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The Trans-Tasman Measuring Broadband report compared 100/20Mbps plans on full fibre and HFC connections in Australia, and full fibre in NZ, as well as full-fibre only NBN Ultrafast against NZ Fibre Max plan, and fixed wireless connections. The multi-technology mix connectivity used in Australia was not compared to NZ’s fibre network presumably because some sort of mercy rule kicked in. For the 100Mbps plan shootout, the NZ network was slightly faster down, a mere 0....

The Sydney Local Court found the man guilty of various cybercrime offences, including obtaining and supplying data with intent to commit a computer offence. He was sentenced to two years and eight months’ imprisonment, said the Australian Federal Police (AFP), which gathered evidence from website registrations suspected of being used to facilitate the phishing scams. It noted that these sites were used to target customers of local telecommunications providers and financial institutions....

Microsoft carried over some elements of the Surface Book approach to the Laptop Studio – something to sit at the top of its mobile lineup and offer a better typing experience than the Surface Pro. Like the Surface Book, using it in its most slate-like state means losing access to the companion keyboard, although Bluetooth is always an option. And, as with the Surface Book, Microsoft worked engineering magic with the product’s internal wire management through the product’s hinges to realize accelerated performance across its poses....

Formerly Microsoft’s exclusive $10 billion JEDI contract, the Pentagon in December announced JWCC as a multiple-award contract that is open to AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle. Also: Unlock your trapped data: Driving insights from edge-to-cloud AWS has only revealed a 3D rendering of its Modular Data Center (MDC), which is designed to support AWS Outposts or Snowball Edge devices. However, the cloud giant says that MDC can be delivered by ship, rail, truck, or via military cargo aircraft to US government customers who are eligible for a JWCC contract....

The AWS vertical strategy, which to date I’d characterize as sneaky vertical, is evolving to be more front-facing. CEO Adam Selipsky’s keynote revolved around pathfinders who changed industries. Even Florence Nightingale, arguably the mother of the visualization tools, got a plug. Selipsky also said that AWS would build more abstraction layers on top of services designed for industry-specific use cases. The gist of Selipsky’s message was that industry players aim to revamp industries with the help of AWS infrastructure....

Ouch! According to the Microsoft email describing the problem to affected customers, “Microsoft has recently become aware of a vulnerability in Azure Cosmos DB that could potentially allow a user to gain access to another customer’s resources by using the account’s primary read-write key. This vulnerability was reported to us in confidence by an external security researcher. Once we became aware of this issue on 12 August 2021, we mitigated the vulnerability immediately....

“I didn’t think that Azure having capacity issues was news. I thought that thanks to all the jokes on social media, everyone took it for granted that the effects of the pandemic and cargo crises had crippled electronics supplies the world over,” blogged Aidan Finn, a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and Principal Consultant for Innofactor Norway. Microsoft officials said a couple of years ago that it would be limited in adding more datacenters because of shortages of chips and servers – a situation that it seemingly rectified later....

To find the best Barclays credit cards, we performed a thorough analysis of Barclays available cards today. Based on our research and real consumer reviews, these are our expert picks for the best Barclays credit cards in 2022. These are not the highest rewards out there, but they do enable you to save toward college with linked accounts easily. After that, it reverts to the typical purchase and balance transfer APR of 14....

From marketing automation to advanced analytics, CRM tools include a range of features tailored toward small business buyers. Most of the providers that offer CRM solutions allow a free trial of their products. Some even offer ‘free-for-life’ versions of their products. Paid-for versions of these cloud-based CRM tools come with increasingly advanced features and allow SMBs to manage a large number of sales contacts. Here are some of the main CRM solutions available to SMBs....

Having the right tools not only makes the job quicker. It also makes the job safer and prevents you from causing more damage and mayhem during the repair process. Also, there’s nothing like the satisfaction that comes from using quality tools to get a job done. Here is a selection of tools and gadgets that I find indispensable when testing, tearing down, or repairing gadgets – perfect for holiday gifts for any DIYer....

After all, traditional academic education, whether K-12 or higher ed, has been mostly about person-to-person in-classroom teaching. In fact, when I was studying for my Masters of Education, when I told the teachers’ college that I taught only online, they found it hard to believe. Of course, that was a few years back, but prior to COVID-19, most teachers expected to look their students in the eye. Now, however, schools are picking their way carefully through an ever-changing world....

For example, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 25% growth in operations research manager roles between 2020 and 2030, which is 17% higher than the average projected growth rate for all occupations. Graduates with a degree in the field can also pursue other desirable computer occupations. Here, we rank the best management information systems degrees and take a closer look at what to expect from the program. Top 5 online schools for management information systems The best online bachelor’s in management information systems degrees ZDNet’s ranking methodology considers information from publicly available national datasets, along with information on school and program reputation, excellence, and affordability....

For smaller businesses, hiring coders to build a bespoke website is prohibitively expensive. Even hiring a competent freelance designer can be a budget-buster, especially if your business is just getting started and you want to experiment with different online ideas to see what works. And after you get it all designed, you have to worry about hosting and security and ongoing maintenance. That’s where dedicated website builders come in. Experienced developers might grit their teeth at the idea of a point-and-click tool for creating a website, but the advantages are irresistible for budget-conscious business owners: You get complete control of the design process, you can update your site anytime, and the cost is a fraction of what a professional developer would charge....

Also read: Big Data: Defining its definition I was a bit amused that so many people saw big data as shiny and new. It wasn’t…instead, it was a logical progression of the enterprise BI technology that had existed for the period of about 20 years prior. There were some important differences, though. Instead of being based on expensive commercial software, the tech of the day – Apache Hadoop – was open source....

While they don’t always provide the deeply immersive sound of over-ear headphones, they do have the benefit of being extremely portable. We’ve found a deal on a pair of high-quality earbuds which is not to be missed. Available on StackSocial, the JBL Live Free NC+ wireless earbuds normally retail for $149.95, but in a flash sale, the price has been dropped to $49.99 – a saving of 66% or just under $100....

The Lenovo 13" ThinkPad X1 Gen 3 tablet generally retails for over the $2800 mark on Lenovo’s website. However, by using the code X1TABDEAL, you can save $1928 – or 67% – off the typical RRP, bringing the cost down to $950, while stocks last. The Lenovo 13" ThinkPad X1 Gen 3 tablet comes with a 13" QHD+ (3000 x 2000) IPS anti-reflective display, an 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processor (1....

The Surface Pro X features a specialized PixelSense touchscreen on the 13-inch tablet with a 2880x1920 resolution so you can read textbooks, build art projects, and more with clear picture. It also features a 4K connection so you can connect it to a monitor in the library or stream your favorite shows. You’ll also get 128GB of storage to download your shows and save your school assignments to it. It’s only 1....

Announced on Monday (9) through a presidential decree, the advisory board is part of the implementation of Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (LGPD). The council is tasked with the formulation of guidelines for the application of the data protection rules, including the provision of subsidies for the creation of the national data protection and privacy policy. In addition to various government officials, the council includes representatives of civil society organizations, academia, trade unions and various public sector bodies....

In a new report, titled “Do Banks Price Firms’ Data Breaches?” the organization found that banks are punishing companies that lose customer financial account information or social security numbers through data breaches with substantially higher interest rates and steeper requirements for collateral and covenants. The researcher behind the report analyzed data on 1,081 bank loans to publicly traded companies from 2003 to 2016. Of the 1,081 bank loans, 587 went to companies that had dealt with a data breach and 494 went to companies that had not....

That’s because if you happen to be (like I am) from places like India where two-wheelers rule the roads, your allegiances are probably not going to lie with your car, but something with two wheels. When my kids were toddlers, I bought a newly designed Enfield Classic 500 – a gorgeous, post-war styled, modern classic – to ferry myself to work, and occasionally my kids to school. They would doze happily on the petrol tank en route, as the single cylinder throbbed reassuringly below them....