Spear-phishing continues to plague businesses

50 per cent of businesses in Asia-Pacific and globally falling victim in 2022 According to the 2023 spear-phishing trends report released by Barracuda, a leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions, 50 per cent of businesses in Asia-Pacific and across the globe fell victim to spear-phishing attacks in 2022. The report,…

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Cloud adoption and ai in Asia/Pacific

Emerging hubs developing across the ASEAN region and India According to JLL’s Global Data Centre Outlook, the mass adoption of cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) is driving significant growth in the data centre sector. Hyperscalers, such as global cloud service providers, and edge data centres are leading the market’s…

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Digital trust Increasingly Important among organisations

Technology buyers across Asia/Pacific are addressing their digital trust concerns According to a recent IDC report titled, IDC Asia/Pacific (Excluding Japan) Trust and Resilience Update, the topic of digital trust is becoming increasingly important. The report also found there is an increased emphasis on consumer faith in cybersecurity, data privacy, and…

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Monitoring ESG performance in 2023

Watcher economies are still in the early stages of their sustainability initiatives The International Data Corporation (IDC) has identified three distinct country segments in the Asia Pacific market for sustainability and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) related technology products and services. These segments are called Pacesetters, Emerging Leaders, and Watchers,…

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Malicious HTML attachments double since 2022

HTML attacks can be tricky to detect Businesses in Asia-Pacific could find themselves vulnerable to attack via HTML attachment, as the proportion of malicious files doubles in less than 12 months, according to the most recent Threat Spotlight from Barracuda, a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-enabled security solutions. Analysing…

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Digital-native business tech spending from 2022-2026

Digital-native businesses are defined by their use of new and emerging technologies According to a recent IDC Market Forecast titled Asia/Pacific DNB Tech Spending Opportunity Forecast, 2022–2026, Asia/Pacific DNB tech spending is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of 20.8 per cent and reach $US128.9 billion by 2026. IDC expects Asia/Pacific…

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Big Data and analytics spending in Asia/Pacific

Data-driven everything is increasingly an overarching theme Asia/Pacific spending on BDA solutions will reach $US42.2 billion in 2023, thus growing by 19.6 per cent from 2022. Investment in enterprise intelligence solutions has witnessed significant growth from the previous year. It is expected to stay the same owing to the incremental…

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Enterprises in Asia Pacific using public cloud

The ‘one-stop-shop’ mentality has died when it comes to the cloud Customers are looking at multiple cloud providers to meet their enterprise requirements. Multicloud is the reality in enterprise technology according to a study from 451 Research, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, commissioned by Oracle. The study collected information…

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Asia/Pacific CIOs find their roles being challenged

CIOs are building digital business platforms that can support extensive ecosystems IDC predicts that by 2026, 60 per cent of CIOs will find their roles being challenged by line-of-business (LOB) counterparts who can better demonstrate the ability to align technology with the organization’s mission and customers. This is just one of…

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Data governance frameworks in healthcare organisations

Prioritising the ethical and explainable use of AI in healthcare IDC predicts that by the end of 2026, 55 per cent of healthcare organizations in Asia Pacific will have data governance frameworks in place, prioritizing the ethical and explainable use of AI for predictive, preventive, and personalized care. “Digital transformations…

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