About Sara
Sara Barker
Copywriter and Senior News Editor
Sara lives in a world of words and stories. For more than six years she has been delving deep into the rich world of tech news, content creation, journalism and reviews for Techday. She brings an academic background in information systems, marketing, radio, and journalism to her role. She enjoys casual gaming, cats, and reading.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 138
Huawei cyber security white paper places onus on supply chain
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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supply chain
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cybersecurity
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huawei
Huawei's white paper highlights the security challenges facing the global supply chain and calls for increased collaboration to tackle cyber security risks.
Fujitsu awarded Australia's first NABERS data center portfolio ratings
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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clean technologies
Fujitsu Australia awarded Australia's first NABERS data center portfolio ratings across six of its sites, resulting from a focus on sustainability.
The huge digital divide: 68% of Asia-Pacific residents still not connected to net
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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uc
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wireless networks
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cloud services
The huge extent of the global digital divide has been uncovered, showing that 57% of the world's urban population are unconnected to the internet.
CrowdStrike new major APAC player in war against security threats
Tue, 21st Jun 2016
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ai security
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cybersecurity
The Asia-Pacific region is the next target for CrowdStrike's expertise in cloud-delivered, next-generation endpoint protection.
UN Report: Technology can be a hindrance on right to education
Mon, 20th Jun 2016
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edutech
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education, learning & training
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digital divide
United Nations Special Rapporteur warns that digital technology in education can be dangerous and widen inequality gaps, furthering digital divide.
Are your employees putting your organisation at risk? Survey says 25% of employees bypassing secure VPN
Mon, 20th Jun 2016
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vpns
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cybersecurity
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zscaler
Latest results show that as much as 25% of your workforce may be bypassing secure VPN to access the internet through their mobile device, say CIOs.
'Dramatic' growth of hyperconvergence adoption driven by cost reduction and efficiency
Mon, 20th Jun 2016
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converged infrastructure
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simplivity
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hci
Hyperconverged infrastructure adoption growing dramatically, influenced by data centre cost reduction & operational efficiency.
The three vital nodes in every evolving disaster recovery system
Mon, 20th Jun 2016
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dr
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cloud services
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centurylink
Disaster recovery expertise and management are core competencies any organisation should handle well, particularly as technologies evolve and adapt.
Rotorua UFB rollout complete: 31 schools now faster than ever
Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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uc
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chorus
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ufb
Chorus announces UFB rollout is complete in Rotorua, bringing the service to almost 27,000 schools, businesses, health services and residents.
HPE Operations Bridge Suite to 'consolidate' IT operations
Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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devops
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data analytics
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martech
HPE Operations Bridge Suite uses a dashboard and fuses analytics and monitoring capabilities to help businesses monitor hybrid cloud app performance.
Spark Ventures recruits Remedyforce to transform business operations
Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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uc
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bmc
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spark
Spark Ventures chose BMC's Remedyforce solution to manage infrastructure that 'powers a new generation of consumer and business digital services'.
Gartner picks top 10 information security technologies for 2016
Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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devops
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application security
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iaas
What are the top technologies for information security in 2016? Gartner has announced the top 10 technology trends and their effects.
Sky TV 'revitalising' its back-office CRM and revenue streams
Fri, 17th Jun 2016
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crm
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martech
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sky
Sky TV using Netcracker technology to upgrade its back-office customer relationship management and revenue streams.
Menlo Security awarded Grand Prize Winner for Best Show at Interop Japan
Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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menlo security
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partners
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hult
Menlo Security has been named Grand Prize Winner for Best Show at Interop Japan, a premier event that recognises networking and security and IT .
Cost of a data breach for Australian organisations? $2.64 million
Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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ibm
IBM and Ponemon Institute released 'Cost of a Data Breach' report. Australian results show that the average cost of a data breach is $2.64 million.
Kaspersky Lab discovers underground market selling 70,000 hacked servers
Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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ddos
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datacentre infrastructure
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cybersecurity
Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered an underground market of hacked servers, which can sell for as little as $6 per compromised server.
2degrees and NEC NZ embarking on smart cities initiative
Thu, 16th Jun 2016
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uc
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smart cities
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digital signage
Two Degrees Mobile and NEC New Zealand have announced that they are collaborating trend to help make New Zealand cities smarter.
RSA Research: 75% of organisations at risk, says cyber security mindsets must change
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
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emc
RSA's latest survey shows 75% of respondents have a significant cyber security risk exposure because too many organizations rely on the wrong things.
Queensland Govt investing $180 million into IT and digital innovation
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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uc
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contact centre
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it budget
The Queensland Government's 2016 budget has introduced $180 million worth of a number of innovation and digital expansion benefits for businesses.
Cisco launches $10 million global Cybersecurity Scholarship Program, improves certifications
Wed, 15th Jun 2016
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cybersecurity
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cisco
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education, learning & training
Cisco is tackling the cybersecurity skills shortage head on through $10 million Global Cybersecurity Scholarship Program & certification improvements.