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About Shannon
Shannon Williams
News Editor
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.
Stories by Shannon - Page 68
Big data and analytics a $187 billion opportunity
Tue, 24th May 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Global revenues for big data and business analytics are set to explode, with IDC forecasting a growth to over $187 billion in 2019.
Global smartphone growth flat
Fri, 29th Apr 2016
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lenovo
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apple
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samsung
Minimal growth this quarter is primarily attributed to strong smartphone saturation in developed markets, as well as a decline from Apple and Samsung.
Cyber threats evolving at a rapid pace
Wed, 27th Apr 2016
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casb
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forcepoint
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cyber attacks
Cyber threats are rapidly evolving, warns Forcepoint's Global Threat Report, with severe consequences for businesses.
Australia's cloud computing game slipping
Wed, 27th Apr 2016
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cloud services
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bsa
Australia is falling behind in cloud computing policies, ranking 6th out of 24 leading IT economies, according to a study by the BSA.
Australian fintech sector skyrocketing
Fri, 15th Apr 2016
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fintech
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analyst report
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acquisition
The Australian fintech sector will reach $4.2 billion by 2020; of which A$1 billion will be completely new added value to the Australian economy.
Australia losing edge as low risk location for data centres
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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cloud services
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asia cloud computing association
Countries in APAC are leading the world in cloud readiness, including Australia, despite the country slipping in the in the risk parameter.
Cloud readiness: New Zealand cedes #2 spot to Singapore
Fri, 1st Apr 2016
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cloud services
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acca
Countries in the Asia Pacific region are leading the world when in comes to cloud readiness, including New Zealand, although it has fallen in rank.
Where in the world are malicious domains hosted?
Wed, 30th Mar 2016
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malware
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ddos
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cybersecurity
New research reveals that over 90% of malicious domains are hosted in the US and Germany, according to Infoblox.
Lukewarm 2015 for WLAN market
Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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network infrastructure
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wireless networks
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cisco
The figures show enterprise WLAN revenues declined for Cisco, with Aruba-HP Enterprise performing just below the market for the fourth quarter.
Digital skills closing the workplace gender gap?
Tue, 8th Mar 2016
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accenture
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dei
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esg
Accenture research suggests digital skills are key to bridging the workplace gender gap, potentially halving the wait for equality.
Should a woman act more like a man to succeed at work?
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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ddi
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stem
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banking
New study investigates why women are underrepresented in C-suite executive roles, with less than 20% of executives being women.
Govt's data breach bill will unleash confusion, says expert
Mon, 7th Mar 2016
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
Australian organisations will struggle to comply with the Federal Government's mandatory data breach notification proposals.
Aussie health tech firm lists on ASX, sets sights on Obamacare
Mon, 29th Feb 2016
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healthtech
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asx
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australian government department of health
Australian health tech innovator Alcidion lists on the ASX with a market cap of AUD $33.76 million, aiming for growth in the US under Obamacare.
New Zealand sitting pretty on global broadband stage
Fri, 26th Feb 2016
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uc
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oecd
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broadband
New Zealand ranks highly in global broadband connectivity, with 4th place for mobile broadband and 14th for fixed broadband, according to the OECD.
2016 looking rosy for smartphone vendors, despite some turbulence
Tue, 23rd Feb 2016
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analyst report
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technology gifts
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smartphones
New forecasts predict that over 1.5 billion smartphones will be shipped in 2016, as the industry grows by more than 10%.
IT spending set for major slowdown in 2016
Thu, 18th Feb 2016
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it budget
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analyst report
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smartphones
Global IT spending to slow notably in 2016, growing only 2% amid economic instability in emerging markets and smartphone market saturation, reports IDC.
Line of Business budgets could make up half of IT spending
Thu, 18th Feb 2016
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supply chain
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lob spending
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analyst report
Non-IT business units to spend almost as much as IT-funded purchases, says IDC. 47% of corporate IT spending to be funded by non-IT in 2019.
Kiwi firm IntegrationWorks nabs IBM Beacon award
Wed, 17th Feb 2016
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devops
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apm
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software development
This is the first time a company from New Zealand or Australia has won a Beacon award within the category of Outstanding Middleware Solution.
Equinix data centers anchor Southern Cross Cable
Tue, 19th Jan 2016
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
The Southern Cross cable system offers protected trans-pacific routes among Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and the West Coast of the United States.
Are you accidentally leaking your employees' health information?
Fri, 15th Jan 2016
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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healthtech
Health information is being stolen from non-healthcare organisations, affecting 18 out of 20 industries, says Verizon.