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Dynatrace appoints James McCready as Vice President of Asia Pacific, Japan
Digital Transformation

Dynatrace appoints James McCready as Vice President of Asia Pacific, Japan

James McCready, having held impressive roles in high-profile tech firms, takes up the mantle as Dynatrace's VP of Asia Pacific and Japan, tasked with driving growth and producing innovative solutions.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Mar 2024
ServiceNow, Hugging Face, NVIDIA unveil code-gen AI, StarCoder2
Supply Chain

ServiceNow, Hugging Face, NVIDIA unveil code-gen AI, StarCoder2

Tech giants ServiceNow, Hugging Face and NVIDIA unveil StarCoder2, a family of open-access large language models, enhancing code generation performance and developer productivity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Mar 2024
Colt delivers 1000 Versa SD-WAN services spanning 55 nations
Network Infrastructure

Colt delivers 1000 Versa SD-WAN services spanning 55 nations

Colt Technology Services has delivered its 1,000th Versa SD-WAN service, marking significant progress in automating global digital services across 55 nations, including Asian markets.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Mar 2024
Riverbed improves AI-driven automation for IT service desk efficiency
IT Automation

Riverbed improves AI-driven automation for IT service desk efficiency

Riverbed expands its AI-driven automation capabilities, enhancing IT service desk efficiency with features aimed at incident prevention, faster resolution times, and improved user experience visibility.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 4th Mar 2024
Why culture is emerging as a game-changer in the private equity data puzzle
Data Protection

Why culture is emerging as a game-changer in the private equity data puzzle

Organisational culture plays fundamental role in managing the deluge of data in private equity, paving the way for more informed investment choices amidst market volatility.

By Vera Huang • 5 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
Snowflake announcing new CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, ex-chief retires
Marketing Technologies

Snowflake announcing new CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy, ex-chief retires

Data Cloud company Snowflake moves on from CEO Frank Slootman, appointing Sridhar Ramaswamy, ex-Googler and AI specialist, as his successor to steer its AI-driven innovation.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
Workday announces fiscal results & plans to buy HiredScore
EduTech

Workday announces fiscal results & plans to buy HiredScore

Workday reports 17% YoY fiscal growth and outlines plans to acquire AI-backed talent orchestration firm, HiredScore, to enhance its CFO solutions portfolio.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
Intel launches standalone FPGA company to revolutionise AI
Artificial Intelligence

Intel launches standalone FPGA company to revolutionise AI

Intel unveils Altera, a standalone FPGA firm, aiming to harness AI's potential across various sectors with technology like the FPGA AI Suite and OpenVINO for optimised IP.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
Teradata's ClearScape Analytics boosts profitability, study reveals
Artificial Intelligence

Teradata's ClearScape Analytics boosts profitability, study reveals

Teradata's ClearScape Analytics showed a massive profitability increase, backed by data scientist productivity, quicker market access, and AI/ML model scalability.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
SEEK, Jobstreet, & Jobsdb unite platforms in major tech change
Artificial Intelligence

SEEK, Jobstreet, & Jobsdb unite platforms in major tech change

Leading job marketplaces SEEK, Jobstreet, and Jobsdb unite in a significant merger, utilising SEEK's AI technology to enhance employment services across the Asia Pacific region.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
Civo study highlights surge in cloud costs for major users
Hyperscale

Civo study highlights surge in cloud costs for major users

Research reveals escalating costs with the Big Three hyperscalers, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, forcing tech pros to reassess cloud services.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
SNS launches upgraded Nomad v.2.1 for enhanced remote workflows
Workflow

SNS launches upgraded Nomad v.2.1 for enhanced remote workflows

Studio Network Solutions unveils Nomad v.2.1, the next iteration of their remote workflow tool, with enhanced features to improve accessibility and streamline remote workflows amid the increasingly remote production landscape.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
JULO hits $120 million annual recurring revenue, boosts financial inclusion
Digital Inclusion

JULO hits $120 million annual recurring revenue, boosts financial inclusion

Indonesian digital finance platform JULO achieves over USD $120 million in annual recurring revenue, adds a 50% rise in loan disbursement and records breakeven point, underpinning its mission of financial inclusion.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
Trimplement launches Finergizer, a microservice-based payment platform
Marketing Technologies

Trimplement launches Finergizer, a microservice-based payment platform

Cologne-based software firm trimplement presents Finergizer, a new microservice-based payment platform designed for bespoke payment handling and data ownership in large eCommerce organisations.

By Kaleah Salmon • 2 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024
Aryza & Acquired.com unveil enhanced payment solutions
Data Analytics

Aryza & Acquired.com unveil enhanced payment solutions

Aryza Group and Acquired.com mark six years of partnership with advanced data-driven collection and disbursement options, enhancing the end-to-end payment process for clients.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024
Accenture report reveals legacy tech debt hindrance for CSPs' growth
Generative AI

Accenture report reveals legacy tech debt hindrance for CSPs' growth

Accenture report reveals over 75% of Communication Service Providers grapple with legacy tech debt, impeding growth and business agility, despite strive for IT transformation.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024
Maxis announces enhanced collaboration with Google Cloud for GenAI expansion
Data Analytics

Maxis announces enhanced collaboration with Google Cloud for GenAI expansion

Maxis expands strategic partnership with Google Cloud to integrate generative artificial intelligence within its operations, aiming to digitally transform enterprise businesses.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024
BlackLine's modern accounting solution welcomes 1,000th customer
Digital Transformation

BlackLine's modern accounting solution welcomes 1,000th customer

BlackLine's Modern Accounting Playbook achieves the 1,000 customer milestone, attesting its swift implementation and effectiveness in streamlining corporate accounting operations in a few as five days.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024
10 considerations for deploying AI in the cloud
Storage

10 considerations for deploying AI in the cloud

Deploying AI in the cloud, businesses can leverage cost-effective scalability and advanced security, outweighing on-premise setups' challenges.

By Terry Smagh • 4 min read • Thu, 29th Feb 2024