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 222
CompTIA encourages IT channel to adopt best business practices
Fri, 5th Aug 2016
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printing
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comptia
CompTIA is hoping to encourage IT channel partners to adopt & use best business practices, after it created two new industry standards for its users.
Telin-3 Singapore data center 'tops out' build, gears up for 3Q16 launch
Thu, 4th Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Telin has announced work has finished on its third data center Telin-3, is the only Singapore center to receive Tier-IV certification of Design.
Noel Leeming reopens 'innovative' Chch store following TWG's strong revenue growth
Thu, 4th Aug 2016
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retailers
Noel Leeming is reopening its teched-out flagship store in Christchurch, pulling together an innovative and state-of-the-art retail space.
Global study finds IT maturity lacking amongst SMBs
Thu, 4th Aug 2016
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iaas
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it automation
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smb
There is a very close correlation between an IT department's maturity level and its effectiveness, which can cost organisations money & resources.
Kiwi teen runs tech events to inspire students & help ditch the 'geek' stereotype
Thu, 4th Aug 2016
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coding
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students
Year 13 student Lucy Chen has successfully taken tech to her fellow students, with eye-opening success through the NextGen Tech & Tech Talks events.
Digital media co 'migme' raises $10 million to secure mobile partnerships
Thu, 4th Aug 2016
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software development
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mobile apps
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growth
ASX-listed digital media provider migme has had a busy month rebuilding its financing, raising $10 million in capital & partnering with SOSV and MOX.
Asia NZ Foundation gives Kiwi entrepreneurs the chance to explore Vietnam
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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entrepreneur
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asia new zealand foundation
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is offering young entrepreneurs a taste of Vietnam, a burgeoning tech sector that's host to 90 million people.
Kiwi teachers off to Singapore to bridge online classroom connections
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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social media
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whatsapp
A select group of New Zealand teachers are off to Singapore to learn, study and bring students' cultural connections online.
Digital Realty's senior VP sales & marketing departs, hunt begins for replacement
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Digital Realty has announced that Matt Miszewski, senior VP of sales & marketing, will be leaving the company to 'pursue other career opoprtunities'.
Xplore Technologies reports 'record' $100.5 million revenue
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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personal computing devices
Xplore Technologies, a provider of 'rugged' tablets, has grown its revenue to a 'record' $100.5 million in fiscal 2016 - representing 136% growth.
European data centers look towards APAC region after Brexit
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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brexit
Apac Reach reports that the Brexit referendum is having positive effects on European data centers as they look to Asia for expansion.
InternetNZ launches business transparency tools to report mass surveillance
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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surveillance
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data privacy
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internetnz
It might just become easier for Kiwis to see if 'mass surveillance' is happening as InternetNZ launches transparency report tools for businesses.
Calamity Monitoring says disruption key to innovative security
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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smart home
Calamity Monitoring believes that it's on the forefront of new security technologies because of its independence as a security monitoring company.
Duncan Hewett to steer VMware's APAC operations as senior VP and GM
Wed, 3rd Aug 2016
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virtualisation
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it automation
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vmware
VMware has appointed Duncan Hewett as senior vice president and general manager, who will lead the company's operations across Asia Pacific and Japan.
Periscope's new discovery features put on a show for your cameras
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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digital entertainment
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twitter
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video
Avid Periscope users may have noticed a few changes to the video streaming app, including highlights, improved tabs & link embeds straight to Twitter.
Technavio reports data center growth will hit $75 billion by 2020
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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martech
Cloud data centers, analytics, IoT and colocation services are powering increased demand for data centers - spending may reach $75 billion by 2020.
Kaspersky Labs offers $50,000 'bug bounty' to security researchers
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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hackers
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kaspersky
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security vulnerabilities
Security researchers Kaspersky Lab & bug bounty platform Hacker One are co-launching a Bug Bounty Program that offers $50,000 to security researchers.
Trend Micro helps INTERPOL bring down notorious Nigerian cybercriminal
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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cybersecurity
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bec scam
Trend Micro has helped INTERPOL catch the leader of a Nigerian cyber criminal ring, responsible for up to $60 million in losses from BEC scams.
2degrees leaves other telcos in dust as 100GbE comes to town
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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uc
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network infrastructure
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telco
2degrees is the first telco in NZ to activate its 100GbE interconnect to the Southern Cross Cable Network, responding to Kiwis' data appetites.
Govt to invest $35 million in NZ's 'Entrepreneurial Universities'
Tue, 2nd Aug 2016
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edutech
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government
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entrepreneur
$35 million will be poured into 'Entrepreneurial Universities' that can attract researchers, innovation and ultimately grow New Zealand education.