About Shannon
Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.
Stories by Shannon - Page 169
Ingram Micro and Tech Data named distributors for Red Hat
Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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app development
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devops
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apm
Newly appointed distributors Ingram Micro and Tech Data will work to qualify partners for the Red Hat Certified Cloud and Service Provider programme.
NZ telcos preparing to keep up with extra demand over coronavirus self isolation
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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telco
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tcf
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covid-19
New Zealand's telco industry is confident it can handle the increased demand as more people work from home amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus: Australian government announce stimulus package to assist retailers and SMEs
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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australian government
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federal government
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covid-19
Aussie retailers hail govt's stimulus amid COVID-19 fears, aiding economy & SMEs.
ICT spending in UAE to reach US$23bn by 2024
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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3d printing
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big data
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bi
UAE's ICT spend to hit US$23bn by 2024, fueled by digitalisation and tech adoption, says GlobalData.
Fixed broadband prices most expensive in New Zealand, as fibre overtakes copper
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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broadband
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telco
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fibre
Fibre has surpassed copper as Kiwi households' primary internet access, according to a report by the Commerce Commission.
Verde and Axsys take top honours at MYOB ANZ Enterprise Awards
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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accounting systems
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digital banking
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awards
The annual awards celebrate and recognise excellence amongst MYOB's enterprise partners from across New Zealand and Australia.
Acronis appoints security veteran as chairman of the board
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Bonvanie is the executive vice president of strategic accounts at Palo Alto Networks and has been a member of the Acronis Board of Directors since 2014.
Eaton opens new Late-Point Definition Centre in ANZ
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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eaton
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cloud distribution
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power management
The new facility offers local customised solutions for its customers across the Australia and New Zealand region.
Coronavirus: Alibaba Cloud delivers eCommerce to help retailers
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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alibaba
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alibaba cloud
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covid-19
Alibaba Cloud will deliver a series of eCommerce solutions to assist organisations that are adversely impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: Businesses providing laptops to employees for remote working
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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wfh
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mobility
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tablets & laptops
Some businesses are also getting ready for more staff to potentially work from home by providing laptops or remote access.
TCF: Telcos meeting New Zealand demand
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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commerce commission
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telco
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tcf
The Commerce Commission has released its Annual Telecommunication Monitoring Report this week, and the TCF says it is welcoming the report's findings.
ANZ can scale and accelerate digital transformation with Application Services
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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digital transformation
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devops
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app development
Aussie, Kiwi firms find stride in swift app deployment, but juggle security and legacy tech, F5 reports.
NetApp partners with Google Cloud to expand services to Australia
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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cloud services
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data protection
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hyperscale
NetApp partners with Google Cloud to bring Cloud Volumes Service to Australia and New Zealand, expanding enterprise application capabilities.
commercetools expands to Australia, builds Sydney data centre
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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colocation
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martech
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commerce systems
commercetools hits Australia with a new data centre, bolstered by a $145M investment, expanding its innovative commerce platform.
Data skills gap costing businesses $13.8 billion
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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big data
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bi
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data analytics
Aussie firms lose $13.8bn as data skills gap hits productivity hard, Accenture and Qlik report.
Coronavirus delaying iWorld Australia shipments
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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apple
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technology gifts
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shipments
iWorld Australia urges customers to order now due to delays caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China and surrounding countries.
Verizon expands security portfolio with new solutions to combat cybercrime
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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verizon
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cybercrime
Verizon bolsters cyber defences with new security tools & enhanced response service to tackle cybercrime.
Inland Revenue shuts down to make changes to tax system
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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digital transformation
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tax
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ird
The revenue system will be closed for a week in April as Inland Revenue introduces a new round of changes to make tax more straightforward.
Embracing cloud essential for healthcare organisations to deliver advanced care
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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cloud services
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hybrid cloud
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converged infrastructure
Digital transformation significantly impacted cloud implementation across various industry verticals, and healthcare organisations were no different.
AI Forum releases guidelines on development and use of AI in New Zealand
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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ai
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government
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ai forum of new zealand
New guidelines have been released by the AI Forum of New Zealand to help build public trust in AI across the country.
Ivanti expands channel leadership team
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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recruitment
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ivanti
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job moves
Ivanti boosts leadership with new channel team appointments, bolstering its customer-first strategy.
Coronavirus: Ingram Micro postpones cloud summit
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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iaas
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distributors
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ingram micro cloud
COVID-19 outbreak pushes Ingram Micro to delay Cloud Summit 2020 to 2021.
Fortinet unveils 'fundamental' changes to partner programme
Fri, 6th Mar 2020
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firewall
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network management
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network security
Fortinet revamps partner programme to boost security skillsets in evolving market.
Empired and Intergen expand trans-Tasman leadership group with new GM for data & AI
Thu, 5th Mar 2020
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intergen
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empired
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recruitment
Empired and Intergen appoint Travis Barker as GM of Market Development, Data - AI, bringing his expertise to their trans-Tasman leadership group.