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.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Sara - Page 149
Survey finds social media mingling upsets workplace dynamics
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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social media
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workplace
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adecco
An Adecco survey has found that befriending bosses and colleagues on social media is leading to regret & distress that affect workplace dynamics.
Amazon primed for domination as Q2 revenue climbs rapidly
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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fintech
Amazon's second quarter 2016 financial results are strong as ever, with a 42% increase in operating cash flow and a 31% increase in net sales.
Avnet expands presence as 'solutions specialist' to woo channel partners
Mon, 1st Aug 2016
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channel development
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distributors
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avnet technology solutions
Avnet is increasing investment in technologies to attract channel partners and grow business, including cloud, IoT, security and enterprise networking.
Apple celebrates its 1 billionth iPhone sale
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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apple
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apple iphone
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technology gifts
Apple celebrates selling one billion iPhones worldwide, but sales drop as rumors circulate about iPhone 7 release.
Trident to launch PoPs through Global Switch's Singapore & Australian data centers
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Trident is eyeing the Asia Pacific region as it has announced its Trident Subsea Cable will locate Points of Presence (PoPs) through Global Switch.
Oracle acquires NetSuite for $9.3 billion price tag
Fri, 29th Jul 2016
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fintech
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financial systems
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oracle
Oracle is spending $9.3 billion to acquire 'complementary' cloud provider NetSuite, with the transaction expected to close as early as this year.
Check Point's new Technical Assistance Centres complement channel partners
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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support
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check point software
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partners
Check Point has announced a new Technical Assistance Centre (TAC), 24x7 Incident Response Services for customers & channel partners in the ANZ region.
$14 million boost in supercomputer storage to benefit Australian science
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
The Australian Government has given an additional £7m to the National Computational Infrastructure's (NCI) supercomputer.
D-Link welcomes tech veteran Andrew Trickett to new ANZ role
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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d-link
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netgear
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netcomm wireless
Andrew Trickett, tech industry veteran and now head of service provider, has joined D-Link's ranks in ANZ as the company improves its offerings.
Students concerned that the tertiary sector isn't tackling tech trends
Thu, 28th Jul 2016
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edutech
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victoria university
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tertiary education
Victoria University of Wellington Students' Association (VUWSA) has called for more focus on providing service quality and innovation.
Brocade launches 'industry-first' Gen 6 Fibre family for all-flash data centers
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
Brocade has launched the industry's first Gen 6 Fibre Channel directors that will complement its storage network solutions.
Australian researchers develop graphical modelling for the combat zone
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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cloud services
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australian government
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university of south australia
Advanced computing techniques are being used to help the Australian military understand combat situations using modelling & simulations.
How are ANZ businesses progressing their enterprise mobility strategies?
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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open source
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red hat
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mobility
Mobile is the way of the future, but there's still a way to go yet until its full benefits are realised by organisations, says Red Hat.
Yahoo-Verizon merger to shake up digital communication space
Wed, 27th Jul 2016
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yahoo
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verizon
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m&a
Verizon's bold £3.5bn Yahoo buyout to reshape the global digital and mobile landscape, with over a billion users set to be united.
In-flight wi-fi may be coming, but you can't be flippant about security
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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malware
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wireless networks
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cybersecurity
In-flight wi-fi is coming to all Australian budget carriers by mid 2017, but it does come with the same risks as any public wi-fi networks.
Unisys Stealth solution announces NSA certification
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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cybersecurity
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government
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unisys
Unisys Stealth has been accredited with the 'exclusive' NIAP certification, as well as the NSA's Commercial Solutions for Classified program.
Cloud service provider Oper8 awarded Brocade Network Partner status
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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iaas
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partner programmes
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brocade
Brocade and Oper8 have partnered to create a reseller relationship that will bring cloud service delivery and a pay-per-usage model to the ANZ region.
Software defined networking market primed for massive growth
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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network infrastructure
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hyperscale
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sdn
Technavio reports that the global software-defined networking market is set for huge growth, with a predicted 35% CAGR between 2016 and 2020.
Is your customer experience strategy reaching expectations?
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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crm
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uc
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data analytics
Why are customer experience efforts not living up to expectations? NICE believes a lack of customer interaction visibility may be the answer.
Let's not forget that RegTech is also about cybersecurity
Tue, 26th Jul 2016
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
The cybersecurity implications of RegTech and data analytics are just as important as the technology itself, Palo Alto Networks warns.