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Ryan Morris-Reade
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Ryan is a freelance writer, web developer, carpenter and tech enthusiast. Based near Auckland, New Zealand, he loves to read and write, cook and eat, build PCs and furniture, play the ukulele and is a keen outdoor enthusiast. When not on a laptop or in the workshop he’s probably exploring New Zealand backcountry with his dog.
Former TechDay team member.

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The NZ smartphone market reaches new heights due to pandemic

Fri, 4th Jun 2021
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New Zealand's smartphone market experiences highest annual growth in 7 years, with a 30.1% increase in Q1 2021, according to IDC.
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71% of CISOs aren't confident code is free of vulnerabilities before live production

Fri, 4th Jun 2021
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application security
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Research from Dynatrace found 71% of CISOs say they're not confident code is free of vulnerabilities before going into live production.
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Research finds malware will sit for around 83 hours in an employees inbox before being noticed

Thu, 3rd Jun 2021
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Malicious emails go unnoticed in employees' inboxes for an average of 83 hours, according to research by Barracuda.
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Zoom's first-quarter financial results nearly 1 billion, up 191% year over year

Thu, 3rd Jun 2021
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Zoom's financial results for the first quarter of 2021 have a total revenue of $956.2 million, up 191% year over year.
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New ransomware Epsilon Red discovered - how it works

Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
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network infrastructure
New ransomware Epsilon Red has been found by Sophos researchers who detail the tools, techniques, procedures, and behaviour of the attackers behind it.
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NVIDIA announces new cloud-hosted development hub for AI

Wed, 2nd Jun 2021
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ai
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cloud services
NVIDIA has announced its new cloud-hosted development hub that enables companies to quickly shift AI projects from prototypes to production.
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Trend Micro launches new Cloud One service for open source software

Mon, 31st May 2021
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malware
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endpoint protection
Trend Micro has launched a new Cloud One service that finds vulnerabilities, improves visibility, and provides tracking automation for open source software.
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Microsoft gains new data management partner Experian

Mon, 31st May 2021
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Experian partners with Microsoft to help businesses manage data and make more informed decisions, delivering better outcomes for customers.
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Researchers have switched on the world's fastest AI supercomputer

Mon, 31st May 2021
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
Researchers have switched on the world's fastest AI supercomputer, delivering nearly four exaFLOPS of AI performance for more than 7,000 researchers.
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70% of companies will shift to a hybrid work model post-pandemic - Forrester

Mon, 31st May 2021
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hybrid & remote work
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covid-19
Forrester has released a new report predicting that 70% of US and European companies will shift to a hybrid work model post-pandemic.
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Databricks launches new machine learning platform

Fri, 28th May 2021
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ai
Databricks has announced the latest generation of its machine learning offering, with the launch of Databricks Machine learning.
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IOTech launches Edge Builder to manage edge systems at scale

Fri, 28th May 2021
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iiot
Edge software company IOTech has announced the launch of Edge Builder, its end-to-end, open solution for managing edge systems at scale.
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Forter doubles revenue in 12 months, raising $300 million for a $3 billion valuation

Fri, 28th May 2021
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commerce systems
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payment technologies
Forter, the eCommerce fraud prevention company, has raised $300m in funding, doubling its revenue and reaching a $3bn valuation.
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Kaspersky finds 1 in 5 employees pretend their devices are updating to avoid work calls

Fri, 28th May 2021
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software updates
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kaspersky
Kaspersky finds that 21% of employees surveyed say they have pretended their devices were installing updates to avoid attending a call or meeting.
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Fortinet integrates its Secure SD-WAN into the Google Cloud NCC

Thu, 27th May 2021
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
Fortinet has announced the integration of its Fortinet Secure SD-WAN into the Google Cloud Network Connectivity Center.
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Google Cloud launches new services for a unified data platform

Thu, 27th May 2021
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data analytics
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public cloud
Google Cloud has launched new solutions for its unified data cloud strategy, providing organisations with a unified data platform.
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OnePlace launches Solution Profiles for Microsoft 365

Thu, 27th May 2021
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microsoft
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outlook
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email
OnePlace Solutions has launched Solution Profiles in the OnePlaceMail app, allowing personalised delivery of Microsoft 365 applications within Outlook.
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Red Hat brings JBoss platform to Azure, easing the shift of Java apps to the cloud

Wed, 26th May 2021
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virtualisation
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public cloud
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martech
Red Hat has brought its JBoss enterprise application platform to Microsoft Azure, helping to ease the transition to the cloud for traditional Java applications.
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New AI capabilities enabled with LiveData now automating Apache metadata into Databricks

Tue, 25th May 2021
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migration
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data analytics
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hyperscale
WANdisco's LiveData Migrator can now automate the migration of Apache Hive metadata into Databricks, helping users unlock new AI capabilities.
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Data backup and recovery software StorageCraft now supports Google, Amazon, Azure, and Wasabi

Tue, 25th May 2021
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Data management company StorageCraft has released major updates to its flagship backup and recovery platforms.