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Information technology (IT) in Asia-Pacific

  • February 14, 2025 14 Feb'25

    Lenovo CSO: AI adoption fuels security paranoia

    Doug Fisher, Lenovo’s chief security officer, outlines the company’s approach to security and AI governance, and the importance of having a strong security culture to combat cyber threats amplified by the use of AI

  • February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

    MongoDB expands Sydney operations to support local growth

    MongoDB is doubling down on its Australian presence with a new Sydney office, housing engineering, support and go-to-market teams focused on R&D and tackling the region’s legacy technology challenges

  • February 12, 2025 12 Feb'25

    Amazon opens Asia-Pacific hub in Singapore

    Amazon has launched a 360,000 sq ft Asia-Pacific headquarters in Singapore, housing both Amazon and AWS employees

  • February 09, 2025 09 Feb'25

    Allianz PNB Life modernises insurance operations with cloud

    Philippine insurer implements a cloud-based health insurance policy management system from DXC Technology to reduce policy issuance times and speed up product launches

  • January 27, 2025 27 Jan'25

    Inside CyberArk’s security strategy

    CyberArk CIO Omer Grossman talks up the company’s security-first ethos, the importance of an assumed breach mentality and how the company is addressing threats from the growing use of AI

  • January 23, 2025 23 Jan'25

    Zebra gallops ahead in APAC, driven by automation and e-commerce

    Zebra Technologies is riding the wave of e-commerce and automation in APAC, fuelling strong growth with RFID technology, tablets and scanners that boost business productivity and efficiency

  • January 22, 2025 22 Jan'25

    How smartphones are transforming global health

    Shyam Gollakota, winner of the 2024 Infosys Prize in Engineering and Computer Science, is bringing medical care to underserved communities through with smartphone-based diagnostic tools

  • January 22, 2025 22 Jan'25

    APAC businesses face surge in email attacks

    Sophisticated phishing and business email compromise campaigns are increasingly targeting organisations across the Asia-Pacific region, research reveals

  • January 17, 2025 17 Jan'25

    Takeda opens innovation centre in Bengaluru

    Global biopharmaceutical giant Takeda opens its first Asian Innovation Capability Centre in Bengaluru to speed up drug discovery and development

  • January 16, 2025 16 Jan'25

    Global IT spending to soar in 2025

    S&P Global Ratings expects a 9% surge in global IT spending for 2025, fuelled by demand for AI and cloud technologies, despite potential trade headwinds and a slowing global economy

  • January 15, 2025 15 Jan'25

    Cohesity CEO on Veritas integration and IPO plans

    Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen shares his vision for integrating Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, uniting 12,000 customers, driving AI-powered innovation and building a public-ready company

  • January 14, 2025 14 Jan'25

    NBN boost: A$3bn to upgrade internet speeds for millions

    The Australian government is investing A$3bn to upgrade Australia’s fibre-to-the-node network, bringing faster internet speeds to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses

  • January 13, 2025 13 Jan'25

    Gramedia speeds up inventory checks with RFID

    Indonesian bookstore giant has sped up inventory checks, minimised shrinkage and improved customer experience with RFID-powered checkout kiosks and exit gates

  • January 08, 2025 08 Jan'25

    AWS plants flag in Thailand with new cloud region

    Amazon Web Services’ latest regional expansion brings its cloud services to Thailand, promising a $10bn boost to the nation's GDP and support for more than 11,000 jobs per year

  • January 08, 2025 08 Jan'25

    Indian public cloud market set to hit over $25bn by 2028

    India’s public cloud services market is expected to surpass $25bn in the next three years, driven by digital transformation, generative AI and multicloud strategies

  • January 07, 2025 07 Jan'25

    How StarHub is tapping OpenShift in its cloud strategy

    StarHub is harnessing Red Hat OpenShift to power its hybrid multi-cloud platform, balancing control over critical infrastructure with the scalability and flexibility of public cloud

  • January 05, 2025 05 Jan'25

    Digital Edge secures $1.6bn to fuel regional expansion

    Singapore-based datacentre provider has raised over $1.6bn in equity and debt financing to meet growing demand for cloud and AI infrastructure across Asia

  • December 27, 2024 27 Dec'24

    Top 10 ANZ stories of 2024

    The 2024 tech landscape in Australia and New Zealand was dotted with developments spanning cloud migrations and AI adoption to heightened data security and real-time data streaming

  • December 27, 2024 27 Dec'24

    Top 10 India stories of 2024

    India embraced AI in 2024, developing its own large language models, boosting supercomputing capabilities and applying the technology across sectors from healthcare to governance

  • December 19, 2024 19 Dec'24

    Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2024

    Southeast Asia’s 2024 tech landscape saw major companies embracing AI, shifts in open source and the emergence of local large language models to address the needs of a diverse region

  • December 17, 2024 17 Dec'24

    VMware customers seek alternatives amid licensing changes

    Research reveals that while most VMware customers are satisfied with their current software, they are exploring alternatives due to concerns over rising costs

  • December 17, 2024 17 Dec'24

    How NCS is tackling the enterprise IT market

    The technology service provider is counting on its government experience, global expert network and cyber security capabilities to penetrate the enterprise IT market

  • December 13, 2024 13 Dec'24

    Google Cloud’s Agentspace to unlock enterprise data

    Agentspace uses AI agents to automate workflows and connect to multiple data sources to perform tasks and deliver insights, boosting enterprise productivity and efficiency

  • December 11, 2024 11 Dec'24

    Freshworks rides Asia’s digital wave

    The enterprise software firm’s exponential growth in the region is driven by demand for streamlined customer and employee experiences by its mid-market customers

  • December 10, 2024 10 Dec'24

    Top IT predictions in APAC in 2025

    Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to focus on securing their AI workloads, invest in energy efficient infrastructure and rethink their platform strategy, among other tech trends in the new year

  • December 09, 2024 09 Dec'24

    Inside Prudential’s AI strategy

    Prudential is leveraging AI across its operations, from enhancing customer interactions and streamlining internal processes to empowering its workforce through upskilling initiatives

  • December 04, 2024 04 Dec'24

    Grab deepens AWS partnership to fuel AI ambitions and growth

    Southeast Asian super app Grab names AWS as its preferred cloud provider to optimise costs, enhance infrastructure and support its growing AI workloads

  • December 03, 2024 03 Dec'24

    AWS unveils new generative AI models

    The Amazon Nova family of GenAI models boasts faster speeds and lower costs, and caters to needs from text and image generation to video creation and multimodal applications

  • December 03, 2024 03 Dec'24

    Australian utilities explore potential of AI

    Australia’s utilities sector is exploring and implementing AI to enhance grid stability, manage rooftop solar and prepare for the influx of electric vehicles

  • December 02, 2024 02 Dec'24

    AWS doubles down on ASEAN with cloud and AI investments

    The cloud giant is fuelling growth in Southeast Asia with new infrastructure, skills development programmes and a focus on generative AI, empowering startups and enterprises alike

  • December 01, 2024 01 Dec'24

    How SkyLab is democratising hybrid cloud management

    SkyLab is challenging the cloud status quo with its orchestration platform, which allows telcos and enterprises to seamlessly manage workloads across multiple cloud providers

  • November 28, 2024 28 Nov'24

    Chulalongkorn University debuts GenAI platform

    Thai university teams up with Google Cloud to empower its community with responsible and customisable AI tools for research, learning and administration

  • November 28, 2024 28 Nov'24

    Energy sector’s digital shift opens door to cyber threats

    The transition to renewable energy and the increasing integration of IT and OT systems in the energy sector are creating new cyber security challenges

  • November 27, 2024 27 Nov'24

    GitLab doubles down on DevSecOps and AI in APAC

    The DevOps platform supplier is focused on providing deeper platform integration, enhanced security and artificial intelligence-powered tools to help APAC organisations speed up software delivery

  • November 26, 2024 26 Nov'24

    How Kong is driving the future of APIs

    From its open-source API gateway to a full platform play, Kong is orchestrating the future of APIs with a growing presence in the Asia-Pacific region

  • November 26, 2024 26 Nov'24

    Nominations open for Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2025

    Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for its 2025 Innovation Awards to honour digital transformation initiatives that have transformed organisations in six industries

  • November 22, 2024 22 Nov'24

    Qlik expands cloud footprint to India

    The data analytics and business intelligence software supplier is bolstering its presence in Asia-Pacific with a cloud region in India

  • November 21, 2024 21 Nov'24

    Grab taps GPT-4o to improve mapping service

    Regional ride-hailing giant and super app Grab is leveraging OpenAI’s GPT-4o model to build hyperlocal, dynamic maps, cutting costs and boosting accuracy

  • November 19, 2024 19 Nov'24

    AI readiness stalls in APAC

    Despite significant investment in AI, only 15% of organisations in Asia-Pacific are ready to deploy the technology today, according to Cisco’s latest regional AI readiness survey

  • November 18, 2024 18 Nov'24

    How banks are navigating the AI landscape

    Industry experts discuss the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in banking, while addressing the challenges and governance implications of integrating AI into financial services

  • November 15, 2024 15 Nov'24

    Nvidia powers AI development in Japan and Indonesia

    Nvidia is deepening its presence in Japan and Indonesia through partnerships with local cloud providers and tech companies to build sovereign AI infrastructure and local large language models

  • November 14, 2024 14 Nov'24

    Ping CEO on ForgeRock integration and future of identity

    Ping Identity CEO Andre Durand discusses the company’s unified roadmap, commitment to customer stability and growth plans in the evolving identity landscape following the merger with ForgeRock

  • November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

    Pure Storage CTO: How AI is changing storage demands

    Pure Storage’s CTO stresses the need for adaptable IT systems to support AI workloads, advocating for open architectures and flexible storage platforms to avoid supplier lock-in

  • November 12, 2024 12 Nov'24

    How quantum computing could reshape financial services

    Experts at the Singapore FinTech Festival predict quantum computing will improve risk management, investment strategies and fraud detection in the financial sector, while also posing new challenges for data security