Global Stories

IDC forecasts smart city spending will reach $158 billion by 2022

On a geographic basis, the APAC region, including China and Japan, will account for nearly 42% of global spending in 2018.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 25th Jul 2018

DataCentre infrastructure

Interconnection abound: Equinix to launch its ECX Fabric to APAC

Later this year Equinix will roll out its Cloud Exchange Fabric across Asia Pacific to meet surging demand for inter-metro and private connectivity.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 19th Jul 2018

Open source

Red Hat APAC partner conference photo gallery

Recently I had the opportunity to attend the Red Hat APAC partner conference in Bali and simply put it was unforgettable.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 1 min read • Fri, 13th Jul 2018

EduTech

Celebrating Red Hat's 25th anniversary: How partners play an important role

Red Hat's partners have played a vital role in the company's success and growth over the past 25 years. Find out more about their contribution here.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 5 min read • Thu, 12th Jul 2018

Virtualisation

ISVs in APAC showcase increased Red Hat OpenShift adoption

Top ISVs in Asia Pacific, like BoCloud and Yusys Technologies, are increasingly adopting Red Hat OpenShift to enhance innovation and agility across sectors.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018

Health Technologies

Exclusive: LeapThought CEO on collaboration with Microsoft

LeapThought CEO Ratnakar Garikipati discusses leveraging Microsoft's platforms to expand globally and hints at future growth in North America.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 3 min read • Wed, 11th Jul 2018

Identity and Access Management

Okta makes 2 new APAC channel appointments in regional push

Scott Monro has been appointed as the company's channel manager for Asia while Matt Paull will lead the ANZ channel team.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018

Partner Programmes

Gemalto partner event all about facing today's security challenges

The event featured an array of sessions that aimed to help partners think about ways that they can approach the current issues in cybersecurity.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Thu, 5th Apr 2018

Data Analytics

Qualtrics continues rapid growth across APAC

Qualtrics has swiftly bolstered its presence in APAC with six new offices and a 100-strong team, serving over 750 clients since 2015.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018

Partner Programmes

Cylance recognises top local partners at APAC partner advisory council

Cylance says the awards recognise the instrumental role their partners have played in driving its recent APAC growth figures.

By Patrick Martlew • 2 min read • Tue, 27th Mar 2018

Storage

Why APAC governments need to be smarter about keeping cities safe

A new survey reveals APAC's smart cities face challenges in public safety integration, despite expected investments exceeding USD $100 million.

By Keith Roscarel • 3 min read • Tue, 20th Feb 2018

Blockchain

Blockchain spending to surge 90% in 2018 with 60% on IT services

APAC spent around US$148m on blockchain solutions in 2017, with 2018's forecast almost double that and IT services taking the lion's share.

By Ashton Young • 2 min read • Sat, 10th Feb 2018

Microsoft

Ingram Micro strengthens its presence in APAC with new cloud marketplace

Ingram Micro expands its APAC footprint by launching a new cloud marketplace in Malaysia, tapping into the region's growing demand for cloud solutions.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Thu, 8th Feb 2018

Freshdesk

Freshworks launches first APAC data center in Sydney

Freshworks has launched its first Asia-Pacific data center in Sydney, enhancing security and meeting local data sovereignty and privacy requirements.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Jan 2018

Firewalls

Mark Sinclair accelerates WatchGuard ANZ growth and partner momentum

Based in Sydney, Sinclair will be responsible for expanding the company's market presence in Australia and New Zealand.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Marketing Technologies

Philip Cronin to lead Adobe partner engagement in APAC

Adobe appoints Philip Cronin to direct APAC partner engagement and launch a new Partner Reseller Program, with Damon Scarr spearheading Ad Cloud sales.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 22nd Jan 2018

Stories from Other Regions

Network Service Providers

China Telecom recognized in gartner's 2018 critical capabilities report

China Telecom provides customers with a wide range of integrated communications and information technology services.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Mon, 16th Apr 2018

Hyperscale

Flexenclosure expands in Southeast Asia with new data center

Sweden-based Flexenclosure lands a multi-million USD order to build a data centre for Globe Telecom in Mindanao, marking its first Philippines project.

By Jacques-Pierre (JP) Dumas • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Apr 2018