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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.

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5G flaws allow criminals to steal data, cut access to the web
Thu, 17th Dec 2020
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5G technology flaws allow criminals to steal data and cut web access, says security assessment by Positive Technologies.
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Pure Storage launches as-a-Service in AWS Marketplace
Thu, 17th Dec 2020
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Pure Storage has announced the availability of Pure as-a-Service in AWS Marketplace and a new Cloud Block Store Efficiency Guarantee programme.
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Sophos unveils new open AI developments to sharpen defenses against cyberattacks
Thu, 17th Dec 2020
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Sophos has unveiled four new open Artificial Intelligence developments to enhance the industry's defenses against cyberattacks.
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Kiwis have 'world-class' broadband - TCF
Thu, 17th Dec 2020
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New Zealand's telecommunications consumers are receiving good broadband services, according to a report from the Commerce Commission.
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AWS launches new disaster recover programme across ANZ
Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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AWS Project Resilience, is now available to our Australian and New Zealand communities, customers, and partners.
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Documents overtake photos in the cloud amid COVID-19
Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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People are storing documents more often than photos and other media files in the cloud by 29% amid the global COVID-19 pandemic.
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Increases in discretionary spending drives New Zealand PC growth
Wed, 16th Dec 2020
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Demand for education devices and increased discretionary spending is driving growth in PC shipments in New Zealand, according to IDC.
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Gamers targeted as identity theft, bullying and cheating increases online
Tue, 15th Dec 2020
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More than a tenth of gamers have had their ID stolen – which could be worth as much as $347bn globally, according to new research.
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IBM unveils new Watson capabilities to help scale use of AI
Tue, 15th Dec 2020
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IBM unveils new capabilities for Watson, including improved automation of AI, precision in language processing, and trust in AI predictions.
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Ingram Micro names Tenable as Vendor of the Year
Tue, 15th Dec 2020
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Tenable has been recognised as Vendor of the Year in the Networking & Security Divisional Award from Ingram Micro.
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Former Commvault partner manager joins Micro Focus as ANZ channel director
Tue, 15th Dec 2020
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Micro Focus has announced the appointment Jonty Collins as its new channel director for Australia and New Zealand.
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SMX partners with Microsoft to deliver email security solution for Office 365
Tue, 15th Dec 2020
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Email security provider SMX has launched its second co-sell solution since joining Microsoft’s key partner programme.
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Christchurch's Enable chief exec to step down
Tue, 15th Dec 2020
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Fuller has led the fibre network provider since its inception in 2007. He will step down between July and September in 2021.
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NetApp software-optimised Cloud Volumes Service for Google Cloud comes to APAC
Fri, 11th Dec 2020
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NetApp and Google Cloud have announced the availability of the containerised, software-based variant of NetApp Cloud Volumes Service in the Asia Pacific.
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Qlik, AWS expand partnership with Marketplace debut
Fri, 11th Dec 2020
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data analytics
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The expanded relationship with AWS now includes a wide variety of certifications and designations across its entire end-to-end data and analytics platform.
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ComCom testing programme improves NZ broadband performance
Fri, 11th Dec 2020
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The Commerce Commission's Measuring Broadband New Zealand programme has helped to identify and fix network problems.
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Veeam Backup for Office 365 adds Microsoft Teams protection
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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Veeam's latest version of Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 adds purpose-built backup and recovery for Microsoft Teams.
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ComCom seeks increase in telecommunications, fibre funding
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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Commerce Commission seeks feedback on funding for regulation of telecommunications, electricity, and gas sectors. Increased funding proposed.
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MYOB unveils New Zealand winners of 2020 MYOB Partner Awards
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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financial systems
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accounting systems
MYOB announces winners of its 2020 Partner Awards in New Zealand, celebrating excellence in bookkeeping and accounting.
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Commerce Commission finalises consumer protections for withdrawal of copper phone and broadband services
Thu, 10th Dec 2020
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The code sets out the requirements Chorus must meet before it can stop providing wholesale copper phone and broadband services, including ADSL and VDSL.