Stories by Ashton - Page 4
Skyscanner opens up bug bounty for interested hackers
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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cybersecurity
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skyscanner
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cybercrime
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.
Lenovo flaunts BSC: 'World's most beautiful data centre'
Thu, 31st Jan 2019
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semiconductors
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datacentre infrastructure
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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.
Exclusive Q&A: Why businesses are storing useless hardware
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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dc
In this exclusive interview, Blancco's Fredrik Forslund details just how expensive the issue of data centre waste has become.
Multicloud possible liberator for APAC's monopolising cloud market
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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hybrid cloud
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multi-cloud
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partner programmes
By 2022 IDC expects the top four clouds in APAC will be the destination of choice for a whopping 70 percent of workloads.
Study finds many NZ business websites to be slow and self-obsessed
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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martech
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cloud services
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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.
70% of organisations to adopt AI by 2021 – still 'human' work though
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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uc
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martech
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ai
Gartner says while there are obvious concerns for today's workforce, the massive rise of AI will be about augmentation, not total automation.
Organisations wasting $100k a year hoarding useless IT hardware
Mon, 28th Jan 2019
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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dc
A new report reveals that two in five organisations spend over USD $100,000 annually storing useless IT hardware, posing security and compliance risks.
New Bosch tech can turn your home into a touchscreen
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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iot
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smart home
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smart building
This incredible projector the size of a credit card can beam interactive virtual touchscreens onto any surface in your home to make them 'smart'.
Top risk facing organisations? Why, it's an IT talent famine
Mon, 21st Jan 2019
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data privacy
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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.
Palo Alto says supply chain is cybersecurity's weakest link
Fri, 18th Jan 2019
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malware
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firewalls
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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.
Oppo unveils world-first 10x lossless zoom phone camera
Fri, 18th Jan 2019
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biometrics
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fingerprint scanners
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oppo
At a conference Oppo has revealed its revolutionary phone camera in addition to new fingerprint unlocking tech.
NZ's $3.45bil IT services market fueled by competitive advantage
Fri, 18th Jan 2019
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migration
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digital transformation
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it services
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.
Startup launches online marketplace for lending items in AU
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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online shopping
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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.
iPhone XS Max costs average Kiwi 11.6 work days – world comparison
Thu, 17th Jan 2019
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apple
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apple iphone
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technology gifts
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.
Rubrik welcomes $261m funding for new market expansion
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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data management
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technology funding
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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.
IoT breaches: Nearly half of businesses still can't detect them
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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blockchain
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iot
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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.
Survey finds retailers 'bullish' on hybrid cloud adoption
Wed, 16th Jan 2019
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hybrid cloud
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public cloud
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converged infrastructure
The retail industry takes no prisoners and that's made clear in its 'on the pulse' adoption of new technologies.
New research shows data centre acquisition upsurge
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Data centre acquisitions surged in 2018 with 68 deals worth USD $16 billion, despite falling below 2017's peak, Synergy Research reports.
NZ companies ill-prepared for new digital marketing era
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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martech
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google
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amazon
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.
IoT's rapid rise fuelling an explosion of data
Tue, 15th Jan 2019
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hyperscale
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edge computing
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iot
IDC expects global annual spending on IoT to exceed US$1 trillion by 2022, driving huge demand for data centres.