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Korea’s Hana Financial Group moves to Oracle cloud platform

Korea’s Hana Financial Group moves to Oracle cloud platform

The bank aims to broaden its service offerings by taking advantage of the newest technologies such as AI and blockchain.
Apr 15 2021 9:36AM
India’s IT spend will reach $93 billion this year

India’s IT spend will reach $93 billion this year

IT spending growth will return as CIOs start positioning IT as not just a growth enabler, but a survival strategy.
Apr 14 2021 8:22AM
Beware cosmic rays – they can harm your network equipment

Beware cosmic rays – they can harm your network equipment

This is not about a cyber breach. Cosmic rays are emitted from exploding stars outside our solar system which can lead to soft errors that affect your electronics.
Apr 14 2021 8:21AM
Huawei aims to help SMEs join APAC ecosystem

Huawei aims to help SMEs join APAC ecosystem

SMEs who qualify could receive coupons worth up to $3,000 USD and get free professional consulting.
Apr 13 2021 11:21AM
Thailand celebrates Songkran in the new normal, without the splash

Thailand celebrates Songkran in the new normal, without the splash

While its back to basics for Songkran 2021 in Thailand, global visitors were able to virtually learn about the culture, meet elephants and make papaya salad.
Apr 13 2021 8:11AM
Why a poor security culture will expose your organisation to huge risks

Why a poor security culture will expose your organisation to huge risks

KnowBe4’s research finds that financial services and banking were the best performers in security, while education and construction industries were at the bottom.
Apr 13 2021 8:03AM
LG partners Korea telco KT to go big on AI services

LG partners Korea telco KT to go big on AI services

In the wake of its mobile business closure, LG is expanding the ecosystem of its AI platform.
Apr 12 2021 8:27AM
Fivetran adds Singapore to regional footprint

Fivetran adds Singapore to regional footprint

The new Singapore facility enables Fivetran to offer 24/7/365 support to customers globally.
Apr 12 2021 8:25AM
ST Telemedia expands flagship data centre with addition of Defu 3 in Singapore

ST Telemedia expands flagship data centre with addition of Defu 3 in Singapore

The STT Defu campus will also operate with a central monitoring and security system and offer vital internal fibre connections that link STT Defu 3 with the other two data centres on-campus.
Apr 12 2021 8:17AM
SUSE and Udacity addressing talent shortage in cloud skills

SUSE and Udacity addressing talent shortage in cloud skills

Women and people from underrepresented backgrounds are being encouraged to join.
Apr 9 2021 12:59PM
NTU Singapore leverages FlashBlade to expand supercomputing capabilities

NTU Singapore leverages FlashBlade to expand supercomputing capabilities

An all-flash storage infrastructure helps NTU researchers tackle more peta-scale data analyses while reducing energy usage and environmental impact. The first project will look at sequencing the DNA of more than 1,000 plants.
Apr 9 2021 8:20AM
Nium and SENTBE come together to improve South Korea’s international business transactions

Nium and SENTBE come together to improve South Korea’s international business transactions

The partnership aims to help simplify transaction flows by removing the middlemen and allowing local currency payments.
Apr 9 2021 8:18AM
Thailand injects another $96 million to build country’s digital economy

Thailand injects another $96 million to build country’s digital economy

Industries targeted for digital development in 2021 include government, education, healthcare and agriculture.
Apr 9 2021 8:11AM
Atlona Appoints Vichai Trading 1983 as Commercial AV Distribution Partner in Thailand

Atlona Appoints Vichai Trading 1983 as Commercial AV Distribution Partner in Thailand

Atlona’s key business verticals includes corporate, education, government and hospitality with a broad, established reseller network.
Apr 8 2021 8:04AM
Ensign, AISP and CYS collaborate to grow young cyber security talent in Singapore

Ensign, AISP and CYS collaborate to grow young cyber security talent in Singapore

Engagement programmes are customised to develop a continued interest in cyber security.
Apr 8 2021 8:03AM
Flaws exposed in the security of mobile apps on Google Play Store

Flaws exposed in the security of mobile apps on Google Play Store

A look at 3,335 popular Android apps on Play Store revealed worrying loopholes. With little protection, hackers can hack into your app and steal your data.
Apr 7 2021 8:31AM
Personal data of 533 million Facebook users compromised, again

Personal data of 533 million Facebook users compromised, again

There can be huge repercussions. While the original 2019 breach has been rectified and the data is two years old, the release of personal information by a third party can still be exploited for nefarious reasons.
Apr 7 2021 8:17AM
LG Electronics bids farewell to smartphone business

LG Electronics bids farewell to smartphone business

After suffering six straight years of losses, LG Electronics (LG) departure was long in coming.
Apr 7 2021 8:04AM
Digital Realty ramps up with largest data centre build in Singapore

Digital Realty ramps up with largest data centre build in Singapore

The new 50-megawatt facility is substantially pre-leased to a thriving community of leading global cloud service providers, local as well as global financial services providers and Southeast Asian enterprises.
Apr 6 2021 7:52PM
HKBN and Microsoft Hong Kong work together to support SMEs

HKBN and Microsoft Hong Kong work together to support SMEs

The collaboration will see HKBN deploying a team of 100 engineers to help companies operate more efficiently.
Apr 6 2021 8:17AM