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Nick Forrester
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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.

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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams — Sitecore VP on composable digital experience

Wed, 17th Nov 2021
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In our second interview in a series with Sitecore, we chat with Sitecore vice president for solution engineering APJ, Nik Hendel.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is WalkMe?

Wed, 17th Nov 2021
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WalkMe is a SaaS company that helps organisations accelerate their digital transformations and realise the value of their software investments.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams — Who is Sitecore?

Tue, 16th Nov 2021
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digital transformation
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Sitecore is a digital experience management company that provides web content management, and multichannel marketing automation software.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Cohesity CISO discusses ransomware and data management

Thu, 11th Nov 2021
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Cohesity CISO Brian Spanswick discusses the rise of ransomware in the last two years and how the worlds of compliance and data management are colliding.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams — an introduction to SmartEncrypt by rhipe

Tue, 9th Nov 2021
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data protection
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emt Distribution, a rhipe company, offers SmartEncrypt by rhipe, an enterprise-grade file encryption software as a solution in Asia Pacific.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from CrowdStrike

Fri, 5th Nov 2021
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In this interview, we chat with CrowdStrike's Director of the Strategic Advisory Group for APJ, Scott Jarkoff.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - SonicWall VP discusses SASE and zero trust

Thu, 4th Nov 2021
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Speaking in his first IT Jam for the company, the interviewee in today's video is SonicWall vice president of products, Jayant Thakre.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is MongoDB?

Mon, 1st Nov 2021
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digital transformation
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software development
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cloud services
MongoDB is a general-purpose database platform, designed to unleash the power of software and data for developers and the applications they build.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Versent Managed Services?

Fri, 29th Oct 2021
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digital entertainment
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cybersecurity
Versent Managed Services is an Australian-based technology company with a focus on architecting, building & operating cloud-native applications.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update on Milestone Systems

Thu, 28th Oct 2021
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smart cities
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In this interview, Brett discusses how the pandemic has affected the field for smart video deployments, new innovations for the company, and more.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - BeyondTrust CTO discusses common attack vectors in 2021

Fri, 22nd Oct 2021
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BeyondTrust's CTO, Marc Maiffret, discusses the recently released BeyondTrust Malware Threat Report 2021 in a TechDay interview.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Kong?

Fri, 15th Oct 2021
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digital transformation
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multi-cloud
Kong is an open source API gateway and platform that acts as middleware between compute clients and API-centric applications.
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Microsoft makes Emissions Impact Dashboard tool generally available

Thu, 14th Oct 2021
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public cloud
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clean technologies
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The tool gives customers insight into the greenhouse gas emissions associated with using Microsoft cloud services.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from WatchGuard Technologies

Tue, 12th Oct 2021
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
WatchGuard Technologies is a cybersecurity company specialising in endpoint security, secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is SYSPRO?

Thu, 7th Oct 2021
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manufacturing
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supply chain
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erp
SYSPRO is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software provider specialising in key manufacturing and distribution industries.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is dotdigital?

Wed, 6th Oct 2021
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data analytics
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cx
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martech
dotdigital is a marketing technology company, specialising in marketing automation, email and customer engagement services.
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Interview: How technology enriches the construction industry

Fri, 1st Oct 2021
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Bentley Systems software has revolutionized the engineering, procurement, and construction industry, enabling greater efficiency and remote collaboration.
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Enhancing the digital experience for hybrid workers

Wed, 29th Sep 2021
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As they consider the possibilities, companies must ensure that employee digital experience is consistent across workplace models to optimise productivity.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Mimecast exec on the threat of ransomware

Tue, 28th Sep 2021
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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.
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Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - Who is Darktrace?

Fri, 24th Sep 2021
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advanced persistent threat protection
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TechDay's 10 Minute IT Jams: Darktrace's MD for APAC, Sanjay Aurora, discusses the company's latest innovations and cyber-defence strategies.