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 27
Social games company Zynga reveals data breach
Tue, 1st Oct 2019
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digital entertainment
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breach prevention
Zynga has disclosed a data breach that may have compromised millions of account login details for its popular Words With Friends and Draw Something games.
Aussie drivers doubtful of autonomous vehicle benefits
Tue, 1st Oct 2019
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cartech
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autonomous vehicle
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road safety
Australian drivers less enthusiastic about autonomous vehicles than French and Swedish drivers, according to study by Queensland University of Technology.
Cloudscene launches Google Cloud connectivity map
Tue, 1st Oct 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
The Cloud Pathfinder app is designed for enterprises that wish to instantly find service poviders that deliver connectivity to Google Cloud's global nodes.
IBM outlines why the 'boom' moment is key to better security
Tue, 1st Oct 2019
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devops
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apm
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ai security
IBM's Stephen Burmester highlights the critical 'boom' moment in security breaches, emphasising risk preparedness and proactive planning to mitigate losses.
Barnardos commits to IT improvement with Nintex support
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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Child protection organisation Barnardos is boosting its IT services through the deployment of Nintex cloud process platform, Nintex Promapp.
Australian fintech uses AI to disrupt banking industry
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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devops
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fintech
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apm
An Australian fintech firm called Moula is changing the way small business lending works, all through the use of artificial intelligence.
Razer releases gaming mic that syncs emotes with streaming interactions
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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video
Streamers have the ability to add or create their own emotes, or they can choose from hundreds of preset emotes.
IDC lowers cloud spending forecast amidst global slowdown
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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economic forecast
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analyst report
IDC has lowered its forecast for total cloud infrastructure spending for 2019 as the market enters a slowdown period.
Silver Peak SD-WAN fuels application security in the multi-cloud era
Mon, 30th Sep 2019
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network infrastructure
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sd-wan
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sdn
Traditional 'hub and spoke' WAN was a solution for branch to data centre communications, however that doesn't stack up in today's environment.
MotoGP's new mobile game will be powered by blockchain
Fri, 27th Sep 2019
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gaming
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blockchain
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digital entertainment
MotoGP teams up with Animoca Brands to launch a blockchain-powered mobile game, offering fans interactive collectibles and an immersive Manager-style gameplay.
NetEvents announces Innovation Award finalists for 2019
Fri, 27th Sep 2019
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iot
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cybersecurity
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netevents
Darktrace, Mellanox, and NetFoundry are among the finalists for the 2019 NetEvents Innovation Awards, celebrating groundbreaking advancements in technology.
Microsoft announces Azure Sentinel SIEM general availability
Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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siem
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cybersecurity
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microsoft
Microsoft has announced the general availability of its cloud-native security information and event management (SIEM) solution this week.
LEGO's journey through digital innovation and beyond
Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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devops
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digital transformation
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apm
As one of the 500 most valuable brands in the world, the company's global success didn't come without struggles.
Noel Leeming's newest employee is a digital human called Nola
Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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digital signage
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displays
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noel leeming
Noel Leeming's Newmarket store in Auckland introduces Nola, a digital human created by Jade and UneeQ, to assist customers and enhance retail experiences.
Social software & collaboration ripe for innovation, says Gartner
Thu, 26th Sep 2019
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uc
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supply chain
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collaboration
Social software and collaboration tools market, valued at USD $2.7 billion, to reach USD $4.8 billion by 2023, driven by innovation, says Gartner.
In-depth multi-cloud monitoring banishes blind spots
Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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devops
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multi-cloud
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apm
AI-driven multi-cloud monitoring, such as Zoho's Site24x7, eliminates data blind spots in environments like Azure, Google Cloud and Amazon.
AWS EC2 strengthens compute power for ML applications
Tue, 24th Sep 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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ai
Amazon EC2 will leverage G4 instances to boost resources required to tackle computationally demanding tasks that could benefit from additional GPU acceleration.
Call of Duty: Mobile opens pre-registrations for Android and iOS
Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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mobile gaming
Call of Duty will soon be available free to play on Android and iOS from October 1, taking the entire experience mobile.
Ingram Micro boosts IoT offerings with Netvox deal
Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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iot
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supply chain
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ingram micro
Ingram Micro New Zealand partners with Netvox to enhance its IoT offerings, including end-to-end LoRaWAN solutions.
Air taxis won't be coming any time soon, says report
Mon, 23rd Sep 2019
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drones
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cartech
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autonomous vehicle
E-air taxis are not expected to be widely adopted for another decade due to technological challenges, according to a report by L.E.K.