iTnews Asia Team

Leading data centre players continue to expand their APAC footprint

The APAC region is seeing a surge in data usage users through services offered by companies in the e-commerce, social media, and entertainment industries

Mar 10 2021 8:34AM

Taiwan University creates virtual AI classroom to boost learning about innovative technologies

Logicalis was able to provide the National Cheng Kung University with a professional team that could not only build a platform for high-performance computing in AI applications, but who also possessed the knowledge and expertise in the basics and higher theories of AI and machine learning.

Mar 10 2021 8:28AM

Go digital or go bust. New realities that will define the ‘business of the future’

We are seeing an accelerated transformation of businesses, where every organisation must become technology savvy if they want to thrive, says Accenture in its latest Technology Vision 2021 report.

Mar 10 2021 8:04AM

Indonesia embarks on Digital Connectivity 2021 push

Procuring services to provide capacity for satellites and Internet services will be vital to connect the country’s 270 million population.

Mar 9 2021 8:35AM

Five most notable cyber attacks in the year of the ‘cyber pandemic’

2020 will also be remembered as the year of the cyber pandemic, where cyber security breaches exploded, criminals exploited loopholes caused by COVID-19 and these attacks impacted society in numerous ways.

Mar 8 2021 11:24AM

Pure Storage and IBM collaborate to help enterprises manage hybrid cloud workloads

With the pace of cloud adoption accelerating, companies are increasingly turning to hybrid cloud to allow them to innovate more efficiently.

Mar 5 2021 8:06AM

Encouraging Singapore’s next generation of female cyber security experts

Not enough women in cyber security? Palo Alto Networks, Accenture, and USA Girl Scouts Overseas aim to plug this gap by developing a cyber security education programme and deeper STEM engagement for young girls.

Mar 4 2021 9:36AM

IntSights report: Cyber attacks on telcos can have far reaching consequences beyond the industry

Hackers can sell highly valuable personal identifiable information that are often used by cyber criminals to steal your identity.

Mar 3 2021 8:12AM

Indonesia sets up virtual police to monitor social media discourse

As a first step, the new police unit aims to monitor, educate and prevent the public from potential cyber crime, and will take harsher actions if their advice is not heeded.

Mar 3 2021 8:09AM

DBS makes corporate account opening for SMEs easier

DBS is the first bank to deploy GovTech’s SingPass Face Verification technology to benefit the Singapore business community.

Mar 3 2021 8:08AM

Ground execution of MyDigital blueprint critical for Malaysia’s future success

IDC examines the recently announced measures and analyses the impact on the development of the cloud, 5G and cyber security in Malaysia.

Mar 3 2021 8:03AM

Microsoft establishes first data centre region in Indonesia

As part of its Berdayakan Ekonomi Digital Indonesia initiative, Microsoft aims to advance the country as Southeast Asia’s leading digital economy

Mar 2 2021 9:21AM

Mike Hanley joins GitHub as Chief Security Officer

Hanley aims to work together with the developer community to create programmes valuable to the next round of growth and investment in security.

Mar 2 2021 9:15AM

New India-based hyperscale data centres will be powered by renewable energy

The joint venture between Adani Enterprises and EdgeConneX aims to support the growing online presence of India’s population – to ensure a smooth experience despite the exponential growth in digital consumption

Feb 26 2021 8:39AM

Global AI market continues to scale upward in 2021

Revenues are expected to break the milestone US$500 billion mark by 2024

Feb 26 2021 8:27AM

The top 10 opportunities for technology companies in 2021

Where can technology companies find the most innovation and growth from?

Feb 26 2021 8:27AM

Singapore, Hong Kong and Thailand ranked 1, 2 and 3 for fastest fixed download speeds globally

Competition for the fastest speed is fierce in the three countries, with each swopping places and tussling for leadership every month

Feb 25 2021 9:33AM

Malaysia bets big on digitalisation with ‘MyDigital’ economy blueprint

The 10-year roadmap aims to transform Malaysia into a regional market producer of digital products and services, and for the government to be fully data-driven

Feb 24 2021 12:33PM

Launch of Dell’s Global Innovation Hub a step to helping Singapore ‘emerge stronger’

The GIH will not only focus on advancing digital transformation for augmented/mixed reality, data analytics, cloud-native, cybersecurity, and edge computing, but will also look at creating better user experiences.

Feb 24 2021 10:44AM

COVID-19 breaks tradition and transforms how Sri Lanka’s favourite beverage, tea, is bought and sold

Barred from doing physical auctions, where tea was sold since 1880, and facing the threat of a business closure, brokers, merchants and buyers in the Sri Lankan tea trade turned to Microsoft and the cloud to keep two million workers and a multimillion dollar staple industry alive and humming

Feb 24 2021 10:06AM