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Autonomous drones may be guarding you soon
Drones

Autonomous drones may be guarding you soon

Kiwi company VigilAir introduces semi-autonomous drones for security, aiming to revolutionise the industry with rapid-response aerial surveillance solutions.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017

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Gartner: solid growth for top 5 global smartphone vendors
Apple

Gartner: solid growth for top 5 global smartphone vendors

Global smartphone sales grew by 3% in Q3 2017, with top vendors posting strong gains. Samsung led with 19.3% growth, while Xiaomi soared with an 80% rise.

By Patrick Martlew • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017
Exclusive interview: ESET on protecting the mobile workforce
Malware

Exclusive interview: ESET on protecting the mobile workforce

Expect to see more instances of ransomware, DDoS attacks and attacks against Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

By Julia Gabel • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017
AWS brings Alexa to the enterprise with Alexa for Business
Digital Signage

AWS brings Alexa to the enterprise with Alexa for Business

The new AWS service makes it easy for companies to voice-enable their offices with Alexa, giving workers an intelligent assistant.

By Kai Ping Lew • 4 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017
HPE says hybrid IT crucial for survival in retail – and how to implement it
Data Analytics

HPE says hybrid IT crucial for survival in retail – and how to implement it

​Digital disruption is happening across industries around the world and HPE asserts none more so than retail - the tech giant discusses hybrid IT.

By Ashton Young • 5 min read • Fri, 1st Dec 2017
Eight signs your organisation has outgrown its financial processes
Financial Systems

Eight signs your organisation has outgrown its financial processes

Rajeev Mitroo, Anaplan ANZ managing director outlines some of the red flags that indicate a need for enhanced financial processes.

By Patrick Martlew • 5 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017
5 ways your eCommerce site can drive value this holiday season
Customer Experience

5 ways your eCommerce site can drive value this holiday season

Boost your eCommerce revenue this holiday season: Discover five expert tips to make your site festive, engaging, and primed for increased sales.

By Patrick Martlew • 4 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017
New availability and recovery capabilities announced for AWS database services
Hyperscale

New availability and recovery capabilities announced for AWS database services

New Multi-Master capability makes Amazon Aurora the first relational database service to scale out both reads and writes across multiple data centers.

By Kai Ping Lew • 7 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017
New AWS features make machine learning more accessible to developers
Unified Communications

New AWS features make machine learning more accessible to developers

Amazon SageMaker makes it easy to build, train, and deploy machine learning models, removing the heavy lifting and guesswork from the process.

By Kai Ping Lew • 9 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017
Apple addresses serious root access vulnerability in latest MacOS High Sierra update
Privileged Access Management

Apple addresses serious root access vulnerability in latest MacOS High Sierra update

Apple has been quick to address the major CVE-2017-13872 security flaw in its macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 operating system.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017
AWS launches new IoT services for scale; brings Machine learning to the Edge
Hyperscale

AWS launches new IoT services for scale; brings Machine learning to the Edge

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced six new services for IoT devices, including AWS IoT 1-Click and AWS Greengrass ML Inference.

By Kai Ping Lew • 7 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017
Survey reveals cloud IT asset visibility crucial to cut costs
Infrastructure-as-a-Service

Survey reveals cloud IT asset visibility crucial to cut costs

The general consensus is that IT executives remain extremely concerned about the visibility of applications deployed in the cloud.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Thu, 30th Nov 2017
Photo gallery: The world's most extreme data centers
Data Analytics

Photo gallery: The world's most extreme data centers

Negative 40 degrees, this facility is in an environment so cold they have to heat the air used to cool the data center.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017
Amazon Web Services vs. Azure
Hyperscale

Amazon Web Services vs. Azure

Apparently, AWS deploys about 200,000 updates each month so we are never short of new innovations to work with.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017
Equinix: 8 predictions for IT in 2018
Hyperscale

Equinix: 8 predictions for IT in 2018

Equinix highlights the rise of private blockchains, AI's mainstream breakthrough, and IoT's edge computing needs among its eight IT predictions for 2018.

By Julia Gabel • 8 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017
Hands-on Review: Play karaoke on PS4 with SingStar Celebration
Gaming

Hands-on Review: Play karaoke on PS4 with SingStar Celebration

SingStar has been a favorite of mine ever since it debuted back on the PS2 in 2004. 13 years later and the franchise is still going strong.

By Damian Seeto • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017
Kiwi brands need to step up their game when it comes to digital experience
Customer Relationship Management

Kiwi brands need to step up their game when it comes to digital experience

The report singled out online retailer Mighty Ape as having the best digital experience among all brands with a score of 35.

By Julia Gabel • 3 min read • Wed, 29th Nov 2017

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