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.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Sara - Page 191
Behind the WhatsApp ‘backdoor’ allegations: An expert's opinion
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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Apple’s iMessage made the same tradeoff between ease of use and security, but nobody has accused Apple of backdooring, says ESET.
Frost & Sullivan predicts emerging APAC markets will pave data center growth
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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Frost & Sullivan says Asia Pacific will lead the modular data center infrastructure market until at least 2020, and there will be moderate growth.
DataDirect Networks, Inspur embark on joint sales to push HPC solutions
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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DataDirect Networks and China-based cloud provider Inspur have signed a joint sales and marketing agreement for high-performance computing solutions.
IIoT industry making headway in Asia Pacific, says Frost & Sullivan
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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Currently Singapore and Australia lead IIoT adoption, while other countries are only starting to deploy machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies.
SA property group teams with TechnologyOne as part of major nationwide expansion
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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financial management
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Local enterprise software provider TechnologyOne partners with SA property group Qattro to roll out enterprise solutions for major expansion.
ESET walks away with 100th industry accolade in 'monumental milestone' for security
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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ESET's NOD32 anti-malware is the first ever product to receive 100 VB100 awards for a single product, achieving a 'monumental milestone'.
How the changing workplace is affecting your WiFi network
Wed, 18th Jan 2017
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sdn
WiFi networks need to protect sensitive data on customers, prospects, employees and intellectual property, and provide seamless, secure connectivity.
Shiji snaps up data intelligence firm; moves to become major software supplier
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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data analytics
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planning
Shiji Group acquires ReviewPro, signaling a strategic shift towards dominating as a top-tier big data software supplier.
Asia-US submarine cable finds new access point in Los Angeles data centers
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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network infrastructure
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The trans-Pacific submarine cable connecting Indonesia, the Philippines, Guam & Hawaii to the west coast of the United States now has an access point.
Global MSP sets down roots in APAC with new Sydney-based HQ
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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partner programmes
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managed services
Global managed service provider Continuum has set its sights on Asia Pacific with a new regional headquarters in Sydney as it continues expansion.
iWV boosts managed services strategy across Singapore and Malaysia
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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dr
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partner programmes
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cloud services
Cloud service and managed service provider ICONZ-Webvisions (iWV) has brought two new sales managers on board for its Singapore and Malaysia bases.
ISACA provides cyber governance roadmap for enterprise security
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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ISACA has given professionals and enterprises a roadmap and direction for the areas of cyber governance, with the launch of its new audit program.
Your 2017 resolution? Put messaging privacy on the list, says InternetNZ
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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InternetNZ urges Kiwis to safeguard messaging privacy amid widespread snooping concerns, marking it a critical 2017 resolution.
Citizen data science to skyrocket by 2019, says Gartner
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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data science
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By 2020, more than 40% of data science tasks will be automated, which means citizen data scientists will be able to use more information.
On track and on time: Hawaiki undersea cable route survey completed
Tue, 17th Jan 2017
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uc
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network infrastructure
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telco
The route survey for the long-awaited Hawaiki cable has now been completed, and details have been revealed about how far production has progressed.
Level 3 opens Asian scrubbing centers to fight DDoS and malware threats
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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cybersecurity
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Level 3 Communications is taking DDoS mitigation a step further after the setup of three new ‘scrubbing centers’ in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.
Hong Kong firms sign consultancy pact to bring internet to 'traditional' verticals
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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Financial investment firm OP Financial and Magsun will be working together to bring technology, networking and internet across a range of verticals.
CipherCloud promoted to Dropbox Premier Partner as security services skyrocket
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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cybersecurity
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dropbox
CipherCloud has been promoted to Premier Partner status in Dropbox's Technology Partner Program, enhancing security for users moving to cloud storage.
B2Bs: Ditch the legacy commerce systems and think cloud SaaS
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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data analytics
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martech
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commerce systems
Legacy commerce systems are holding organisations back, causing them to miss out on at least $2 million in sales.
Burst Networks & 1-Net join forces to operate 'world class' Myanmar data center
Mon, 16th Jan 2017
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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sdn
Burst Networks partners with 1-Net to support its new Tier IV data center in Myanmar, offering 24x7 security and network best practices.