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Shannon Williams
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Shannon is an experienced journalist and editor with a strong interest in technology and the digital world. Her career spans a wide range of sectors, including tech, politics, tourism, transport and climate change, where she brings a sharp editorial eye and an ability to translate complex issues into clear, engaging stories.

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Citrix flaw puts 80,000 companies at risk

Thu, 26th Dec 2019
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A critical Citrix flaw uncovered by Positive Technologies puts 80,000 companies at risk of remote attacks, threatening local networks in 158 countries.
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Momentum across APAC drives wearable band market as Fitbit falters

Wed, 18th Dec 2019
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Momentum across APAC drives a 65% surge in the wearable band market in Q3 2019, with Xiaomi dominating as Fitbit's market share dips amidst acquisition talks.
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NZ emerging as top fintech hub across Asia Pacific

Fri, 13th Dec 2019
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New Zealand has emerged as one of the fastest-growing fintech hubs in the Asia Pacific region, according to the Global Fintech Index 2020.
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NZ tech start up wins innovation award

Wed, 11th Dec 2019
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CarbonClick CPO, Jan Ivar Czaplicki, has been named International Michael Page Innovator of the Year for 2019.
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Public cloud services to drive APAC cloud computing revenue during 2018-23

Fri, 8th Nov 2019
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Public cloud services will be the top revenue generator for cloud computing in the Asia-Pacific region, according to GlobalData.
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Cohesity nabs Veritas exec for chief revenue role

Wed, 6th Nov 2019
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Michael Cremen appointed chief revenue officer for data management company Cohesity, bringing 25 years of experience in the industry.
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Traditional PC market continues growth despite issues in the supply chain

Fri, 11th Oct 2019
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Despite supply chain issues, the global PC market grew in Q3 2019, with Lenovo leading nearly a quarter of shipments and HP seeing the fastest growth.
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NetApp named a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for primary storage

Thu, 10th Oct 2019
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NetApp has been named a Leader in the Gartner 2019 Magic Quadrant for primary storage, positioning the company highest for ability to execute.
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Cloudera launches machine learning as part of new platform

Tue, 1st Oct 2019
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Cloudera debuts its new machine learning tool at the Strata Data Conference, promising streamlined, self-service ML environments for IT and data science teams.
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Cloudera unveils enterprise data cloud platform

Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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Cloudera has launched its new Cloudera Data Platform (CDP; providing self-service analytics across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
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Steady growth for smart home devices, IDC says

Wed, 25th Sep 2019
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Global smart home device shipments to hit 815 million in 2019 with a 23.5% growth rate, projections show 1.39 billion units by 2023, according to IDC.
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Business looks to expand mainframe capabilities in AI, Blockchain

Fri, 20th Sep 2019
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Half of organisations plan to increase their use of mainframe computers in the next two years, according to a study by Forrester Consulting and Ensono.
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Enterprise cloud complexity making IT performance 'extremely' difficult to manage

Thu, 19th Sep 2019
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Digital transformation, migration to the enterprise cloud and increasing customer demands have tech leaders looking to AI for the answer.
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New managing director for Hitachi Vantara ANZ

Thu, 22nd Aug 2019
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Johnson is responsible for managing business and operations in ANZ, with a focus on nurturing the partner ecosystem and charting business strategy.
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VMware unveils latest application mobility platform

Mon, 12th Aug 2019
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VMware launches latest version of application mobility platform to aid multi-cloud and hybrid cloud transformations.
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Voluntary employee turnover in tech sector on the rise in Asia Pacific

Fri, 9th Aug 2019
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Tech companies in Asia Pacific see a rise in voluntary employee turnover, with aggressive hiring plans increasing in key markets, reports Aon's Radford Survey.
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Top four consolidate leadership in cloud services market

Tue, 6th Aug 2019
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AWS, Microsoft, Google and Alibaba continue their dominance in worldwide cloud infrastructure services market.
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Digital Realty enters South Korea

Fri, 2nd Aug 2019
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Digital Realty is set to develop a new 12MW data centre in Seoul, South Korea, as it acquires land in the tech-focused Sangam Digital Media City.
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Huawei sitting pretty in China's smartphone market

Thu, 1st Aug 2019
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Huawei dominates China's smartphone market, achieving highest market share in eight years as competitors falter.
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First woman appointed to managing director of IBM ANZ

Wed, 31st Jul 2019
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Katrina Troughton becomes the first female managing director at IBM ANZ, as former MD David La Rose moves into a global role.