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Sean Mitchell
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Having started his career at Renaissance. Sean joined Apple in Melbourne for a number of years before working in the media space. This started with Review Publishing and later the tech publisher IDG Communications. In 2006 he was involved in the launch of The Channel magazine. As they say – the rest is history.

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Microsoft and Red Hat partner to bring OpenShift to Azure

Wed, 8th May 2019
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Microsoft and Red Hat have launched Azure Red Hat OpenShift, integrating enterprise Kubernetes to streamline hybrid cloud management across Azure services.
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Hybrid cloud the focus for latest Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Wed, 8th May 2019
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Global open source vendor Red Hat has announced the availability of version 8 of its Enterprise Linux operating system.
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F-22 Raptor fighter jet project turns to Red Hat

Wed, 8th May 2019
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Lockheed Martin partners with Red Hat to revolutionise F-22 Raptor software development, cutting delivery time of new capabilities by three years.
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Hands-on Review: Quick and easy authentication with YubiKeys

Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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Consumers tend to believe that setting up two-factor authentication puts them at the height of cybersecurity best practice – but this belief is misled.
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Five secrets – Workday's 2019 winning formulas

Tue, 20th Nov 2018
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Workday's 2018 surge endures as 2019 brings new customer potentials, an open platform, AI integration, savvy advice, and unique deployment options.
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14 milestones Workday has achieved in 2018

Thu, 15th Nov 2018
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Workday experienced a stellar 2018 with 36% revenue growth, surpassing USD $2.1 billion, 31 million users, and a host of new innovations and acquisitions.
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Workday customers start deployments to AWS infrastructure

Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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Workday customers begin deploying their applications on AWS, expanding their cloud capabilities and addressing data sovereignty needs in various geographies.
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Overview of Microsoft's artificial intelligence strategy

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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Microsoft's AI focus: strategy over product names, with a 8,000-strong engineering force shaping its core ethos.
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Why Microsoft is in the security business for all the right reasons

Wed, 26th Sep 2018
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Cloud security fears reverse as firms trust giants like Microsoft with data protection, leveraging AI & automation.
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New open data initiative from Microsoft, Adobe & SAP

Tue, 25th Sep 2018
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The three tech titans have made a major announcement reflecting their view of data inter-operability in the future.
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Transformative SIEM solution to tackle security professional shortage

Fri, 25th May 2018
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Jask's innovative SIEM solution leverages AI to alleviate the global shortage of cyber experts by transforming overwhelming alerts into actionable insights.
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Work in cybersecurity? 59% of organisations have unfilled security positions

Wed, 18th Apr 2018
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If you're not qualified in cybersecurity then research suggests that you should be as it's certainly a 'buyers' market' with a yawning skills gap.
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Mythbusters: Best of breed HR software vs all-in-one

Mon, 18th Dec 2017
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Choosing HR software: do you opt for best-of-breed solutions like Cornerstone or all-in-one giants like Oracle? These five myths reveal the pros and cons.
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Oracle's 2025 predictions for enterprise and an update so far

Tue, 12th Dec 2017
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Oracle CEO Mark Hurd, at Oracle OpenWorld 2023, defended his ambitious 2016 cloud predictions, citing supporting data and anticipating accelerated cloud growth.
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Cosmologists turn to HPE to tackle some of humanity's toughest questions

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Some of the worlds leading scientists brought together by Stephen Hawking have turned to Intel & HPE to crunch extraordinary amounts of data.
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Meg Whitman to leave HPE CEO position early next year

Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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Meg Whitman will step down as HPE CEO early next year, with President Antonio Neri to assume the role from 1st February 2018. Whitman remains on the board.
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Research: how to respond to changing customer expectations

Fri, 17th Nov 2017
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Having an effective omnichannel digital marketing approach is incredibly important for keeping up with the increasingly insatiable demands of modern customers.
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Dimension Data scoops 24 award wins with Cisco

Fri, 3rd Nov 2017
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Dimension Data has secured 24 Cisco awards, including Global Awards for Architectural Excellence Partner of the Year, Security, and Marketing Innovation.
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Cisco unveils world's first AI-powered voice assistant for the workplace

Fri, 3rd Nov 2017
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Cisco has unveiled the world's first enterprise-ready voice assistant for meetings, powered entirely by artificial intelligence.
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Cisco and Google Cloud partner to create new hybrid cloud solution

Fri, 3rd Nov 2017
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The two tech giants will be working together to provide a solution that delivers cloud speed and scale with enterprise-class security.