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About Donovan
Donovan Jackson
Interview Editor
Fascinated by the technology industry after a visit to a Computer Faire in 1998, Donovan Jackson first worked as a public relations consultant for enterprise software and hardware distribution companies in 2000, then as a journalist for IDG-affiliated channel and trade publications, and as a producer of commercial content as an agency owner through the 2000s and 2010s. He has served as ITBrief editor in the last days of the printed magazine, and has a long association with TechDay as a contributor to special projects. Donovan has wide interests spanning technology, philosophy, bicycles, literature, psychology, motorcycles, travel, geography, history, general knowledge, and various combinations of these and other subjects.
Stories by Donovan
Platform consolidation the path to strategic compliance value - Workiva
Last week
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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hcm
Consolidated GRC platforms are turning box-ticking compliance into strategic value, says Workiva, as AI raises the stakes on data quality.
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
This month
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devops
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data analytics
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siem
Grafana leans on AI-powered observability and Adaptive Telemetry to sharpen developer insight while slashing cloud bills by up to 50%.
Consolidation Wave Hits Infosec, Sparing CISOs From Tool Sprawl
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firewalls
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pam
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mfa
Overwhelmed CISOs are driving a consolidation wave in cybersecurity, slashing tool sprawl to close security gaps and cut mounting costs.
Beyond silicon: AMD evolves AI processor performance, makes play for investment trillions
This month
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semiconductors
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
AMD shifts its AI pitch from raw silicon to open software and cloud access as it targets developers and a share of looming trillions.
Q and A with Gary Wiessinger Innovation in ERP: AI is front, centre and sides
Wed, 15th Oct 2025
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erp
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genai
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ai
At Oracle NetSuite's SuiteWorld, SVP Gary Wiessinger highlights user-centric AI innovations in ERP, emphasising flexibility and practical adoption.
All about that AI: What's next for NetSuite
Wed, 8th Oct 2025
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risk & compliance
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erp
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llms
Oracle's NetSuite unveils NetSuite Next, an AI-native ERP with 'Ask Oracle' AI, launching in North America within 12 months to enhance business operations.
In the AI gold rush, data centre infrastructure vendors are selling shovels
Thu, 22nd May 2025
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
Schneider Electric leads in liquid cooling tech for AI data centres, tackling heat challenges amid booming demand for high-performance computing infrastructure.
Hot chips, cool solutions: powering the AI revolution
Tue, 20th May 2025
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hyperscale
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dc
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power / energy
Schneider Electric highlights liquid cooling's role in tackling AI data centres' heating challenges amid soaring compute demands at Computex Taipei.
Jensen Huang's Computex 2025 Keynote: AI DCs, factories and AGI
Mon, 19th May 2025
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supply chain
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genai
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llms
NVIDIA's Jensen Huang unveils AI data centre factories and Blackwell Ultra chips at Computex 2025, amid warnings on AGI risks from Eric Schmidt.
Adobe Summit 2025: Digital innovation set to light up Las Vegas
Thu, 6th Mar 2025
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data analytics
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digital transformation
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martech
Adobe Summit 2025 will showcase digital innovations in Las Vegas from March 18-20, focusing on AI-powered marketing automation and new creative tools.
Microsoft 365 Copilot launched with next generation AI
Fri, 17th Mar 2023
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ai
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agentic ai
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copilots
We tuned into Satya Nadella's presentation about the future of Artificial Intelligence, where Microsoft announced a new launch.
Faster, more accurate legal processes: How LawHawk accelerated Laybuy's business
Wed, 31st Aug 2022
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fintech
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bnpl
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microsoft
Thanks to a solution built largely on Microsoft 365, Laybuy's General Counsel has automated a contract generation process underpinning the company's business.
Avaya makes SDN easier at the edge
Mon, 2nd Mar 2015
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network infrastructure
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sdn
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naas
Avaya has introduced an open SDN architecture which it says is the first to deliver a 'connect anything, anywhere' simplicity'.
Blamsung: why it would make sense for Samsung to buy BlackBerry
Tue, 3rd Feb 2015
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gaming
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digital entertainment
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samsung
Samsung snaring BlackBerry could be a win-win: enriching Samsung's corporate prowess with BlackBerry's secure tech.
Is all well in VCE-land? Potential wobbly for converged infrastructure company
Fri, 10th Oct 2014
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virtualisation
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it automation
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cisco
Rumours that Cisco is to limit its future involvement in VCE have been quickly hosed down by the networking giant.
Will an extra two inches make any difference for Apple?
Thu, 9th Oct 2014
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apple
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ipad
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notebook
Apple hints at a larger iPad among next week's launches, but can two extra inches truly revolutionize the tablet experience? Doubts linger.
Meet the Big Data professionals (it's not who you think)
Tue, 7th Oct 2014
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data analytics
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fintech
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martech
Reckon the top users of Big Data are the likes of banks, consumer products companies and mass marketers? Maybe so, but there's another industry altoge.
Kiwis fall foul of Twitter's dark side
Mon, 6th Oct 2014
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gaming
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email security
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digital entertainment
Any time you use a social media service, it provides an additional opportunity for spammers, scammers and malicious masterminds to take advantage.
More on me: Nathan Knight, Lenovo
Mon, 19th May 2014
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lenovo
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more on me
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tablets
Being back in the country after 12 years abroad has delivered a refreshing sense of perspective for Nathan Knight, channel executive at Lenovo New Zealand.
5 ways to do more with less
Mon, 10th Jun 2013
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virtualisation
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software
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ipswitch
It's a rare network manager indeed who is not familiar with budget constraints but here are five ways to stretch the budget:.