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Information technology (IT) in Asia-Pacific

• June 18, 2019 18 Jun'19

  5G will be a public utility, says IMDA

  Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority is looking beyond access speeds in charting the deployment of 5G networks, which it has likened to a public utility

• June 17, 2019 17 Jun'19

  Inside F5’s cyber security playbook

  F5 Networks' CISO talks up measures that the application delivery and security specialist is employing to fend off cyber attackers that come knocking on its doors

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  APAC to lead global IoT spending

  Asia-Pacific is slated to become the top market for the internet of things as the region scales up the use of connected devices in key sectors such as manufacturing

• June 06, 2019 06 Jun'19

  Keeping Java relevant in the age of cloud and agile

  Java Community Process chair Heather VanCura talks up efforts to keep Java up to speed with the needs of developers in the era of cloud and agile software development

• June 04, 2019 04 Jun'19

  Beware of security blind spots in encrypted traffic

  The growth of encrypted traffic has put the spotlight on intrusion prevention systems that help to surface cyber attacks conducted under the cloak of network encryption

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches scheme drives compliance but issues remain

  Australia’s data breach notification rules have largely been complied with, but some quarters are calling for more clarity on the reporting threshold and tougher action against errant firms

• June 03, 2019 03 Jun'19

  How Alibaba Cloud plans to win over APAC enterprises

  The Chinese cloud supplier is counting on data analytics, industry-specific offerings and its knowledge of the China market to gain a foothold in the Asia-Pacific region

• May 30, 2019 30 May'19

  4G networks reach near ubiquity in APAC

  Although coverage of 4G services in Asia-Pacific, particularly in India, is almost ubiquitous, telcos in the region still have some catching-up to do

• May 29, 2019 29 May'19

  Inside Digital Realty’s datacentre playbook

  Digital Realty’s chief technology officer talks up key trends that are shaping its business and the datacentre industry, including edge computing and the impending roll-out of 5G networks

• May 28, 2019 28 May'19

  SAP extends Hana’s reach beyond enterprise applications

  The benefits of Hana Cloud Services are clear to Asia-Pacific customers, although actual adoption will boil down to cost

• May 27, 2019 27 May'19

  StarHub taps OpenStack to run telco network

  The Singapore telco has deployed OpenStack and signed up for Red Hat’s training programme to equip its network engineers with technical expertise

• May 26, 2019 26 May'19

  Australian firms coming to grips with AI ethics

  Australian businesses are warming up to AI, but just two in five have standards and guidelines for AI ethics, a study finds

• May 23, 2019 23 May'19

  Arm China seeks solutions to US export controls with Huawei

  Chip design firm in communication with Huawei-owned semiconductor firm HiSilicon following US move to halt exports of US technology to Chinese tech giant

• May 23, 2019 23 May'19

  VMware CEO outlines laws of hybrid cloud

  Pat Gelsinger points out three laws that will make the case for the hybrid cloud future: economics, physics and data sovereignty

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Singapore proposes data portability provisions

  The Personal Data Protection Commission is seeking public feedback on proposed provisions that will let consumers move their personal data across organisations

• May 22, 2019 22 May'19

  Demand for systems integration services soaring in New Zealand

  Systems integration and custom application development projects contributed to the fastest-growing segment of New Zealand’s IT services market in 2018

• May 21, 2019 21 May'19

  Keeping commuters connected on the world’s longest sea crossing

  CommScope’s antennas remained unscathed during a gruelling storm in 2018 and continue to provide reliable mobile connectivity on China’s 55km Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge

• May 16, 2019 16 May'19

  ANZ CIOs hit roadblocks in digital agenda

  Top IT leaders in Australia and New Zealand are grappling with cultural roadblocks and slow progress in advancing the countries’ digital agenda

• May 16, 2019 16 May'19

  Huawei debuts AI-powered database

  Huawei is using reinforcement learning to deliver self-tuning and self-healing capabilities for the latest iteration of its GaussDB database

• May 14, 2019 14 May'19

  APAC firms on the back foot in cyber security

  Most Asia-Pacific organisations did not consider cyber security until after their digital transformation projects had begun, new survey finds

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  Singapore telco regulator proposes standalone 5G networks

  Standalone networks will deliver the full suite of enterprise 5G capabilities, including network slicing and low latency connections for internet of things applications

• May 12, 2019 12 May'19

  Australian businesses facing talent crunch amid scramble to transform

  A survey reveals that Australian firms will require 35,000 IT workers this year, but they are not getting the talent they need

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Facebook co-founder: ‘It is time to break up Facebook’

  Co-founder of Facebook, Chris Hughes, has published an op-ed in The New York Times calling for Facebook to be broken up, as it faces investigations from the US Federal Trade Commission

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Some Australian firms still in the dark about cyber security

  A report suggesting Australian firms are experiencing fewer cyber incidents has left its co-author perplexed with the findings

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux to contribute $10tn to global business

  A study on the economic impact of Red Hat Enterprise Linux by IDC revealed that the operating system is expected to contribute to business revenues worth 5% of the global economy

• May 07, 2019 07 May'19

  Red Hat CEO weighs in on hybrid cloud play

  Jim Whitehurst claims Red Hat’s ability to support an entire technology stack is valuable to enterprises that want a common platform on-premise and in the cloud

• May 06, 2019 06 May'19

  AWS to power Australia’s 2021 online census

  PwC Australia, one of two firms appointed by the government to run the next Census, will build and operate an online form and a website on Amazon Web Services

• May 02, 2019 02 May'19

  Singapore rolls out blockchain platform for verifying educational certificates

  Employers in the city-state can now use the OpenCerts platform to verify the qualifications of employees and new hires

• May 02, 2019 02 May'19

  How APAC enterprises are using VMware Cloud on AWS

  VMware’s cloud business unit CTO reveals how APAC businesses are using its hybrid cloud service to move workloads to the cloud

• April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19

  How Microsoft is prepping manufacturers for Industry 4.0

  Building on its manufacturing and technology knowhow, Microsoft has teamed up with industrial firms to support the growing demand for smart manufacturing capabilities

• April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19

  Australians lost half a billion dollars to scams in 2018

  Most of the losses went to investment scams as tricksters found innovative ways to dupe victims into parting with their money

• April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19

  Malaysia to get its first AI park

  Malaysia’s first artificial intelligence park to be developed by a trio of local and Chinese firms is expected to raise the country’s standing in the global race for AI supremacy

• April 26, 2019 26 Apr'19

  Laing O’Rourke Australia chooses private cloud route

  The Australian arm of global engineering firm Laing O’Rourke signs up for Nutanix to run its core applications on a private cloud

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Huawei sharpens AI edge in global cloud move

  Chinese tech giant is honing its artificial intelligence capabilities to compete against rivals in global cloud computing markets

• April 24, 2019 24 Apr'19

  How technology is shaping Malaysia’s economy

  Malaysia has one of the most digitally connected societies in the world, but more work is needed to bridge the digital divide

• April 23, 2019 23 Apr'19

  APAC set for blockchain boom

  Led by China, spending on blockchain technology in Asia-Pacific excluding Japan will surpass $2bn by 2022

• April 22, 2019 22 Apr'19

  With Anthos, Google seeks to unify open source cloud technologies

  Urs Hölzle, Google’s head of technical infrastructure, talks up efforts to deliver what he claims to be the first open source cloud stack

• April 18, 2019 18 Apr'19

  Private 5G networks will be a ‘big trend’

  With private 5G networks, enterprises can expect a wireless local area network type architecture that addresses the limitations of Wi-Fi, says top Commscope executive

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  How UnaBiz is disrupting the IoT market in APAC

  From offering low-cost connectivity to hardware design and integration services, the Singapore-based technology supplier is causing a stir in the internet-of-things market

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  Singtel and NUS claim quantum breakthrough

  Researchers from Singtel and the National University of Singapore have succeeded in coordinating the paths of photons across a fibre network to drive wider adoption of quantum key distribution

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  Fox Sports Australia predicts wickets with AutoML Tables

  Machine learning model powered by Google Cloud’s AutoML Tables service enables sports broadcaster to predict the fall of a wicket in live cricket matches

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  How Palo Alto Networks fends off its cyber adversaries

  Palo Alto Networks CIO Naveen Zutshi talks up the company’s approach in keeping threat actors at bay

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  Facebook takes extraordinary legal steps to contain document leak

  Facebook targets journalists and news organisations for computer searches

• April 14, 2019 14 Apr'19

  Singapore firms streamline operations, fend off disruption with cloud

  Certis and financial institutions are among those in the city state that are turning to cloud services to gain a competitive edge

• April 12, 2019 12 Apr'19

  ASEAN datacentre providers must up their game

  Digital transformation trends are changing the ASEAN datacentre landscape and those that wish to succeed must transform themselves, says Frost & Sullivan

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  Google Cloud eyes big expansion in Asia, sharpens industry focus

  Google Cloud’s new CEO, Thomas Kurian, unveils plans to turn his company into a bigger player in Asia’s booming cloud computing market

• April 10, 2019 10 Apr'19

  ANZ business users calling the shots in ICT decisions

  Business users in ANZ firms have more sway about technology decisions, but it is not always a case of shadow IT

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  Google Cloud expands APAC footprint, makes hybrid cloud move

  Cloud supplier Google Cloud has opened its eighth Asia-Pacific cloud region in Seoul, where major cloud suppliers have been ramping up operations in recent years

• April 08, 2019 08 Apr'19

  How APAC firms can tame the data beast

  Companies and data management experts across Asia-Pacific reveal how they are tackling data management challenges that have been compounded by growing cloud usage and compliance requirements

• April 07, 2019 07 Apr'19

  APL Logistics fast-tracks global shipments with cloud

  The Singapore-based supply chain firm has moved its transport management system and other business applications to the cloud, while keeping its ‘secret sauce’ on-premise