About Shannon
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.
Stories by Shannon - Page 293
Coronavirus: City of Melbourne outlines $10m support package
Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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covid-19
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partners
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retail
City of Melbourne announces over $10 million stimulus package to support businesses and jobs amid COVID-19 outbreak.
Is APAC losing the digital transformation race?
Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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digital transformation
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ai
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skills gap
The Asia Pacific region is lagging when it comes to digital transformation efforts, according to a new report from EY.
Ingram Micro and Tech Data named distributors for Red Hat
Wed, 18th Mar 2020
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devops
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apm
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open source
Newly appointed distributors Ingram Micro and Tech Data will work to qualify partners for the Red Hat Certified Cloud and Service Provider programme.
NZ telcos preparing to keep up with extra demand over coronavirus self isolation
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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uc
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telco
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tcf
New Zealand's telco industry is confident it can handle the increased demand as more people work from home amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coronavirus: Australian government announce stimulus package to assist retailers and SMEs
Tue, 17th Mar 2020
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australian government
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federal government
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covid-19
Amid growing coronavirus concerns, Australia unveils a stimulus package to support retailers and SMEs, aiming to stave off a potential recession.
ICT spending in UAE to reach US$23bn by 2024
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
The UAE's ICT spending is set to soar to USD $23bn by 2024, driven by digitalisation and booming tech adoption sectors, per GlobalData's latest research.
Fixed broadband prices most expensive in New Zealand, as fibre overtakes copper
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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uc
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commerce commission
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fibre
Fibre has surpassed copper as Kiwi households' primary internet access, according to a report by the Commerce Commission.
Verde and Axsys take top honours at MYOB ANZ Enterprise Awards
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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fintech
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financial systems
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accounting systems
The annual awards celebrate and recognise excellence amongst MYOB's enterprise partners from across New Zealand and Australia.
Acronis appoints security veteran as chairman of the board
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
Bonvanie is the executive vice president of strategic accounts at Palo Alto Networks and has been a member of the Acronis Board of Directors since 2014.
Eaton opens new Late-Point Definition Centre in ANZ
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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eaton
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cloud distribution
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power management
The new facility offers local customised solutions for its customers across the Australia and New Zealand region.
Coronavirus: Alibaba Cloud delivers eCommerce to help retailers
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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alibaba
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alibaba cloud
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covid-19
Alibaba Cloud will deliver a series of eCommerce solutions to assist organisations that are adversely impacted by the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: Businesses providing laptops to employees for remote working
Fri, 13th Mar 2020
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hybrid & remote work
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personal computing devices
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wfh
Some businesses are also getting ready for more staff to potentially work from home by providing laptops or remote access.
TCF: Telcos meeting New Zealand demand
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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uc
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commerce commission
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telco
The Commerce Commission has released its Annual Telecommunication Monitoring Report this week, and the TCF says it is welcoming the report's findings.
ANZ can scale and accelerate digital transformation with Application Services
Thu, 12th Mar 2020
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devops
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
ANZ businesses can scale digital transformation using application services, yet must juggle legacy systems, multi-cloud environments, and security challenges.
NetApp partners with Google Cloud to expand services to Australia
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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data protection
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hyperscale
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public cloud
NetApp partners with Google Cloud to bring Cloud Volumes Service to Australia and New Zealand, expanding enterprise application capabilities.
commercetools expands to Australia, builds Sydney data centre
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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hyperscale
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martech
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commerce systems
commercetools hits Australia with a new data centre, bolstered by a $145M investment, expanding its innovative commerce platform.
Data skills gap costing businesses $13.8 billion
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A data skills gap is costing Australian businesses AUD $13.8bn in lost productivity, with employees stressed and underprepared to harness the value of data.
Coronavirus delaying iWorld Australia shipments
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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personal computing devices
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apple
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shipments
iWorld Australia urges customers to order now due to delays caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China and surrounding countries.
Verizon expands security portfolio with new solutions to combat cybercrime
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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cybersecurity
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verizon
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cybercrime
Verizon Business strengthens its cybersecurity portfolio with new solutions employing advanced analytics and blockchain to combat increasing cybercrime threats.
Inland Revenue shuts down to make changes to tax system
Tue, 10th Mar 2020
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digital transformation
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tax
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ird
The revenue system will be closed for a week in April as Inland Revenue introduces a new round of changes to make tax more straightforward.