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.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Sara - Page 42
IDC lowers cloud spending forecast amidst global slowdown
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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economic forecast
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analyst report
IDC has lowered its forecast for total cloud infrastructure spending for 2019 as the market enters a slowdown period.
Silver Peak SD-WAN fuels application security in the multi-cloud era
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Traditional ‘hub and spoke’ WAN was a solution for branch to data centre communications, however that doesn’t stack up in today’s environment.
DJI launches precision drone for agriculture
Fri, 27th Sep 2019
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drones
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agritech
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dji
DJI says it’s ‘setting a new standard’ for agricultural drone applications, with the launch of the world’s first fully integrated multi-spectral imaging drone.
MotoGP’s new mobile game will be powered by blockchain
Fri, 27th Sep 2019
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gaming
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blockchain
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digital entertainment
MotoGP teams up with Animoca Brands to launch a blockchain-powered mobile game, offering fans interactive collectibles and an immersive Manager-style gameplay.
NetEvents announces Innovation Award finalists for 2019
Fri, 27th Sep 2019
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iot
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cybersecurity
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netevents
Darktrace, Mellanox, and NetFoundry are among the finalists for the 2019 NetEvents Innovation Awards, celebrating groundbreaking advancements in technology.
Microsoft announces Azure Sentinel SIEM general availability
Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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siem
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Microsoft has announced the general availability of its cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) solution this week.
LEGO's journey through digital innovation and beyond
Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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devops
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digital transformation
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apm
As one of the 500 most valuable brands in the world, the company’s global success didn’t come without struggles.
Noel Leeming's newest employee is a digital human called Nola
Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
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noel leeming
Noel Leeming's Newmarket store in Auckland introduces Nola, a digital human created by Jade and UneeQ, to assist customers and enhance retail experiences.
Social software & collaboration ripe for innovation, says Gartner
Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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uc
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collaboration
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voip
Social software and collaboration tools market, valued at USD $2.7 billion, to reach USD $4.8 billion by 2023, driven by innovation, says Gartner.
Interview: Where is the representation in NZ gaming?
Wed, 25th Sep 2019
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gaming
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dei
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digital entertainment
Kiwi gamer Dhayana Sena champions diversity in the gaming world, challenging norms and rewriting the playbook.
Mr Humfreez: The sheep that shows Kiwis their cold, damp homes
Wed, 25th Sep 2019
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edutech
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science
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anz bank
This isn’t a living, breathing animal but a model sheep with hygroscopic horns and a nose coated in thermochromic ink.
In-depth multi-cloud monitoring banishes blind spots
Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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devops
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multi-cloud
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apm
AI-driven multi-cloud monitoring, such as Zoho's Site24x7, eliminates data blind spots in environments like Azure, Google Cloud and Amazon.
Animates data breach affects thousands of online customers
Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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data breach
New Zealand pet retailer Animates has taken its website offline after a data breach compromised 2,700 customers' personal and payment details.
AWS EC2 strengthens compute power for ML applications
Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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ai
Amazon EC2 will leverage G4 instances to boost resources required to tackle computationally demanding tasks that could benefit from additional GPU acceleration.
Call of Duty: Mobile opens pre-registrations for Android and iOS
Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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mobile gaming
Call of Duty will soon be available free to play on Android and iOS from October 1, taking the entire experience mobile.
Ingram Micro boosts IoT offerings with Netvox deal
Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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iot
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ingram micro
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distributors
Ingram Micro New Zealand partners with Netvox to enhance its IoT offerings, including end-to-end LoRaWAN solutions.
Air taxis won't be coming any time soon, says report
Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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drones
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cartech
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autonomous vehicle
E-air taxis are not expected to be widely adopted for another decade due to technological challenges, according to a report by L.E.K.
Huawei's Mate 30 goes it alone without Google
Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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smartphones
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digital signage
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displays & projectors
Huawei's Mate 30 series launches without Google apps, highlighting the firm's shift to its own AppGallery amidst a US blacklist. Can it succeed?.
GitHub amps up vulnerability reporting capabilities
Fri, 20th Sep 2019
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martech
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apm
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cybersecurity
GitHub has announced new capabilities that make it easier for developers to report vulnerabilities directly from their repositories.
Drone pilots show serious skills in epic rollercoaster chase
Thu, 19th Sep 2019
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drones
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youtube
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gopro
Drone pilots Viggo Koch and Mattias Allring display exceptional skill in an epic chase of Liseberg's Helix rollercoaster, capturing breathtaking footage.