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 226
NZ govt agencies now have open source software at their side
Thu, 21st Jul 2016
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open source
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software development
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government
Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) is helping government agencies pave the way for open source software use, shaping future innovation.
What is wrong with New Zealand? Cyber harassment against women has reached epidemic levels
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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cyberbullying
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netsafe
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norton
What is wrong with New Zealand? Three quarters of our Kiwi women under 30 and more than half of all Kiwi women have experienced online harassment.
Keppel Data Centres & Quann bring security to Singapore
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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ddos
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hyperscale
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dc
Keppel Data Centres has partnered with Quann, a Certis CISCO business unit, to collaborate on a new range of holistic cyber security solutions.
Inspur to bring Rack Scale servers to China Mobile data centers
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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inspur electronics
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servers
Inspur will provide hundreds of rack scale servers to China Mobile's International Information Port Data Center network, the company has announced.
Hands-on review: Qihoo 360 Smart Camera & 360 Camera app
Wed, 20th Jul 2016
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gaming
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surveillance
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reviews
Qihoo's 360 Smart Camera delivers versatile security with day/night vision - an ideal, lightweight home guardian.
EMC reports strong financials ahead of Dell merger
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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network infrastructure
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fintech
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emc
EMC has reported its second quarter 2016 financial results, with consolidated revenue of $6 billion and a free cash flow of $1.34 billion.
Hitachi powers cloud consolidation across two NZ data centers
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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storage
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cloud storage
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acc
Hitachi Data Systems has helped a NZ govt organization to move to the cloud, consolidating its storage environment across two data centers.
Forcepoint appoints three top executives for cybersecurity strength
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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casb
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cybersecurity
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threat intelligence
Forcepoint has announced the appointment of Richard Ford, Krist Lamb and Brian Shirey to chief roles in the company as it hopes to expand innovation.
Ixia: Developers must improve security testing and nab those anomalies
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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devops
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apm
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cybersecurity
65% of developers are releasing applications to market with bugs still in them, and 31% admitted applications would need patching in future.
Spark Digital's tech takes Skybus services to new heights
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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wireless networks
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cloud services
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mobile wi-fi
Skybus commends Spark digital as the reason why its Auckland Airport to city bus service is now a internet hub for customers and tourists.
IRD seeks feedback on software development expenditure for income tax
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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software development
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tax
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ird
The IRD is seeking consultation and feedback on how software development expenditure should be classed for income tax purposes.
Enfal threat still causing havoc to businesses after seven years of mayhem
Tue, 19th Jul 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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verint
Verint Systems highlights the continued threat of the Enfal malware, which has been lurking since 2004 but has been most active over the last 7 years.
Gaming workshops inspire 'aha' moments in youth
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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gaming
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e-learning
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digital entertainment
Gaming workshops are the way to boost youth interest in science and technology, encouraging them towards gaming, programming and coding careers.
Smokefree campaign uses text to help smokers quit
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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healthtech
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mobility
Te Tai Tokerau PHO is helping GPs who will help Northland patients become smokefree. The system will use text messages to deliver vital health info.
AirTrunk wants to be the main owner of your data center space
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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airtrunk
AirTrunk has made a bold claim that it will be the major owner of data centers across the Asia Pacific region, & they're putting $1.7 billion into it.
LeaseWeb chooses NetApp Flash for cloud infrastructure delivery
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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netapp
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leaseweb
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it infrastructure
LeaseWeb integrated NetApp Flash into its cloud hosting solutions, improving infrastructure delivery to enterprise customers using cloud services.
US tech leaders say Trump's election would kill innovation
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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elections
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it professionals
US tech sector leaders have come out swinging, showing that Donald Trump's US Presidency election would be a huge blow for the ICT industry.
How to make HR tech work for your business
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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hcm
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it automation
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payroll systems
HR technology powers people management, so getting the right technology is about freeing up staff, workloads and improving your business, says WFS.
FireEye promotes two top guns for ANZ roles
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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breach prevention
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fireeye
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f5 networks
Cybersecurity firm FireEye appoints Richard Metcalfe as regional director ANZ, and Phil Vasic as senior director, strategic partners & alliances.
AWS on Cloud9 after IDE acquisition
Mon, 18th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
Amazon Web Services has purchased Cloud9, a cloud-based coding platform that allows collaboration and integrated development environments.