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 118
Salesforce's new LiveMessage and Service Bots to deliver ultimate customer service
Wed, 14th Dec 2016
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martech
Salesforce is ramping up its conversational tools across social media and messaging apps, with the launch of LiveMessage for Service Cloud.
Fuji Xerox scoops sustainability award; leads partners & customers towards green future
Wed, 14th Dec 2016
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document management
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ecm
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martech
Fuji Xerox states that its sustainability practises help it become a role model to partners, customers and its other stakeholders.
Eaton's east Asia VP talks data center sustainability, Singapore & Industry 4.0
Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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supply chain
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eaton
Eaton, a power management company, discusses their solutions for data center power and thermal management in Asia Pacific.
Equinix joins Industrial Internet Consortium to speed up IIoT growth
Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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uc
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hyperscale
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iot
Global data center giant Equinix is now a member of the Industrial Internet Consortium, an organisation supporting and promoting growth of IIoT.
Singapore data analytics firm scores 'landmark' contract for Australian mining sector
Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Singapore-based data startup, Latize, will work with Australia's DRE and Department of Industry to digitise the country's mining sector.
Waikato big data firm connects Kiwi businesses to China
Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
A Waikato business is fusing big data and advertising to offer Kiwi businesses a way to interact with Chinese immigrants in both English and Chinese.
'Avalanche Network' botnet hideout busted; ESET offers cleanup help
Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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malware
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cybersecurity
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botnet
Cybercriminal activity hub Avalanche Network has been busted by law enforcement agencies, ending a long reign of protection for botnet operators.
Hands-on Review: Sony Xperia XZ smartphone - sleek, smooth and understated
Tue, 13th Dec 2016
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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sony
Sleek, smooth and powerful, the Sony Xperia XZ is understated and the best smartphone camera I've seen to date. It's definitely on my Xmas wishlist.
Hong Kong Government champions data centers at SUNeVision topping out ceremony
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
Last week the SUNeVision Mega Plus Data Center topping out ceremony rounded out the company's data center presence in Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong.
MyRepublic's Halloween promo narrowly escapes death by complaint
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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uc
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martech
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myrepublic
MyRepublic has been let off by the Advertising Standards Authority, after a complaint about a promo that was 'in very poor taste'.
HP tackles weak printer firewalls through Managed Print Services updates
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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cybersecurity
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hp
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printing
HP strengthens its Managed Print Services to protect businesses from cyberattacks in response to a rise in incidents.
Webroot sheds light on the short, sharp lifecycle of phishing websites
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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phishing
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email security
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ai security
84% of phishing sites exist for less than 24 hours. The average life cycle is less than 15 hours. But 400,000 phishing sites are appearing each month.
Schneider Electric top of the data centers in Gartner Magic Quadrant
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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datacentre infrastructure
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dc
Schneider Electric named leader in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for DCIM tools for third time. StruxureWare for Data Centers recognised for efficiency.
Empired explains how real-time data & IoT equal greater business value
Mon, 12th Dec 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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iot
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a powerful force that can help organisations achieve greater value by leveraging real-time information from big data.
How Cloudera's data solutions tracked coverage of 2016's biggest sporting events
Fri, 9th Dec 2016
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data analytics
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martech
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planning
Cloudera and Contexti played key roles in media giant Seven West Media's coverage of the 2016 Australian Open and Rio Olympics.
China Unicom & Cavium carve path towards virtualized network infrastructure
Fri, 9th Dec 2016
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
China Unicom and Cavium will be working together to design and develop virtualized BBU and a new path towards 5G adoption.
Proficio's $12m funding fires up 'aggressive' APAC expansion strategy
Fri, 9th Dec 2016
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partner programmes
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cybersecurity
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managed services
Managed detection and response provider Proficio will be using its new $12 million funding round to aggressively push into the Asia Pacific region.
ZNV & Cloudera target big data analytics management in data centers
Thu, 8th Dec 2016
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data analytics
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hyperscale
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martech
ZNV launches WeKeeper, a big data solution for data center managers, aiming to reduce downtime and save on expenses and energy.
Keio University & Zadara bulk up hybrid cloud storage capacity
Thu, 8th Dec 2016
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hybrid cloud
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hyperscale
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dc
Japan's Keio University addresses disaster recovery and cost challenges with new storage-as-a-service solution.
China Telecom Global looks to African data center for intercontinental connectivity
Thu, 8th Dec 2016
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network infrastructure
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undersea cables
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china telecom
The Dijbouti Data Center will support China Telecom Global's expansion and the Southeast Asia-Middle East-Western Europe (SEA-ME-WE 5) cable.