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.
Stories by Sara - Page 100
Take a proactive approach to recruitment with talent pools
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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intergen
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linkedin
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recruitment
Businesses who go on recruitment drives only when there are open vacancies miss out on attracting the best possible talent.
DC Two set to build Australia's first solar-powered data center
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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solar power
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dc two
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hadouken
The data center is currently being built in Collie, which is 200 kilometres south of Perth, in Western Australia.
Kiwi firm Code Avengers exports EdTech to Chile
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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coding
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edtech
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code avengers
A Hamilton tech innovator has scored a breakthrough deal with the Chilean government that will benefit 1500 disadvantaged students in Chile.
Innovative EV projects receive $3.97m government funding
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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cartech
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nz government
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evs
New Zealand's government project aims to increase the number of electric vehicles on the roads by funding innovative EV projects in various industries.
SAP Concur launches new real-time budgeting tool for SMBs
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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sap
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expense management
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budgeting
SAP Concur has launched a budgeting solution for SMBs that provides visibility and control over spending in real-time.
Aotearoa Social Enterprise Forum coming to Wellington
Wed, 8th Aug 2018
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investment
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social enterprise
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akina
The Ākina Foundation is gearing up for this year’s Aotearoa Social Enterprise Forum, which is being held at Wellington Zoo in October.
Hydro66 boosts Sweden data centre expertise & capacity
Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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blockchain
Sweden-based data centre operator Hydro66 has continued to bank on strong company growth to boost staff, data centre builds, and capacity.
Xero attracts US-based B2B provider to its marketplace
Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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martech
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fintech
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commerce systems
B2B payment platform provider PayStand is one of the latest global companies to announce an integration with Xero.
Facebook rolls out updates to nurture business-customer connection
Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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facebook
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connectivity
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facebook pages
Facebook has rolled out another round of updates that it says will make things easier for people to interact with small businesses.
Vertiv launches new UPS solution for Asia & ANZ markets
Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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datacentre infrastructure
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power / energy
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dcim
Vertiv has bumped up its uninterruptable power supply (UPS) portfolio with a new addition to the family: The Liebert EXS.
SORACOM & KDDI commit to advancing worldwide IoT business
Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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uc
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iot
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telco
The two companies have already started offering IoT business services across Southeast Asia and the United States, with other regions to follow.
Report: Tuesday is the best day to send a job offer
Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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hcm
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payroll systems
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recruitment
Tuesday is the best day to send a job offer to a potential new employee & 40% of those employees may accept their job offer through a mobile device.
Netsafe & Spark ramp up scam education efforts across NZ
Tue, 7th Aug 2018
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email security
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cybersecurity
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spark
Spark and Netsafe have teamed up to combat rising scam threats in NZ, distributing brochures in stores and offering scam education to customers.
Inland Revenue to improve AIM tax method with help from early adopters
Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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tax
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smb
Inland Revenue’s new Accounting Income Method now has plenty of early adopters and now the focus is on improving the product for year two.
CA Technologies joins EU 'privacy by design' research project
Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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risk & compliance
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martech
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data privacy
CA Technologies is one of eight technology partners that will shape a European research project designed to facilitate software privacy by design.
Something old, nothing new: Cybercrims still rely on spam
Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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malware
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cybersecurity
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spam
The probability of a recipient opening an email increases 12% if the email claims to come from a known individual.
Finding the right MSSP for your business: A buyer's guide
Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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trustwave
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mssp
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threat intelligence
Security. It’s the supporting backbone of every business but it can often feel like an uphill struggle for internal security teams.
GitHub security tool checks passwords against 517m breached credentials
Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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martech
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apm
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software development
Web development and coding platform GitHub has rolled out password and two-factor authentication revamps to make user accounts more secure.
Regus flexible working space opens near Auckland Airport
Mon, 6th Aug 2018
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regus
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flexible work
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iwg
Next time you’re transiting through Auckland Airport, you may just want to check out a new flexible working space that has opened just up the road.
Alibaba Cloud & Infineon to boost China's smart industries
Fri, 3rd Aug 2018
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smart cities
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alibaba cloud
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infineon
The MoU aims to promote IoT applications within the ‘smart industry’ and ‘smart life’ fields across Chinese cities and enterprises.