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Zach Thompson
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Zach has experience with filmmaking, magazine writing, and a curiosity about the world and the stories of the people around him. He is accustomed to the city life, but likes to get away to visit family when he can. Zach loves to create and when he is not in the office, he is usually drawing, writing fiction stories, or watching a movie.
FYI, this is an ex-employee of TechDay.

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Arinco appoints Mitch Bagan as Managed services principal

Fri, 13th May 2022
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Mitch Bagan has been appointed as the new managed services principal in Melbourne, leading the Cloud Operations and Cloud Center of Excellence teams at Arinco.
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Ant Group appoints Derrick Loi as General manager of international business

Fri, 13th May 2022
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Derrick Loi has become Ant Group's General Manager of international business, creating global access to fintech solutions, software and blockchain.
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Microsoft unveils adaptive accessories for disability access

Fri, 13th May 2022
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Microsoft launches Inclusive Tech Lab to improve access to technology for people with disabilities, and introduces adaptive accessories.
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Fortinet training edges toward closing cybersecurity gap

Thu, 12th May 2022
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The Fortinet Training Institute has made significant progress in closing the cybersecurity skills gap, on track to train one million people by 2026.
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Avaya OneCloud sees 118% ARR growth for second quarter 2022

Thu, 12th May 2022
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Avaya Holdings has reported $750 million annual recurring revenue (ARR) for its OneCloud offering, up 21% sequentially and 118% from the same period last year.
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Nintex named a Leader in Workflow and Content Automation

Wed, 11th May 2022
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Aragon Research has named Nintex a Leader in Workflow and Content Automation (WCA) for its consistent product innovation and market leadership.
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A10 Networks finds over 15 million DDoS weapons in 2021

Wed, 11th May 2022
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A10 Networks notes that in the 2H 2021 reporting period, its security research team tracked more than 15.4 million Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) weapons.
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Fastly named 2022 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice

Wed, 11th May 2022
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Fastly has been recognized as a Customers' Choice by Gartner for its global edge cloud network, with the highest customer rating and willingness to recommend.
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Red Hat and Accenture expand alliance for hybrid cloud

Wed, 11th May 2022
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Red Hat and Accenture expand partnership to assist businesses with cloud operations and adoption of open hybrid cloud technologies.
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DigitalBridge makes $30 million equity investment in LEDC

Wed, 11th May 2022
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DigitalBridge Group, an affiliate of DigitalBridge, has invested AUD$30m in Leading Edge Data Centres, accelerating its regional expansion plans.
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AyalaLand and FLOW partner for data center development

Wed, 11th May 2022
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AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp (ALLHC) and FLOW Digital Infrastructure partner to develop carrier-neutral data centers in the Philippines.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise hosts Channel Reignite sessions

Tue, 10th May 2022
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) hosted its HPE Channel Reignite sessions in Sydney and Melbourne last month to reconnect with the channel partner community.
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Multiplex, NEXTDC making strong progress on S3 data centre

Tue, 10th May 2022
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Multiplex has made a significant achievement on Stage 1 of NEXTDC’s S3 data centre, ‘topping out’ the structure in the Artarmon on Sydney’s lower North Shore.
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Fortinet sees 34% revenue increase in latest financial results

Mon, 9th May 2022
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Fortinet's total revenue for Q1 2022 increased by 34.4% compared to the same quarter last year, reaching $954.8 million.
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Cloudian recognised by Gartner for third consecutive year

Mon, 9th May 2022
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Cloudian Recognized as Customers' Choice in Gartner Peer Insights' Voice of the Customer for Distributed File Systems.
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Marketplacer and True Woo partner for wellness marketplace

Mon, 9th May 2022
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Marketplacer launches holistic online marketplace for True Woo, offering a range of products and services to improve wellbeing.
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Power at the edge: the role of data centers in sustainability

Mon, 9th May 2022
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Singapore lifts moratorium on new data centre projects, but with emphasis on power efficiency and sustainability.
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Grasping the opportunity to rethink the metrics of a sustainable data centre

Mon, 9th May 2022
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Data centres can improve efficiency by better collaboration between facility and IT operations teams, says SoftIron.
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Marketplacer appoints Tal Rotbart as chief technology officer

Fri, 6th May 2022
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Marketplacer appoints Tal Rotbart as CTO to drive technology development and platform growth, reinforcing engineering, infrastructure and cybersecurity.
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Loyalty Now appoints Anurag Vasisth as group CEO

Fri, 6th May 2022
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Anurag Vasisth has been appointed as group CEO of Loyalty and Rewards International, leading the company into its next phase of growth.