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Information technology (IT) in Asia-Pacific
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February 14, 2023
14
Feb'23
Akamai eyes cloud market with Connected Cloud
Akamai marks foray into cloud computing with a distributed cloud computing platform that is touted to make it easier for enterprises to get applications and data closer to their customers
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February 09, 2023
09
Feb'23
SPTel launches Singapore’s first LoRaWAN network
The LoRaWAN network and its solar-powered gateways will alleviate the need for businesses and IoT service providers to build their own network to hook up sensor devices
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February 09, 2023
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Feb'23
How Check Point is keeping pace with the cyber security landscape
Check Point Software CEO Gil Shwed talks up the company’s growth areas, its approach to cloud security and the impact of generative AI on cyber security
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February 08, 2023
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Feb'23
India launches homegrown BharOS
The homegrown Android-based mobile operating system could reduce India’s reliance on foreign software, but uncertainties around market adoption and software updates remain
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February 06, 2023
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Feb'23
How artificial intelligence is playing a role in insect farming
An AI engine developed by Singapore startup EntoVerse is helping cricket farmers improve yield by optimising environmental and other conditions
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February 05, 2023
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Feb'23
Australian organisations underinvesting in cyber security
Over half of Australian organisations failed to invest enough in cyber security over past three years, though awareness is improving in aftermath of high-profile data breaches
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February 03, 2023
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Feb'23
BDx to open fourth datacentre in Hong Kong
Big Data Exchange’s upcoming HKG8 facility will provide hyperscale and enterprise customers with fail-safe resiliency and connectivity in one of the region’s fastest-growing datacentre markets
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February 02, 2023
02
Feb'23
Symbio acquires Intrado Australia’s UCaaS business
The all-cash A$5m deal will expand Symbio’s footprint in the UCaaS market and deepen its reach into enterprises and government entities
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February 01, 2023
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Feb'23
Reaping green dividends with data management
Getting data management right has been pivotal for Singapore IoT startup SensorFlow to optimise energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions for its hotelier clients
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January 31, 2023
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Jan'23
ATO renews major Macquarie deal
The contract renewal will enable the Australian Tax Office to tap Macquarie’s security operations centre, among other services, to secure its IT environment and protect sensitive data
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January 30, 2023
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Jan'23
Noventiq eyes APAC IT services market
IT services provider Noventiq has been expanding its presence in APAC through several acquisitions in India, and is eyeing a bigger slice of the region’s IT services pie
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January 26, 2023
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Jan'23
Zero-trust implementations remain work in progress
Just one in 10 large enterprises are expected to have mature and measurable zero-trust programmes in place by 2026, study finds
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January 25, 2023
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Jan'23
Japan researchers develop new data encryption method
Researchers from Tokyo University of Science have combined the best of homomorphic encryption and secret sharing in a new method to handle encrypted data
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January 24, 2023
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Jan'23
AWS opens Melbourne region, to invest $4.5bn by 2037
Amazon Web Services’ new Melbourne cloud region will better serve Australian customers such as ANZ Bank and is expected to benefit over 2,500 full-time jobs in the country
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January 19, 2023
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Jan'23
APAC consumers expect human-like service from chatbots
Consumer expectations of chatbots in Asia-Pacific have risen in tandem with improved performance of AI applications over the past year, a study has found
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January 18, 2023
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Jan'23
How Aruba is tapping opportunities in networking
Aruba is planning to expand its product portfolio, make deeper inroads into datacentres and drive adoption of network as a service, among other efforts to tap opportunities in the networking market
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January 17, 2023
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Jan'23
StarHub to undertake major network transformation
Singapore telco StarHub is deploying a hybrid cloud architecture that will enable it to launch sovereign cloud services, among other capabilities
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January 16, 2023
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Jan'23
How India is driving the use of open government data
India’s Open Government Data platform has paved the way for new applications and services, but concerns around data quality and privacy remain
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January 12, 2023
12
Jan'23
AWS opens first Australian Local Zone in Perth
AWS’s first Local Zone in Australia will bring low-latency performance to companies such as Woodside Energy and Nearmaps
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January 12, 2023
12
Jan'23
How Indian banks can drive automation in corporate banking
Banks should prioritise their processes for automation based on the level of human intervention, understand their processes thoroughly and put employees at the centre of their automation efforts
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January 10, 2023
10
Jan'23
New APT group targets ASEAN governments and militaries
The Dark Pink advanced persistent threat group used custom malware to exfiltrate data from high-profile targets through spear-phishing emails last year, according to Group-IB
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January 10, 2023
10
Jan'23
How to find winning artificial intelligence use cases
Choosing use cases for artificial intelligence requires organisations to take a hard look at business value, risk, data and other capabilities required to realise the technology’s full potential
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January 09, 2023
09
Jan'23
How to identify a strategic technology platform
A strategic platform has to be broad enough to support a range of business functions while being open, extensible and modular at the same time, according to Forrester
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January 05, 2023
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Jan'23
How cloud technology is supporting space missions
Cloud-based machine learning and other services are finding their way into space to analyse satellite imagery and monitor space debris, among other space applications
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January 05, 2023
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Jan'23
How technology is fuelling CommBank’s customer experience
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has built up capabilities in cloud and microservices while empowering engineering teams to solve complex customer problems
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January 04, 2023
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Jan'23
How Tencent Cloud is cracking ASEAN’s cloud market
The Chinese cloud supplier is playing to its strengths in platform services, media streaming and communications to grow its business in Southeast Asia
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January 03, 2023
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Jan'23
Batam datacentre to capture spillover demand from Singapore
NeutraDC’s new datacentre facility in Batam will enable it to meet the spillover demand for datacentre services from neighbouring markets
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January 02, 2023
02
Jan'23
China and India governments among top targets for cyber attackers
Chinese and Indian governments targeted by hacktivists and ransomware groups out to make statement or expose flaws in their respective security postures
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December 27, 2022
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Dec'22
Top 10 ASEAN IT stories of 2022
Despite the challenges over the past year, ASEAN businesses have taken things in stride as they press on with digital transformation, whether it is empowering citizen developers or building cloud-native applications
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December 22, 2022
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Dec'22
Top 10 India IT stories of 2022
We recap the top 10 stories in India, including the digitisation work undertaken by global firms in the country and the progress made by local enterprises in harnessing technology
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December 21, 2022
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Dec'22
Top 10 ANZ IT stories of 2022
We recap the top 10 stories in Australia and New Zealand, including the opportunities and challenges that organisations in the region have faced over the past year
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December 19, 2022
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Dec'22
GitHub CEO: Artificial intelligence will not replace developers
Artificial intelligence will enable developers to learn at their own pace and become more productive rather than take over their jobs, says GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke
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December 15, 2022
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Dec'22
Alibaba Cloud to debut blockchain service
The Chinese cloud supplier is readying a blockchain node service to simplify and speed up blockchain technology deployments
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December 14, 2022
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Dec'22
How India is moving towards net zero
Home-grown companies and multinational firms are doubling down on sustainability efforts, but more needs to be done to improve datacentre efficiency and avoid greenwashing
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December 13, 2022
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Dec'22
Crime Stoppers Tasmania debuts new reporting portal
Reporting tool will enable the public to share crime-related information with law enforcement agencies to support policing in Tasmania
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December 12, 2022
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Dec'22
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2023
Robotics, cross-cloud data mobility and cyber insurance are some of the key trends that will shape Asia-Pacific’s technology landscape in 2023
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December 11, 2022
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Dec'22
How Zscaler is cracking APAC’s cloud security market
Zscaler’s head in Asia-Pacific and Japan talks up the company’s growth momentum in the region and what it is doing to address areas where it can do better
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December 08, 2022
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Dec'22
Australia to develop new cyber security strategy
New strategy to be developed by top cyber security experts aims to turn Australia into a global cyber leader, among other goals
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December 08, 2022
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Dec'22
How Databricks is easing lakehouse adoption
Databricks is making it easier for organisations to adopt a data lakehouse architecture through support for industry-specific file formats, data sharing and streaming processing, among other areas
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December 07, 2022
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Dec'22
Vingroup to run SAP systems on Google Cloud
The Vietnam conglomerate and EV maker is planning to migrate all its SAP systems to Google Cloud in a move that is expected to reap cost savings and improve product quality
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December 05, 2022
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Dec'22
How HashiCorp is driving cloud provisioning and management
HashiCorp CEO Dave McJannet talks up how the company is supporting cloud provisioning in a hybrid environment and its investments in Asia-Pacific to capitalise on the region’s growth potential
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December 04, 2022
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Dec'22
How Bosch is driving Industry 4.0 in India
Bosch India is leveraging advanced analytics and artificial intelligence to detect manufacturing defects and plans to tap quantum computing for material simulation
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December 02, 2022
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Dec'22
Communications runs in his blood
Symbio Connect CEO Giorgio Mihaila has spent more than two decades in a career dotted with roles at major communications technology providers
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November 29, 2022
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Nov'22
AWS doubles down on data management
Cloud giant Amazon Web Services declares a bold vision to eliminate the need to extract, transform and load data alongside other efforts to address business problems in domains like cyber security and logistics
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November 28, 2022
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Nov'22
How MongoDB is driving growth in ANZ
MongoDB, which counts the likes of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank as clients, has been driving skills development and investing in local manpower in Australia and New Zealand
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November 28, 2022
28
Nov'22
AWS eyes mission-critical workloads in ASEAN
Cloud giant AWS is eyeing more business from mission-critical workloads and the financial services industry in Southeast Asia as it readies itself for the next phase of growth
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November 26, 2022
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Nov'22
Nominations open for Computer Weekly Innovation Awards APAC 2023
Computer Weekly is looking for nominations for the annual Innovation Awards to honour digital transformation initiatives in Asia-Pacific that have transformed organisations in six industries
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November 25, 2022
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Nov'22
Getting data analytics right
Organisations will need to marry the art and science of data analytics to drive innovation in their analytics initiatives, according to Gartner
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November 22, 2022
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Nov'22
How Singapore’s OCBC is harnessing open source
OCBC using the OpenShift container platform to modernise its applications, reduce its reliance on proprietary software and deliver new business capabilities
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November 21, 2022
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Nov'22
Informatica CEO: ‘We’re the Switzerland of data’
Informatica CEO Amit Walia talks up the company’s role as the ‘Switzerland of data’, helping organisations to manage data across different platforms as it transitions into a cloud-first supplier of data management tools