Sygnum will expand its offerings to include institutional grade Web 3.0 solutions. SCB 10X continues to invest in high potential tech start-ups globally. Recently, SCB 10X announced a follow-on investment in the world’s first digital asset bank “Sygnum”, a digital asset technology group with a Swiss banking license and a…
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Uptick in global company sentiment in 2021 amidst digital optimism
Vietnam emerged as a trending country in 2021. Business sentiment continues to show a strong recovery, with 2021 witnessing the highest gain in the past four years on account of positivity around key digital themes and an optimistic outlook. The earnings call transcript sentiment of companies shows 8 per cent…
Read MoreCIOs to enterprises: Embrace business composability in 2022
Thrive through disruption in 2022 and beyond. Business composability is the mindset, technologies, and set of operating capabilities that enable organizations to innovate and adapt quickly to changing business needs. It is built on applying the key principle of modularity to business assets to achieve the scale and pace required of…
Read MoreAddressing sustainability challenges and commercial success correlate
Key example of this in the telecoms sector. It is becoming evident that addressing environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues is not only beneficial to the planet and society, but also makes commercial sense. Robert Pritchard, Senior Technology Analyst at GlobalData, highlights a key example of this in the telecoms sector.…
Read MoreRemote work spur APAC network security
Expected to maintain its strong growth momentum. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis of the Asia-Pacific (APAC) network security (NWS) market finds that the increasing acceptance of remote work and adoption of cloud, the remote workplace, collaboration, and security are driving growth. The emergency adoption of remote work due to the pandemic has led…
Read MoreCFO’s technology priorities
Profound potential impact on finance operations Hyper automation and intelligent composable business are the top strategic trends that CFOs should immediately address, according to Gartner, Inc. “These trends reflect the need for finance leaders to quickly and efficiently adjust to rapidly changing business conditions,” said Alejandra Lozada, senior director, research…
Read MoreIndonesia PC market grows 50 per cent YoY in first quarter 2021
However ongoing shortages continue to affect shipments. The Indonesia PC market (desktops, notebooks, workstations) grew by 50 per cent in 1H21 year over year (YoY), with a total of 2.06 million units shipped into the country during the first six months of 2021, according to the latest International Data Corporation…
Read MoreNine Pillars of “future power enterprise”
Will be crucial to transforming business, organization, and technology in APAC. Renewables are changing the traditional energy landscape and significantly impacting operations, customer engagement, and business models. As a result, power enterprises face increased pressure that also affects investment choices, competitive dynamics, and ecosystems. IDC’s report titled A Framework for the…
Read MoreDigital resiliency to grow ICT spend to $1T in APAC
Driven by digital shift across Industries. The all-pervasive digital shift by APAC (excluding Japan) enterprises to attain digital resiliency has helped ICT spending grow by over 7.1 per cent to reach US$950 billion in 2021 and is expected to reach US$1.1 Trillion by 2025, according to the latest release of Worldwide…
Read MoreIndian IT services market has proven its durability
End-user spending on IT services in India to reach US$18B in 2021. The Indian IT services market has proven its durability through the last 15 months of the pandemic, according to Gartner. “The surge in remote working, need for business continuity planning and increased focus towards digitalization has increased the…
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