Global Stories

Forrester predicts online retail sales to hit USD $6.8 trillion

Forrester's new report predicts global online retail sales will soar from USD $4.4 trillion in 2023 to USD $6.8 trillion by 2028, with key disparities between regions.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 31st May 2024

Software-as-a-Service

Confluent partners with NEXTGEN to expand in ANZ region

Confluent partners with NEXTGEN to expand its data streaming tech into ANZ, leveraging NEXTGEN's expertise to support over 30 regional partners.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 28th May 2024

Firewalls

Superloop extends Ixom partnership, enhances security solutions

Superloop extends contract with Ixom, enhancing global SASE security across 40+ locations until 2028, boosting network performance with Palo Alto tech.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 21st May 2024

AI Security

Qualys appoints Sam Salehi as Managing Director for ANZ region

Cybersecurity firm Qualys appoints Sam Salehi as new Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand, leveraging his 18 years of expertise to drive growth and enhance customer value in the region.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Tue, 14th May 2024

Cushman & Wakefield

Japanese markets lead in global data centre rankings

Japan's data centre market outshines the rest of Asia Pacific, with Tokyo and Osaka scoring highly in global established and emerging markets rankings, according to annual Global Data Centre Market Comparison report.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 17th Apr 2024

Unified Communications

Exclusive: Logicalis Australia highlights CIOs stance on AI

In an exclusive discussion, Logicalis Australia's CEO, Anthony Woodward, discloses the company's ambitions in AI innovation, highlighting the rising trend of AI adoption among Australian CIOs.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Apr 2024

Gaming

APJ manufacturers face mounting API cyber threat, says Akamai

Akamai's latest SOTI report reveals almost 15% of 2023 web attacks in the APJ region targeted APIs, particularly hitting manufacturers.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Mar 2024

Stories from Other Regions

EduTech

Google to invest US$2 billion in Malaysia's digital future

Google is investing US$2 billion in Malaysia to build its first data centre and a Google Cloud region, boosting the nation's digital transformation efforts.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 30th May 2024

Cybersecurity

Cyber threats surge in SEA: Kaspersky detects 13 million attacks

Kaspersky reported a sharp rise in web threats facing Southeast Asian businesses in 2023, with over 13 million incidents, highlighting critical vulnerabilities and the need for stronger cybersecurity measures.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 28th May 2024

Digital Transformation

Equinix opens two new IBX data centres in Malaysia

Equinix boosts Malaysia's digital economy with new data centres in Johor and Kuala Lumpur, providing access to a global ecosystem and supporting the country's digital hub ambitions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 28th May 2024

Customer Relationship Management

Alibaba Cloud expands AI reach with new data centres & courses

Alibaba Cloud announced an ambitious expansion at its Global Summit in Paris, including new cloud regions in Mexico and Asia, and unveiled a generative AI platform.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 24th May 2024

Firewalls

Kaspersky thwarts 61m Bruteforce attacks firms in 2023

Kaspersky successfully defended Southeast Asian businesses from over 61m Bruteforce cyber-attacks in 2023, with Vietnam suffering most heavily.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 10th May 2024

Unified Communications

Symbio awarded network service provider licence in Malaysia

Symbio secures a coveted network service provider licence from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission, enhancing its Tier-1 voice coverage and opening avenues for global telecom providers in Southeast Asia.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Thu, 9th May 2024

Hyperscale

Princeton Digital Group secures major green loan for AI-ready campus

Princeton Digital Group (PDG) secures a USD $280m green loan for the initial construction phase of its large-scale, AI-ready data centre campus, JH1, in Malaysia, emphasising a commitment to sustainable practices in AI infrastructure.

By Sean Mitchell • 2 min read • Tue, 7th May 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Juniper Networks & Westcon-Comstor extend partnership to Malaysia

Juniper Networks and Westcon-Comstor's partnership extends to Malaysia, set to deliver AI-native networking solutions and enrich the country's technology market.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Tue, 30th Apr 2024

Digital Transformation

InterSystems & Imagelink partner to boost digital transformation in Malaysia

Renowned data solutions provider InterSystems partners with Imagelink Software to accelerate digital transformation in Malaysia, offering a new document management solution to enhance public data quality and services.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 29th Apr 2024

Network Infrastructure

Noblecom boosts network resilience with Paessler PRTG adoption

Malaysian tech provider, Noblecom Technology, implements Paessler PRTG to strengthen network observability, reducing potential disruptions and improving network resource allocation.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 25th Apr 2024

Industry Excellence

Handshakes DATAMART wins top award at Singapore tech excellence awards

Handshakes wins top award at the Singapore Business Review Technology Excellence Awards 2024, recognised for its game-changing solution, DATAMART, which revolutionises access to corporate registry data.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Tue, 23rd Apr 2024

Malware

Southeast Asia sees 43m local cyber threats to businesses in 2023

Southeast Asia saw nearly 43 million cyber threats to businesses in 2023, with Singapore's incidents surging by 67% YoY, according to Kaspersky.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 4th Apr 2024

Generative AI

Kaspersky detects 500k phishing attempts on SEA businesses

Nearly 500,000 financial phishing attempts were detected in Southeast Asia in 2023, with the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia seeing the highest numbers.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 29th Mar 2024