About Shannon
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
Job growth stalls across ANZ, unqualified candidate numbers expected to rise
3 days ago
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jobs
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recruitment
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skills shortage
There has been a significant dip in new jobs across Australia and New Zealand, indicating the start of an economic slowdown.
No meeting munchies: Hybrid work etiquette vital in new working normal
4 days ago
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remote working
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hybrid workforce
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poly
"It is not an excuse to let etiquette slip, and standards should stay the same regardless of where you are working from."
New metaverse platform to revolutionise workplace training
5 days ago
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it training
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vr
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metaverse
Australian VR studio Start Beyond has launched its mixed reality platform Oncio, which is set to transform training programs across multiple industries.
Efficiency the name of the game in data centre landscape
5 days ago
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commscope
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cloud data center
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efficienty
It is of vital interest that we gain a clear perspective, because more of the world depends on cloud services and data centre operations than ever before.
Cyber funding set to surge in light of high-profile breaches
5 days ago
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cybersecurity
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cfo
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funding
Cyber funding is set to surge in light of high-profile breaches, with Australian cybersecurity funding to increase 22%.
Financial firms to build on productivity gains following pandemic
5 days ago
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productivity
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employment
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covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic saw productivity levels at Australian and New Zealand-based financial organisations improve, but gains are set to erode.
Financial impact of skills shortage is set to increase for Australian employers
5 days ago
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recruitment
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robert half technology
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skills shortage
Seven in 10 Australian employers state they expect to be negatively impacted financially by not having access to the required skills in 2023.
Cycloid unveils new GreenOps cloud carbon footprint tool
5 days ago
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cloud
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data
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carbon footprint
Cycloid has unveiled Cloud Carbon Footprint, a new GreenOps tool that accurately displays deployed cloud carbon footprint data alongside cloud costs.
Mobile operators urged to be more vigilant against cyberattacks
5 days ago
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cybersecurity
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mobile operators
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cyber attacks
“The T-Mobile breach is a timely reminder for mobile operators to have in place robust, wide-ranging cyber-security measures."
Financial firms scaled investments in next-gen tech in 2022
Last week
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digital transformation
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fintech
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investment
A majority of firms view digital transformation as essential to their business and are already looking to the next wave of technology to help get ahead.
Half of organisations have experienced an insider threat in past year
Last week
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cybersecurity
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cyber threats
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gurucul
“The threat landscape has changed significantly over the last year as organisations recalibrate to new hybrid work models.
Australian business embracing next gen financial tech
Last week
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fintech
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metaverse
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fis
Businesses are embracing the next generation in financial technology to help fuel new growth in digital channels despite current economic uncertainty.
UCaaS market to reach US$85.7 billion by 2031, driven by remote working
Last week
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uc
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remote working
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analyst report
The demand for UCaaS is rising as businesses around the globe are looking to have more unified communications capabilities.
Australian software spending set to increase in 2023
Last week
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b2b
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it spending
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capterra
Economic instability and a global pandemic have seen many businesses rapidly digitising and investing in various tech solutions.
Retailers to leverage technology to get ahead of customer demand
Last week
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cx
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retailers
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aruba networks
Against an uncertain macro environment, customers are going to be increasingly selective with how and where they spend their money in 2023.
Growing urgency for observability and security to converge
Last week
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digital transformation
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devsecops
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dynatrace
Australian CIOs say extending a DevSecOps culture to more teams is key to accelerating digital transformation and driving faster, more secure software releases.
Extreme Networks named leader for wired and wireless LAN infrastructure
Last week
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wireless networks
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gartner
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extreme networks
Extreme offers the networking industry's only AIOps-powered digital twin capabilities, available through ExtremeCloud IQ CoPilot.
87% reduction in time to resolve threats with ExtraHop
Last week
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cybersecurity
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forrester research
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extrahop
Enterprises need to focus on strengthening their overall security postures, starting with reducing the likelihood of a damaging cyber intrusion.
Zero trust strategies top of mind to reduce risk - Gartner
Last week
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cybersecurity
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gartner
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cisos
“Once the strategy is defined, CISOs and risk management leaders must start with identity - it is foundational to zero trust."
Gigaclear appoints Clancy for fibre broadband roll-out
Last week
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broadband
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fibre
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clancy
Clancy will manage the installation from Gigaclear's telecoms exchange to customer premises, delivering new connections to households across the county.
IT professionals concerned over the security of Kubernetes
Last week
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cybersecurity
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developers
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civo
New research has revealed that more than half of IT professionals have concerns over the security of Kubernetes.
Red Hat goes green with new operational GHG goals
Last week
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sustainable it
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red hat
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climate change
Red Hat has announced its ambition to achieve net-zero operational greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 to address the global climate crisis.
Gone phishing: Business emails remain top threat strategy
Last week
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phishing
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cybersecurity
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knowbe4
Phishing emails continue to be one of the most common and effective methods to maliciously impact a variety of organisations around the world.
Sentinels fights financial crime with new transaction monitoring progam
Last week
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saas
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cybersecurity
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financial crime
The SaaS platform is designed to help financial institutions detect and eliminate financial criminality with greater speed and accuracy.