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Shannon Williams
Journalist
Shannon is a freelance editor and writer. As a professional content creator over the last ten years, Shannon has worked across many industries including tech, business and travel, in a variety of mediums including media, publishing, communications and social media. She has a knack for finding the right voice for her audience and relishes the opportunity to tell stories.

Stories by Shannon - Page 48

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UK firms warned of AI project failure without skilled leaders
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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partner programmes
Hexaware warns of potential AI project failure across UK businesses due to persistent leadership and skills vacuum in the sector.
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Australian brokers struggling with customer service
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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cybersecurity
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insurance
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customer service
Australian insurance brokers face more difficulty managing customer service demands than covering natural disasters or cyber attacks.
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Red Hat reveals changing trends in application modernisation
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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virtualisation
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uc
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devops
Red Hat reveals shift in interpretation of application modernisation, highlighting security, reliability, and scalability as key modernisation drivers.
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Appdome's real-time defense against mobile app social engineering attacks
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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application security
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smartphones
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devsecops
Appdome presents real-time defense system against social engineering attacks targeting mobile apps, enhancing user security and brand reputation.
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Tenable extends CNAPP capabilities for enhanced Kubernetes security
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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cloud security
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public cloud
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open source
Tenable plans to extend its Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform capabilities to Kubernetes in a bid to reduce operational risk.
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Recorded Future reveals potential AI exploitation in 2024
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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malware
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cybersecurity
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cybercriminals
Recorded Future warns of looming AI exploitation by cybercriminals in 2024, from using deepfakes to impersonate executives to disinformation campaigns.
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Payment terms crucial for B2B eCommerce success – study
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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martech
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cx
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ecommerce
A Hokodo study indicates payment terms are key in B2B eCommerce, with 83% of businesses willing to abandon a transaction without them.
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Poor mobile app quality costs UK businesses millions
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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ai
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smartphones
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software development
Tricentis reveals that poor app quality costs firms up to $2.49M in annual lost revenue, marking the importance of mobile app quality on operational success.
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Blame culture jeopardising essential business operations
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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it departments
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employment
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dynatrace
Unhealthy blame culture between IT teams and third-party providers is putting essential business services at risk, reveals Dynatrace.
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Deputy & Express Employment partnership systemise shift work
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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deputy
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employment
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workforce management
Deputy and Express Employment Professionals forge a strategic partnership, forecasted to improve work experiences for shift workers worldwide.
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Vultr & Singtel enhance cloud GPU capacity in Southeast Asia
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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digitalisation
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singtel
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productivity
Vultr boosts its NVIDIA GPU capacity in Southeast Asia by reinforcing its strategic partnership with Singtel, stimulating the development of AI factories.
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Cubbit unveils DS3 Composer for resilient cloud storage
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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storage
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hyperscale
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dc
Cubbit unveils DS3 Composer, a hyper-resilient, S3-compatible platform allowing businesses to establish sovereign cloud storage.
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UK retail picks up but online experience lets shoppers down
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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customer service
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inflation
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social media
Despite a market recovery, 85% of UK shoppers feel let down by online retailers in terms of pricing and delivery, says a Celigo survey.
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Quantexa teams up with NHS & University of Liverpool for AI health hub
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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healthtech
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ai
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nhs
Quantexa partners with NHS and the University of Liverpool to establish a Global AI Health Hub for tackling global mental health crises.
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Cybercrime reports drop in NZ, but threats persist
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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phishing
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
Despite a reported decrease in cybercrime incidents to CERT NZ in 2023, authorities warn persistent and evolving threats.
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Kevel introduces Retail Media Cloud to power competitive retail ads
Thu, 21st Mar 2024
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martech
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ai
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software development
Following a $23M Series C funding round, API-led ad platform Kevel debuts its Retail Media Cloud solution, empowering smaller retailers to compete.
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AUCloud to invest $30m in acquisitions for expansion
Tue, 19th Mar 2024
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m&a
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venn it
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cloud services
AUCloud, a recognised cybersecurity provider, plans to utilise $30m for strategic acquisitions, aiming to expand its business and achieve profitability by 2025.
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Quorum Cyber shines in Microsoft Security Excellence Awards
Tue, 19th Mar 2024
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cybersecurity
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ai
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ai agents
UK-based Quorum Cyber gains double-finalist status in the Microsoft Security Excellence Awards, forging its reputation in international cybersecurity.
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Stale & cloned data hindering generative AI adoption
Tue, 19th Mar 2024
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genai
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ai
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data security
Despite viewing generative AI as a competitive edge, only 9% of business leaders have fully implemented it, hampered by stagnant and duplicated data.
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New study exposes flaw-riddled corporate web applications
Tue, 19th Mar 2024
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cryptocurrency
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uc
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blockchain
Kaspersky study unveils that between 2021-2023, access control and data protection flaws were found in numerous corporate web applications.