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SAS makes analytics, programming & IT courses freely available

SAS has released free online learning tools to help professionals and students keep their minds active during the global lockdowns caused by COVID-19.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Fri, 10th Apr 2020

Customer Relationship Management

Trustworthy and reliable: why making data privacy a priority leads to stronger customer relationships

Data privacy is more than just a moral obligation, it also affects customers' experience and a company's bottom line.

By Ashley Diffey • 4 min read • Wed, 8th Apr 2020

Unified Communications

Asia home to half of the world's internet users

Asia now hosts nearly half of the world's 2.3 billion internet users, driven by COVID-19 lockdowns and rising mobile phone access in China and India.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2020

IT services

China becomes 'world's largest' market for IT products & services

China surpasses the Americas as the world's largest market for IT products and services, finds TBK Consult, but COVID-19 may reshape future demands.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2020

Data Analytics

ICT spending in UAE to reach US$23bn by 2024

The UAE's ICT spending is set to soar to USD $23bn by 2024, driven by digitalisation and booming tech adoption sectors, per GlobalData's latest research.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 13th Mar 2020

Hyperscale

R&M announces sales are up, but profit is down for 2019

R&M has announced it has experienced increased sales in 2019, reaching CHF276.7 million, with sites now in the US East Coast and China.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2020

Hybrid Cloud

Security, compliance beat cost in healthcare cloud concerns

Nutanix report shows healthcare industry plans to ramp up hybrid cloud adoption to secure patient data and ensure regulatory compliance.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2020

Hybrid Cloud

Embracing cloud essential for healthcare organisations to deliver advanced care

Digital transformation significantly impacted cloud implementation across various industry verticals, and healthcare organisations were no different.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Mar 2020

Firewalls

Singapore firms sceptical of public cloud due to security concerns

Security concerns are causing significant hesitation among Singaporean firms in adopting public cloud, per a Barracuda survey, despite plans for future use.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Mar 2020

Gaming

PUBG Mobile cracks down on dirty cheaters

PUBG Mobile steps up anti-cheat efforts with Project: Ban Pan, boasting a 95% violation catch rate and 8,000 daily 10-year bans to ensure fair gameplay.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 3rd Mar 2020

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Allen & Overy appoints five regional D&I partners

Allen and Overy has appointed five regional diversity and inclusion partners to bolster its global efforts, including Fiona Cumming for Asia Pacific.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 24th Feb 2020

Data Analytics

Trend Micro revamps partner programme

Says the new programme will focus on higher profitability and margins, customer-centric approach, talent development, and tighter collaboration.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Tue, 18th Feb 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

Vertiv announces expansion to key data centre

New investments will further enhance uninterruptible power supply testing capabilities for Vertiv customers worldwide.

By Nick Forrester • 2 min read • Mon, 10th Feb 2020

DataCentre infrastructure

Lenovo Data Center Group names new EMEA president

He is tasked with driving the business in this region and build on relationships with data center partners and customers.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Tue, 4th Feb 2020

Breach Prevention

Cyber crime ranks highest on business concerns for 2020, research finds

New research shows that nearly 40% of companies worldwide feel threatened by cyber incidents, making it the top business risk in 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 31st Jan 2020

Disaster Recovery

AWS Outposts adds new availability regions

The seven new AWS Outpost regions include Asia (Hong Kong & Singapore), Middle East (Bahrain), Europe (London, Paris, Stockholm), and Canada (central).

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 28th Jan 2020