Double-digit growth in public cloud expected. End-user spending on public cloud services in India is forecast to total $7.3 billion in 2022, an increase of 29.6% from 2021, according to a recent forecast by Gartner, Inc. “Public cloud services adoption has accelerated since the onset of the global pandemic. The…
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Curtin University creates a new digital platform foundation
Collaborates with AWS to transform digital experiences. As part of a multi-year strategic agreement, by the end of 2022, Curtin will be moving the vast majority of its IT systems and data into a digital platform hosted on AWS. This will enable automated IT management, provide new digital services for…
Read MoreHalf of cloud data centres will deploy robots with AI capabilities by 2025
Robots to help alleviate staff shortage challenges plaguing data center industry. By 2025, half of cloud data centres will deploy advanced robots with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities, resulting in 30 per cent higher operating efficiency, according to Gartner, Inc. “The gap between growing server and storage…
Read MoreHuawei to transform digital retail and enhance customer experiences
Smart Retail 360 initiative to drive digital transformation. On a mission to breathe new life into the recovering and revamped industry of retail, Huawei Cloud has partnered with international industry players USEA Global, Advocado, 4Paradigm, and YonYou under the Smart Retail 360 initiative to drive digital transformation efforts of brick-and-mortar retail stores…
Read MoreAlibaba Cloud to launch data center in South Korea
Also eyes Thailand for data center opening. Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, today announced it will launch its first local data center in South Korea in the first half of 2022 to offer South Korean customers more secure, reliable and scalable cloud services, underlining…
Read MoreZenith Partners invests in tech to manage the tech maze
Tech financial solutions firm moves from AWS to Azure. Finding the right financial product can feel a little like navigating a maze of high hedges; just when you think you’re there, another impenetrable barrier pops up and you’re back reading the fine print. Zenith Partners Group wants to simplify the…
Read MoreImmaturity in enterprise SaaS management despite rapid SaaS adoption
Lack of standardised processes and clearly defined roles in SaaS management. The latest release of IDC’s Worldwide Black Book: 3rd Platform Edition reveals that Asia/Pacific* ICT Spending, including IT spending in addition to telecom services and new technologies such as AI, Robotics, Cloud, Analytics, and IoT, will increase by 9.3% in 2021…
Read MoreCommonwealth Bank is migrating to the cloud at speed and scale
Digital engagement is a key differentiator. Commonwealth Bank’s digital transformation, including the adoption of cloud technology and the migration of 95 per cent of its compute to the public cloud, has been recognised at the recent VMware Customer Excellence Awards. At the recent virtual awards ceremony, the bank took home the 2021 Digital Transformation award. To date, CBA has successfully migrated over 2,300 virtual machines (equating to…
Read MoreQueensland DE&S pioneers’ cloud-based data and analytics platform
Enhanced data governance and improved access. In the 1960s the area now known as East Trinity Reserve was a natural wetland, rich with native plants and animals. In the 1970s the area began being used to grow sugar cane. After the cane farming ended in the late 1990s, efforts began…
Read MoreMDEC to drive digital agenda with launch of twelfth Malaysia plan
Focus on reducing the digital divide and attracting high quality digital investments. Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), Malaysia’s lead digital economy agency, welcomes the emphasis on digital and technology for the nations development in the Twelfth Malaysia Plan (12MP) announced by YAB Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob yesterday. The five-year…
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