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 50
Pak'nSAVE begins rollout of scan-your-own grocery tech
Tue, 12th Mar 2019
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If you've happened to wander into a Pak'nSAVE across the lower North Island, you may have walked into an entirely new way to do your grocery shopping.
Accenture Security launches IAM capability for user privileges
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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risk & compliance
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When it comes to managing user privileges, the provisioning of access should be based on precise knowledge of who a person is and why they need it.
A look back at the Cisco Women in IT Awards
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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More than 70 women were nominated for the Cisco Women in IT Awards, celebrating their achievements in the industry.
Asia Pacific feeling financial brunt of breaches - but it's not all bad news
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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cybersecurity
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Asia Pacific firms face high cyber breach costs, with 17% incurring financial hits over USD $5 million. Yet, 39% limited impacts to under USD $500,000.
D-Link launches home WiFi router with robust parental controls
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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smart home
The WiFi router gives parents more control over their children's internet activities – and how long they spend online.
Hitachi highlights partner progress and innovation within data centre space
Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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storage
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cisco
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tech data
Hitachi Vantara has highlighted its progress within the company and its partner community as it continues its investment into its partner business.
Optus Business to offer Cisco Meraki managed cloud networking
Thu, 7th Mar 2019
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partner programmes
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Cisco and Optus Business extend partnership to deliver managed cloud networking support through Cisco's Meraki system.
Curtin University to open research centre for intent-based networking
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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intent based networking
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curtin university
Curtin Uni and Cisco unite for Perth's new intent-based networking hub, pioneering the future of digital infrastructure.
Australia's AARNet & Cisco achieve 600Gbps terrestrial trial
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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aarnet
The trial has potentially groundbreaking implications for Australia's interconnect and trunkflow across AARNet and the education sector.
Cisco Live Melbourne: 'Building the bridge to possible'
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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network infrastructure
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digital transformation
This week Cisco is building 'the bridge to possible' to more than 8000 people expected to attend the Cisco Live 2019 conference in Melbourne.
NBN Co & Cisco enhance SMBs' digital transformation
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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uc
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digital transformation
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cisco
Cisco and NBN Co join forces to empower Australian SMBs with enhanced business nbn services under a USD $61 million initiative, boosting digital transformation.
Optus Business to offer UC platform powered by Cisco
Wed, 6th Mar 2019
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Optus is currently the first and only tier one telco in Australia to deploy the BroadCloud platform as a complete cloud-based solution.
Logitech Harmony Hub vulnerabilities leave devs fuming
Tue, 5th Mar 2019
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Logitech backtracks on decision to remove firmware version of Harmony Hub, after critical security flaws were revealed. Millions of users affected.
Scytale Enterprise streamlines authentication management
Tue, 5th Mar 2019
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cybersecurity
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hybrid it
Scytale, an authentication provider founded by engineers from tech giants, has launched a cloud-based subscription offering for cloud-native enterprises.
CompTIA security study finds ANZ firms should invest more in employee training
Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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breach prevention
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cybersecurity
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education, learning & training
Australian and New Zealand IT professionals see their organisations' cybersecurity as adequate, but believe improvements can be made, says CompTIA.
State of the channel: ANZ MSPs still grappling with ransomware
Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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malware
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ransomware
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partner programmes
Issues range from SaaS infections to SMBs that don't report ransomware attacks to the appropriate authorities, and much more.
GitHub's Bug Bounty program gets bigger
Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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martech
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apm
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software development
GitHub's Bug Bounty program is now five years old and to mark the occasion it has revamped the program's scope, rewards, and new legal rules.
10 ways to improve your marketing in 2019
Mon, 4th Mar 2019
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martech
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marketing
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content creation
Auckland's Creative Content suggests small businesses revamp marketing in 2019 with strategic plans, updated materials, SEO, and social media engagement.
Mobile document management policies impair workers
Fri, 1st Mar 2019
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Most employees need access to company documents on their mobile devices, but almost half can't get that access because organisations aren't keeping up.
Victoria Uni students speak up for film dubbing
Fri, 1st Mar 2019
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film
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victoria university
Victoria Uni students gain hands-on experience in film dubbing and subtitling with new VoiceQ software, heralding a revolution in language and media training.