Indonesian telco adopts Google Cloud, as well as looking to extend the service to customers. Mobile telecommunications services operator, PT XL Axiata has announced it will be adopting Google Cloud and working to extend Cloud services to Indonesian companies. Under the initiative XL Axiata has adopted Anthos‒Google Cloud’s modern application management…
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Singapore Government earmarks S$870M for cloud projects
Contracts have been earmarked to double the number of systems on the commercial cloud. The Singapore Government is doubling down on its “cloud-first” efforts to better develop digital applications and services for citizens. In late 2018, the Government announced a five-year plan to migrate most of its information technology (IT)…
Read MoreAustralian supermarket giant to spend up to AU$780M on automation
Cutting-edge automation will help improve restocking, reducing congestion in stores, and enabling a safer work environment . Australian supermarket giant, Woolworths Group plans to automate its regional distribution centre and semi-automate its national distribution centre (DC) in the Moorebank Logistics Park in the state of New South Wales (NSW). Set…
Read MoreSecuring digital transformation needs C-Suite involvement
CIOs and CISOs must work closely with the C-suite to justify security budgets. As C-Suites work closer with technology, enabling them to explore more data-driven, real-time enhancements of the business than ever before, CIOs and CISOs have to be able to guide them and help them along the digital transformation…
Read MoreAscender migrates payroll solution to AWS
Includes adoption of toolset for security, auditing, back-up, disaster recovery and related features. Asia Pacific-based Human Capital Management (HCM) and payroll solution provider, Ascender has migrated its PeoplePay solution to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Ascender has moved to the AWS Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS) model, including the adoption of a toolset for security,…
Read MoreImpacts on network performance due to latency in remote access
Navigating new normal as work from home impacts networks. The shift in network demand and pressure between office and remote working has been monumental. The global pandemic has shown workers and employers the shift to working from home can be a reality, after many years of lip service. However as…
Read MoreRemote working driving next-gen of cloud technology
Business agility and the need for speed from IT are fueling growth in cloud computing in Asian countries. In its report IDC FutureScape : Worldwide Cloud 2020 Predictions — APEJ Implications, survey results indicate that at least 91 per cent of enterprises’ spending on cloud was set to increase. Among…
Read MorePost-COVID-19 world profound for CIOs
New realities in the working world are here to stay Countries around APAC are starting to phase slowly back into normalcy with additional safety measures like COVID-19 tracking apps for citizens. However traditional businesses have had to adapt to new realities of a post-virus world and the implications for CIOs…
Read MoreConstruction sector turns to tech
Increases reliance on technology Nearly half the Australian construction sector has turned to technology for risk management during pandemic uncertainty, states research from construction management software vendor, Procore. The research showed significant change in construction industry outlook and increased reliance on technology due to COVID-19 pandemic The How We Build Now…
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