About Nick
Nick Forrester
Senior News Editor
Born and raised in Auckland, Nick moved to Wellington after high school to complete his undergraduate degree, before moving back to Auckland to complete his postgraduate degree in journalism from AUT. Nick is a passionate writer, and is keen on politics, gaming and writing reviews that no one asked for. An undercover nerd, you can find him on any given night at a pub quiz, board game night or hanging out with his dog.
Former TechDay team member.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - StarWind engineer on the optimal disaster recovery approach
Thu, 23rd Sep 2021
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storage
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malware
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virtualisation
In today's interview, StarWind solutions engineer Orest Lesyuk discusses disaster recovery, ransomware, and how StarWind's solutions stand out.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Tanium?
Wed, 22nd Sep 2021
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siem
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digital transformation
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iot
Tanium is a cybersecurity and systems management company that helps organisations manage and protect their mission-critical networks.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Bitglass director on the evolution of remote working risks
Wed, 22nd Sep 2021
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saas
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malware
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firewalls
In this interview, we talk to Bitglass senior director of marketing Jonathan Andresen, who is back for his fourth IT Jam.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - A breakdown of Twilio Flex
Thu, 16th Sep 2021
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crm
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uc
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devops
In this interview, we speak to Twilio Flex director of product marketing Tim Richter, who will discuss one of the company's critical APIs, Twilio Flex.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Hazelcast?
Wed, 15th Sep 2021
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Hazelcast is an in-memory computing platform that enables organisations to leverage memory resources for data at rest and in motion.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Exabeam?
Wed, 8th Sep 2021
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siem
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Exabeam is cybersecurity and analytics solution provider, specialising in threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR).
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - The rundown on Poly's headsets
Mon, 6th Sep 2021
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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video conferencing
Poly's account manager for New Zealand, Laura Peddie, discusses the impact of remote working on the headset sector in an exclusive interview with TechDay.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Cohesity's data management as-a-service in action
Wed, 1st Sep 2021
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dr
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
In this interview, two execs from Cohesity discuss the company's data management as a service (DMaaS) solutions.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Arcserve?
Fri, 27th Aug 2021
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data protection
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dr
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hybrid cloud
Arcserve exec Leo Lynch discusses the company's recent merger, its end-to-end solution offerings and its work with channel partners in the APAC region.
Improving CX and ROI with WSO2 Identity Server
Wed, 25th Aug 2021
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crm
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datacentre infrastructure
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cx
A recent Forrester analysis has found that WSO2's Identity Server solution can accelerate time-to-market, ROI and productivity.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An interactive demo of Twilio's Messaging API
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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virtualisation
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api
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software development
Twilio developer evangelist Phil Nash showcases an interactive demo on the solution, and discusses customer success stories with this and other Twilio APIs.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is StarWind?
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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storage
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cloud storage
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software-defined storage
StarWind is a software vendor specialising in software-defined storage, hyperconvergence and storage virtualisation solutions.
ExtraHop reveals expansion on response and forensics capabilities
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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ndr
he new features include one-click incident response reporting, NDR investigation capabilities, and a packet capture product available on AWS Marketplace.
Genesys G-Summit South Asia 2021: Taking CX to the next level
Mon, 16th Aug 2021
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crm
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cx
Genesys G-Summit South Asia 2021 is a two-day virtual event focused on delivering personalised and empathetic customer experiences. Register now!.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Twilio?
Wed, 11th Aug 2021
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saas
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cx
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martech
In today's interview we have Twilio vice president for APJ Lee Hawksley, who discusses the company's products and solutions.
Code outside the box: Why customisable solutions are better
Fri, 6th Aug 2021
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uc
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api
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contact centre
Twilio allows for innovators, both big and small, from across every industry to reinvent how companies engage with their customers.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Syniti VP on optimal business transformation
Thu, 5th Aug 2021
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digital transformation
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ai
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data management
In this interview we speak with Syniti vice president for ANZ Frankie Steel, who is back for her second IT Jam.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is gini?
Wed, 4th Aug 2021
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fintech
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ai
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linkedin
gini provides powerful forecasting technology to accelerate financial planning - Fung Lim talks about the future of fintech in APAC.
Case study: How Microsoft helped a Kiwi company deliver mobile order software to McDonalds in Japan
Sun, 1st Aug 2021
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crm
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digital transformation
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cx
Its business model was simple – provide a connection between customers and retailers, then enable those retailers to improve the customer's experience.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Fastly?
Fri, 30th Jul 2021
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firewalls
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network security
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application security
Fastly's area vice president Derek Rast and technical evangelist for APAC Stephen Gillies discuss Fastly's offerings and the need for modern security solutions.