About Nick
Nick Forrester
Senior News Editor
Born and raised in Auckland, Nick moved to Wellington after high school to complete his undergraduate degree, before moving back to Auckland to complete his postgraduate degree in journalism from AUT. Nick is a passionate writer, and is keen on politics, gaming and writing reviews that no one asked for. An undercover nerd, you can find him on any given night at a pub quiz, board game night or hanging out with his dog.
Former TechDay team member.
Stories by Nick - Page 2
Enhancing the digital experience for hybrid workers
Wed, 29th Sep 2021
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hybrid & remote work
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wfh
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aternity
As they consider the possibilities, companies must ensure that employee digital experience is consistent across workplace models to optimise productivity.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Mimecast exec on the threat of ransomware
Tue, 28th Sep 2021
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malware
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data protection
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ransomware
In this interview, Garrett discusses the question of whether or not to pay ransoms, and explains why it's the biggest cybersecurity threat of our time.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Darktrace?
Fri, 24th Sep 2021
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ransomware
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advanced persistent threat protection
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ai security
TechDay's 10 Minute IT Jams: Darktrace's MD for APAC, Sanjay Aurora, discusses the company's latest innovations and cyber-defence strategies.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - StarWind engineer on the optimal disaster recovery approach
Thu, 23rd Sep 2021
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storage
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malware
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virtualisation
In today's interview, StarWind solutions engineer Orest Lesyuk discusses disaster recovery, ransomware, and how StarWind's solutions stand out.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Tanium?
Wed, 22nd Sep 2021
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siem
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digital transformation
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iot
Tanium is a cybersecurity and systems management company that helps organisations manage and protect their mission-critical networks.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Bitglass director on the evolution of remote working risks
Wed, 22nd Sep 2021
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saas
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malware
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firewalls
In this interview, we talk to Bitglass senior director of marketing Jonathan Andresen, who is back for his fourth IT Jam.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - A breakdown of Twilio Flex
Thu, 16th Sep 2021
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crm
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uc
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devops
In this interview, we speak to Twilio Flex director of product marketing Tim Richter, who will discuss one of the company's critical APIs, Twilio Flex.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Hazelcast?
Wed, 15th Sep 2021
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hybrid cloud
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data analytics
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digital transformation
Hazelcast is an in-memory computing platform that enables organisations to leverage memory resources for data at rest and in motion.
Mobile Mentor: From smartphone mentoring to Microsoft Partner of the Year
Thu, 9th Sep 2021
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digital transformation
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edr
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microsoft
Mobile Mentor managing director Randall Cameron says the company's success has been to move with the technology as it changes.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Exabeam?
Wed, 8th Sep 2021
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siem
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digital transformation
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cloud security
Exabeam is cybersecurity and analytics solution provider, specialising in threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR).
No more security tradeoffs for SMBs or the branch office
Tue, 7th Sep 2021
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malware
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
Palo Alto Networks introduces PA-400 Series Next-Generation Firewalls, offering best-in-class security and performance for remote work.
DDLS expands into NZ with $17m acquisition of Auldhouse
Mon, 6th Sep 2021
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microsoft
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education, learning & training
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auldhouse
Australia's largest ICT training provider has acquired its New Zealand counterpart in a deal with $17 million.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - The rundown on Poly's headsets
Mon, 6th Sep 2021
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uc
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hybrid & remote work
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video conferencing
Poly's account manager for New Zealand, Laura Peddie, discusses the impact of remote working on the headset sector in an exclusive interview with TechDay.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Cohesity's data management as-a-service in action
Wed, 1st Sep 2021
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dr
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
In this interview, two execs from Cohesity discuss the company's data management as a service (DMaaS) solutions.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Arcserve?
Fri, 27th Aug 2021
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data protection
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dr
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hybrid cloud
Arcserve exec Leo Lynch discusses the company's recent merger, its end-to-end solution offerings and its work with channel partners in the APAC region.
Improving CX and ROI with WSO2 Identity Server
Wed, 25th Aug 2021
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crm
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datacentre infrastructure
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cx
A recent Forrester analysis has found that WSO2's Identity Server solution can accelerate time-to-market, ROI and productivity.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An interactive demo of Twilio's Messaging API
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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virtualisation
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api
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software development
Twilio developer evangelist Phil Nash showcases an interactive demo on the solution, and discusses customer success stories with this and other Twilio APIs.
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is StarWind?
Fri, 20th Aug 2021
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storage
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cloud storage
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software-defined storage
StarWind is a software vendor specialising in software-defined storage, hyperconvergence and storage virtualisation solutions.
ExtraHop reveals expansion on response and forensics capabilities
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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ndr
he new features include one-click incident response reporting, NDR investigation capabilities, and a packet capture product available on AWS Marketplace.
Samsung reveals new lineup of next-gen foldable smartphones
Fri, 13th Aug 2021
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samsung
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samsung galaxy
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samsung galaxy fold
Samsung has unveiled its new lineup of next-generation foldable smartphones — the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G.