About Zach
Zach Thompson
News Editor
Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.
Stories by Zach - Page 54
Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as global marketing senior vice president
Fri, 27th May 2022
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leadership
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conversational ai
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market share
Yellow.ai appoints Surbhi Agarwal as Global Marketing SVP to lead marketing initiatives for the Conversational AI company's global expansion.
Could New Zealanders initiate a cyber attack from within?
Fri, 27th May 2022
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advanced persistent threat protection
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
The threat landscape is significantly increasing worldwide, and the opportunities it presents are a growing concern in Aotearoa.
Deloitte expands cloud observability practice with Dynatrace
Fri, 27th May 2022
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devops
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
Deloitte is expanding its cloud observability practice, including DevOps principles, AI/ML, cloud complexity management and software engineering.
Microsoft NZ announces initiative for local SaaS businesses
Fri, 27th May 2022
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saas
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microsoft
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investment
Microsoft has announced a new initiative, bringing together all of its tools to help local SaaS businesses build, sell and grow their companies at scale.
Fortinet introduces self-learning AI in latest offering
Fri, 27th May 2022
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Fortinet is introducing self-learning AI capabilities in its new network detection and response offering, FortiNDR.
TUANZ to address rural connectivity at 2022 symposium
Fri, 27th May 2022
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dei
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cloud services
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tuanz
TUANZ is hosting the Rural Connectivity Symposium for the first time in person since 2019, providing a forum to discuss the state of rural connectivity.
Microsoft previews Power Platform website design offering
Thu, 26th May 2022
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martech
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rpa
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apm
Microsoft has announced the preview of Power Pages, the fifth product in its Power Platform family, designed for low-code makers and professional developers.
Elevation of Privilege the top 2021 Microsoft vulnerability
Thu, 26th May 2022
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edutech
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advanced persistent threat protection
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microsoft
BeyondTrust's 2022 Microsoft Vulnerabilities Report reveals that Elevation of Privilege is the top vulnerability category for the second year running.
Microsoft, Cloudian partnership offers data center flexibility
Thu, 26th May 2022
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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dc
Cloudian's object storage platform, HyperStore, is now integrated with Microsoft SQL Server 2022, offering flexible and scalable data centers.
Entrust expands strategic partnership with Red Sift
Wed, 25th May 2022
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partner programmes
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cloud services
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email
Entrust has expanded its partnership with Red Sift to simplify the adoption of BIMI standards for email identification and security.
CERT NZ releases first Cyber Security Insights for 2022
Wed, 25th May 2022
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malware
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ransomware
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cybersecurity
CERT NZ has released Quarter One: Cyber Security Insights 2022, which offers an overview of reports about cybersecurity incidents affecting New Zealanders.
Barracuda MSP Day 2022 highlights MSP opportunities
Tue, 24th May 2022
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edutech
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firewalls
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advanced persistent threat protection
Barracuda Networks has released a report showing global services-related MSP revenue is set to increase by more than a third in 2022 compared to 2021.
Aligned Data Centers increases sustainability-linked loan
Tue, 24th May 2022
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hyperscale
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dc
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clean technologies
Aligned Data Centers has increased its sustainability-linked loan from $375 million to $1.75 billion to speed up the next phase of its strategic growth.
Boost Mobile now makes up over 7% of Aussie prepaid market
Tue, 24th May 2022
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endpoint protection
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cx
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martech
Boost Mobile has doubled its market share over the past four years and now has more than 7% of Australia's prepaid market, equivalent to over 700,000 people.
Frost & Sullivan recognises Genesys as leader in new reports
Mon, 23rd May 2022
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uc
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data analytics
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martech
Frost & Sullivan has recognised Genesys as a leader in the cloud contact centre market for its robust cloud and digital capabilities.
Huawei webinar emphasises the importance of women in tech
Mon, 23rd May 2022
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webinar
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skills gap
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huawei
More women are enrolling in tech courses, with 6% increase this year compared to 2021, according to findings by Coursera discussed in a webinar.
LoopMe appoints Daisuke Shigeishi as head of digital partnerships
Fri, 20th May 2022
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customer service
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job moves
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loopme
LoopMe expands its team with four senior hires in APAC, including Daisuke Shigeishi as head of digital partnerships and Georgia Watson as senior sales director.
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HashKey appoints David Leahy as chief operating officer
Fri, 20th May 2022
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risk & compliance
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job moves
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risk management
HashKey Group appoints David Leahy as COO of Exchange Business and WK Chim as senior advisor to the Board for risk management. #HashKey #COO #Advisor.
Malwarebytes appoints Brian Thomas as vice president of worldwide MSP
Fri, 20th May 2022
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firewalls
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breach prevention
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arista networks
Malwarebytes appoints Brian Thomas as VP of Worldwide MSP to lead expansion of channel partner network & cater cybersecurity solutions to SMBs.
Okta appoints Celestine Tan as vice president for Asia Pacific marketing
Fri, 20th May 2022
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siem
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ca technologies
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pivotal
Identity provider Okta has named Celestine Tan as VP for Asia Pacific marketing; Tan brings a wealth of experience from Splunk, CA Technologies and Pivotal.