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Ben Moore
News Editor - Channel
Ben was born in the UK and was promptly shuffled across the universe to Auckland at a young age. He is a total geek but tries to be pretty casual about it. He was sucked into theatre in his teens, which led to a lot of time on stage, as well as writing and directing when he could. After spending four years as high-school Drama teacher, Ben decided that it was about time for him to move on and see what else the world has to offer. However, wherever he goes he will always be sure to return home to his best-friends/cats.
Former TechDay team member.

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Blockchain could be everywhere by 2025, research shows

Fri, 19th Oct 2018
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Worldwide analysis of leading organisations implementing blockchain demonstrates the technology's potential to transform supply chains across the globe.
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Gartner's top 10 tech trends for 2019

Tue, 16th Oct 2018
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Gartner has released a list of what it sees as the most important strategic tech trends to be aware of in the quickly upcoming year.
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No Pixel 3 for Kiwis - Why the snub, Google?

Fri, 12th Oct 2018
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Google's offerings in the NZ market are limited at best and there is no sign of when its latest phone will be hitting our shores.
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Heat-seeking drones can save the dolphins

Tue, 9th Oct 2018
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One study has demonstrated how modern tech can be used to reduce the costs and environmental impact of conservation efforts.
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Fortinet adds network access control solution for IoT

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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network security
FortiNAC provides visibility and control of IoT services and automated response to threats at scale in multi-vendor environments.
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Data centre switch market grows as VoLTE dips - Dell'Oro

Thu, 13th Sep 2018
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Two new reports from Dell'Oro show growth in the data centre switch market, while the voice over LTE market had a temporary setback.
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IDC - SD infrastructure drives telco datacentre market growth

Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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storage
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datacentre infrastructure
A new report shows the shift to software-defined infrastructure will lead the telco compute and storage infrastructure market to over US$16b by 2022.
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IDC - 'aggressive growth' coming for new CDI market

Mon, 3rd Sep 2018
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An inaugural report on composable/disaggregated infrastructure from IDC shows that it will go from US$300m to $3.4b in next five years.
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Cybersecurity should be priority in US$8b smart utility spend

Thu, 23rd Aug 2018
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Utilities are becoming increasingly connected worldwide, and also becoming increasingly vulnerable - so why are governments letting security slide?.
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Optical transport network equipment market declined in 2Q18 due to ZTE ban

Wed, 22nd Aug 2018
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ZTE ban causes decline in optical transport network equipment market, with revenue from China falling 13% YoY, says Dell'Oro Group.
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Intelligent cybersecurity systems - before it's too late

Tue, 14th Aug 2018
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With all of the benefits that machine learning brings to any cybersecurity analytics system, can you really afford not to make that step?.
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Gartner's solid state array Magic Quadrant shows tough competition

Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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storage
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network infrastructure
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Seven vendors are named as 'Leaders' in the SSA magic quadrant as fast and reliable storage becomes more important than ever.
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WatchGuard launches new AI Antivirus, UTM appliance

Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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firewalls
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The latest version of Fireware OS introduces new IntelligentAV service for malware detection. Testing of new M270 appliance shows impressive speed.
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Cisco to drop $2.35b to acquire access security provider

Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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Cisco has announced the intent to acquire Duo Security in order to expand its users' ability to manage secure connections to devices.
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Gartner - IaaS public cloud services market grew 29.5% in 2017

Thu, 2nd Aug 2018
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public cloud
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Amazon is still on top, but Alibaba's investment strategy is giving the company huge potential for global growth.
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Huawei takes out Apple to claim number two spot in Q218

Wed, 1st Aug 2018
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With a 41% year on year growth, compared to Apple's 1%, Huawei is now second only to Samsung in the number of shipments this quarter.
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Battle in the cloud: AWS still on top but Google is starting to flex

Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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AWS remains the top cloud infrastructure provider, but rival Microsoft Azure is growing faster and closing the market share gap, according to Canalys.
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SonicWall gains 'Recommended' rating in NSS Labs Firewall Test

Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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cybersecurity
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The 2018 NSS Labs Next-Generation Firewall Test is focused on security effectiveness, performance and total cost of ownership.
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Kaseya survey reveals huge opportunity in data backup for SMBs

Fri, 27th Jul 2018
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The fourth annual IT Operations survey of SMBs and midmarket enterprises shows security remains the top concern and data backup is a key opportunity.
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Cylance brings AI antivirus solution into the home

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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After seeing widespread success in the business and enterprise world, smart cybersecurity has now found its way into the home.