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Skyscanner opens up bug bounty for interested hackers

Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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Skyscanner launches a public bug bounty program, offering up to USD $2,000 per vulnerability, via Bugcrowd to enhance its website, API, and mobile app security.
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Lenovo flaunts BSC: 'World's most beautiful data centre'

Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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hyperscale
Lenovo recently held a press event in Barcelona, flying in media representatives from all over Europe to benefit from a content-packed event.
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Exclusive Q&A: Why businesses are storing useless hardware

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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In this exclusive interview, Blancco's Fredrik Forslund details just how expensive the issue of data centre waste has become.
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Multicloud possible liberator for APAC's monopolising cloud market

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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By 2022 IDC expects the top four clouds in APAC will be the destination of choice for a whopping 70 percent of workloads.
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Study finds many NZ business websites to be slow and self-obsessed

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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marketing
A new study has found at least 80 percent of New Zealand business websites are slow, generic, and verging on being narcissistic.
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70% of organisations to adopt AI by 2021 – still 'human' work though

Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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Gartner says while there are obvious concerns for today's workforce, the massive rise of AI will be about augmentation, not total automation.
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Organisations wasting $100k a year hoarding useless IT hardware

Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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A new report reveals that two in five organisations spend over USD $100,000 annually storing useless IT hardware, posing security and compliance risks.
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New Bosch tech can turn your home into a touchscreen

Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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This incredible projector the size of a credit card can beam interactive virtual touchscreens onto any surface in your home to make them 'smart'.
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Top risk facing organisations? Why, it's an IT talent famine

Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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education, learning & training
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skills shortage
The IT industry is experiencing a severe talent shortage, now the top risk for organisations, up from third place, per Gartner's latest report.
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Palo Alto says supply chain is cybersecurity's weakest link

Fri, 18th Jan 2019
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network infrastructure
Palo Alto Networks warns that supply chains are the weakest link in cybersecurity, urging firms to evaluate partners' defences to prevent breaches.
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Oppo unveils world-first 10x lossless zoom phone camera

Fri, 18th Jan 2019
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At a conference Oppo has revealed its revolutionary phone camera in addition to new fingerprint unlocking tech.
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NZ's $3.45bil IT services market fueled by competitive advantage

Fri, 18th Jan 2019
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The IT services market in New Zealand is set for steady growth, with a forecasted CAGR of 2.8% by 2023, according to IDC's latest report.
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Startup launches online marketplace for lending items in AU

Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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online marketing
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sharing economy
Think TradeMe, eBay, Amazon, except instead of buying products, you're renting spare items from everyday consumers.
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iPhone XS Max costs average Kiwi 11.6 work days – world comparison

Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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A new study has compared how long it will take the average worker in 42 countries to purchase Apple's newest iPhone - NZ doesn't do too bad.
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Rubrik welcomes $261m funding for new market expansion

Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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data management
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data center management
The company intends to use the funds from new investor Bain Capital Ventures will go toward future innovation and expansion.
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IoT breaches: Nearly half of businesses still can't detect them

Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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cybersecurity
The Internet of Thing's (IoT's) rapid rise to prominence may have compromised its security, if a new report from Gemalto is anything to go by.
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Survey finds retailers 'bullish' on hybrid cloud adoption

Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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The retail industry takes no prisoners and that's made clear in its 'on the pulse' adoption of new technologies.
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New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.
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NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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Kim Voon claims New Zealand companies need to get off their bums and get on with adopting new marketing tech or face being left behind by their global peers.
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IoT's rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data

Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.