
CrowdStrike is a cybersecurity firm that started in the United States and has quickly made the most of the last decade.
FSIs use private cloud as 'stepping stone' towards ideal hybrid cloud
Fri, 15th Jan 2021
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private cloud
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hybrid cloud
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converged infrastructure
50% of financial services organisations (FSI) respondents say they have boosted their investment in hybrid cloud as a direct result of the pandemic.
Former VMware COO jumps ship to Nutanix as new CEO; VMware begins litigation
Mon, 11th Jan 2021
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virtualisation
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converged infrastructure
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it automation
Former VMware COO Rajiv Ramaswami faces litigation as the company alleges he breached contractual obligations after becoming Nutanix CEO.
NZ's first hyperscale data centre to be built in Invercargill
Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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network infrastructure
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hawaiki cable
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meridian energy
Invercargill's cool climate, land space, remote location and its renewable energy capabilities make it an attractive location for a data centre.
IEEE gears up for World Forum on the Internet of Things 2021
Tue, 15th Dec 2020
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iot security
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edge computing
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iot
IEEE seeks paper submissions, reviewers, and attendees for the 7th Annual World Forum on Internet of Things 2021.
SpaceDC's JAK2 data center brings 1.45 MW of pure power to Indonesia
Tue, 17th Nov 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Indonesia's population is approximately 276.6 million, and according to SpaceDC CEO Darren Hawkins, it is also home to Southeast Asia's largest digital economy.
Interview: Why Acronis is building 111 micro data centres almost everywhere
Mon, 16th Nov 2020
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data protection
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cybersecurity
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acronis
Acronis has announced the global availability of its flagship cybersecurity product and plans to build over 100 micro data centers worldwide.
Four security threats affecting FSIs in 2020
Thu, 5th Nov 2020
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advanced persistent threat protection
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
The 2020 Future Cyber Threats report by Accenture highlights six extreme threats to the global financial services sector. Here are four of them.
Microsoft joins MEF to support universal SD-WAN & SASE standards
Thu, 29th Oct 2020
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Microsoft joins MEF to expand SD-WAN and SASE standards, supporting the development of MEF 3.0 and contributing to the SASE Service and Attributes.
Five Eyes nations want legal access to backdoors to fight 'illegal content'
Tue, 13th Oct 2020
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encryption
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encryption backdoor
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nato
The nations argue that encryption can make the enforcement of public safety difficult, particularly when it comes to serious problems like child exploitation.
NVIDIA & VMware on a mission to bring AI to 'every enterprise'
Thu, 1st Oct 2020
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virtualisation
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edge computing
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it automation
NVIDIA and VMware team up to democratise AI and bring powerful technologies to every enterprise. Partnership aims to accelerate AI adoption.
HPE, Schneider Electric & StorMagic launch 'Edge in a Box' micro data centre
Tue, 29th Sep 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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edge computing
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power / energy
Edge in a Box includes two HPE ProLiant servers, Schneider Electric's 6U Wall Mount Ecostruxure Data Center, and StorMagic SvSAN software.
Cambium Networks' 'breakthrough' in 60 GHz fixed wireless broadband
Thu, 17th Sep 2020
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uc
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supply chain
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wireless networks
The technology can deliver 'fibre-like' internet speeds at a lower cost and faster time to market than last-mile wired networks.
Global DDoS attacks: What they are, how they work, and how to defend against them
Thu, 3rd Sep 2020
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ddos
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akamai
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radware
Organisations globally face mounting DDoS attacks, with attackers demanding ransoms in Bitcoin and threatening disruptions up to 2Tbps if demands aren't met.
Lazarus Group linked to phishing attacks on cryptocurrency sector
Fri, 28th Aug 2020
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crypto
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blockchain
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phishing
Cybersecurity firm F-Secure links Lazarus Group, aka APT38, to recent attack on cryptocurrency company in its new research.
10 billion records sit in unsecured databases - China leads the pack
Tue, 11th Aug 2020
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vpns
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
A white hat hacker hacker uncovered a total of 9517 unsecured databases worldwide, collectively containing more than 10 billion entries.
Alibaba Cloud launches three hyperscale data centers in China
Wed, 5th Aug 2020
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Alibaba Cloud expands its data center portfolio in China, with plans to build at least 10 more in the coming years.
16 reasons why you should move your backup to a NZ-hosted solution
Mon, 3rd Aug 2020
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edge computing
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multi-cloud
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cloud services
Cloud backups are a popular choice for enterprises, but where are they really being stored? Here's why hosting in New Zealand is a better option.
AWS launches fully-managed fraud detection service
Fri, 31st Jul 2020
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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ai
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a fully-managed fraud detection service that can identify potential fraud activity in 'milliseconds'.
Commvault named Magic Quadrant leader for 9th consecutive time
Thu, 30th Jul 2020
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dr
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cloud services
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commvault
Commvault has been named a leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions for the ninth consecutive time.