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Information technology (IT) in ASEAN
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October 13, 2022
13
Oct'22
Indonesia’s NeutraDC outlines global ambitions
Formed from the consolidation of Telkom’s infrastructure assets, NeutraDC has set its sights on being a global player in datacentre and connectivity services
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October 11, 2022
11
Oct'22
With Java 19, Oracle boosts developer productivity with an eye on the future
Major features in Java 19 will make it easier for Java developers to build applications that interface with non-Java code, among other capabilities in the 10th edition of the platform’s six-month release cadence
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October 10, 2022
10
Oct'22
How Cloudflare is staying ahead of the curve
Cloudflare co-founder and CEO Matthew Prince talks up what has changed since the company’s first business plan was written in 2009 and how it keeps pace with the fast-moving network security landscape
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October 06, 2022
06
Oct'22
Equinix to open new datacentre in Indonesia
Equinix’s new facility in Indonesia follows a slew of datacentre builds that have been sprouting up in Jakarta to cater to the country’s growing digital economy
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October 05, 2022
05
Oct'22
Inside Dell Technologies’ zero-trust approach
Dell Technologies’ zero-trust reference model starts with defining business controls and having a central control plane that manages all the security aspects of an organisation’s infrastructure
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October 04, 2022
04
Oct'22
Red Hat CEO on OpenShift roadmap, competitive play
Red Hat’s newly minted CEO Matt Hicks talks up OpenShift’s roadmap, the competition with VMware and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region
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September 30, 2022
30
Sep'22
How Endowus is leveraging Kafka and microservices
The Singapore-based financial technology company built a distributed microservices architecture to ensure its investment platform remains resilient at all times
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September 28, 2022
28
Sep'22
EnterpriseDB rides on PostgreSQL momentum in APAC
The open-source database supplier has seen more enterprises in the region replacing their Oracle databases with Postgres to support their digital transformation initiatives
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September 26, 2022
26
Sep'22
How AWS is tapping the groundswell in cloud adoption
Phil Davis, managing director of Amazon Web Services in Asia-Pacific and Japan, talks up the company’s growth strategy and how it is retaining customers amid rivals nipping at its heels
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September 22, 2022
22
Sep'22
Inside SolarWinds’ observability playbook
SolarWinds’ CEO Sudhakar Ramakrishna talks up the company’s observability playbook and offers a glimpse into its technology roadmap
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September 19, 2022
19
Sep'22
How Mondelez is driving change with tech
From empowering citizen developers to deploying drones to monitor the health of cocoa trees, Mondelez has been firing on all cylinders to disrupt the old ways of doing things
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September 12, 2022
12
Sep'22
How graph technology is making a dent in the database market
Graph databases are making a splash in the database market, with specialist, multimodal and cloud database suppliers jostling for a slice of the pie
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September 09, 2022
09
Sep'22
Singtel and Intel team up on 5G
Singtel and Intel have started an incubation programme to spearhead the development of enterprise 5G applications in areas including content delivery and video analytics
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September 07, 2022
07
Sep'22
Digital identity is key to coping with surge in air travel
The International Air Transport Association’s One ID digital identity initiative will pave the way for seamless air travel from curb to gate and help airports cope with growing passenger traffic
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September 05, 2022
05
Sep'22
VMware doubles down on cloud in ASEAN
Paul Simos, VMware’s managing director and vice-president for Southeast Asia and Korea, dives deeper into the company’s cloud strategy for the region
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August 31, 2022
31
Aug'22
Singapore to expand 5G coverage to seaport
The maritime hub will be testing the use of 5G in a range of maritime operations, including remote pilotage of vessels and drone delivery of components to ships
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August 31, 2022
31
Aug'22
VMware CEO: Broadcom acquisition is on track
Raghu Raghuram claims VMware customers are getting more comfortable with the Broadcom acquisition while employees are ‘more or less focused’ on the job at hand
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August 30, 2022
30
Aug'22
VMware beefs up Tanzu portfolio, adds OpenShift support
The Tanzu Application Platform will include support for Red Hat OpenShift, air-gapped installations and other capabilities to improve developer productivity and code security
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August 29, 2022
29
Aug'22
Thinxtra teams up with Hong Kong’s LBS on smart hygiene
Australia’s Thinxtra will supply its battery-powered IoT devices to monitor hygiene and environmental conditions in residential and commercial venues in Hong Kong
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August 26, 2022
26
Aug'22
Making her mark in financial technology
Archana Manjunatha’s career in financial technology took her to the trading floors in India, where she learned the ropes of futures and options trading and the back offices of some of the world’s largest banks
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August 24, 2022
24
Aug'22
Alibaba Cloud unveils RISC-V chip development platform
The Wujian 600 chip development platform will help developers build systems-on-chip to support edge applications such as home robots, medical imaging and video conferencing
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August 22, 2022
22
Aug'22
Google Cloud and Singapore government team up on AI
Singapore’s National AI office will tap Google Cloud’s expertise in artificial intelligence to build artificial intelligence applications and train public sector officers on AI
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August 19, 2022
19
Aug'22
Inside Singapore’s national digital identity journey
Singapore’s national digital identity system has evolved from providing single sign-on to e-government services to pandemic-related and digital document capabilities in recent years
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August 15, 2022
15
Aug'22
Major APAC economies to lose 63 million jobs to automation
Workers in India, China, South Korea, Australia and Japan are more at risk of losing their jobs to automation, despite the creation of new jobs in the green economy and ICT industry
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August 15, 2022
15
Aug'22
How a young developer cut her teeth in coding
Xenia Kim’s knack for solving problems and fixing software bugs eventually landed her a career in software development
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August 12, 2022
12
Aug'22
How critical infrastructure operators can secure OT data
Cohesity’s CISO discusses the challenges of securing data in operational technology systems and what can be done to mitigate security threats
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August 10, 2022
10
Aug'22
Google Cloud to open three new cloud regions in APAC
New Google Cloud regions in Malaysia, Thailand and New Zealand will enable local organisations to maintain low latency and meet data residency requirements
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August 05, 2022
05
Aug'22
Inside Bukalapak’s cloud strategy
Indonesian e-commerce unicorn Bukalapak’s multicloud strategy, underpinned by the use of microservices and DevOps, has enabled it to meet the diverse needs of its users while addressing business requirements
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August 04, 2022
04
Aug'22
Shipyard workers don smart glasses in 5G testbed
Shipyard workers at Singapore’s Keppel Offshore and Marine can view work instructions on their smart glasses, pull out real-time data about their equipment and receive remote guidance in a range of operational tasks
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August 03, 2022
03
Aug'22
More than 60% of world population will use digital wallets by 2026
Global take-up of digital wallets will accelerate over the next four years, driven by ‘super apps’ and QR code-based payments
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August 03, 2022
03
Aug'22
Twilio eyes CDP opportunity in APAC
Twilio is tapping opportunities in customer data platforms and will deploy APAC instances of its Segment platform next year
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August 02, 2022
02
Aug'22
VMware CEO defends Broadcom deal
Raghu Raghuram is confident that Broadcom will invest in growing VMware through a broad portfolio of assets that will serve its entire customer base, not just its biggest customers
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August 01, 2022
01
Aug'22
CloudMile banks on trust in regional expansion
Taiwanese cloud and AI startup CloudMile keeps its billing transparent and provides round-the-clock support to build trust with customers as it grows its business in Southeast Asia
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July 26, 2022
26
Jul'22
Visibility and proactive stance needed to secure OT systems
Critical infrastructure operators need to have more visibility into their IT and operational technology environment, and take a more active stance to fend off sophisticated adversaries, expert says
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July 25, 2022
25
Jul'22
TMT firms among top targets for cyber attacks in Singapore
Organisations in the technology, media and telecoms sector were among the most lucrative targets for malicious actors as their services penetrate almost every aspect of society
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July 21, 2022
21
Jul'22
Singapore to restart datacentre builds with sustainability focus
The Singapore government is running a pilot exercise to drive the sustainable development of new datacentres following a moratorium on datacentre builds
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July 20, 2022
20
Jul'22
How NEC is transforming its business
While NEC is known for its public safety systems, the company has been expanding into new areas including e-government, financial services and customer experience in Asia-Pacific
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July 19, 2022
19
Jul'22
5G connections in APAC to surpass 400 million by 2025
The number of 5G connections in Asia-Pacific will grow to more than 400 million by 2025, but a usage gap due to the lack of digital skills and affordability will still exist
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July 18, 2022
18
Jul'22
Inside Sompo Asia’s agile approach to data analytics
Regional insurer takes agile approach to democratise access to data analytics by creating virtual databases and visualising the insights through Tableau
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July 15, 2022
15
Jul'22
HPE expands private cloud capabilities in GreenLake
HPE’s GreenLake for Private Cloud Enterprise is a managed service that provides flexibility in deployment models with automation capabilities for a cloud-like experience
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July 13, 2022
13
Jul'22
APAC organisations renew focus on ERP
Organisations in Asia-Pacific are looking to renew their enterprise resource planning systems as they emerge from the throes of the pandemic
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July 08, 2022
08
Jul'22
How Bank BPD Bali modernised its datacentre infrastructure
The Indonesian bank has deployed the Nutanix Cloud Platform in a move to modernise its datacentre infrastructure and pave the way towards hybrid and multi-cloud
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July 07, 2022
07
Jul'22
UK signs ‘in principle’ data adequacy agreement with South Korea
Bilateral adequacy agreement will allow businesses to conduct cross-border data transfers with minimal restrictions
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July 06, 2022
06
Jul'22
Most APAC banks to spend more on cloud this year
More than nine in 10 banks across Asia-Pacific are increasing their cloud spending in 2022 after years of hesitation due to initial regulatory hurdles
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July 05, 2022
05
Jul'22
LogRhythm bullish on growth in APAC
LogRhythm expects its business in the region to grow by over 20% this year thanks to demand from emerging economies where cyber security investments have not kept pace with cyber threats
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July 04, 2022
04
Jul'22
How Lenovo is making the transition into services
Although Lenovo is late to the as-a-service game, it is making headway through its One Lenovo and services-led transformation strategies, says a top company executive
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June 28, 2022
28
Jun'22
How MSD is harnessing AI
MSD’s global lead for artificial intelligence discusses what it will take for the technology to realise its full potential in healthcare
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June 27, 2022
27
Jun'22
China’s Cyclone Robotics eyes APAC market
One of China’s largest suppliers of robotic process automation software has made a foray into Asia-Pacific, leveraging its bot management and ‘human-in-the-loop’ capabilities
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June 24, 2022
24
Jun'22
Developers grapple with open source software security
Software developers are taking longer to fix vulnerabilities and many do not know about the dependencies of open source software components they are using, study finds
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June 22, 2022
22
Jun'22
How TDCX is building a people-centric business
Every digital tool deployed by the Singapore-based services firm is aimed at augmenting the performance and experience of its employees, says TDCX’s group CIO, Byron Fernandez