Asia stories

After a successful decade in Singapore, global firm Leaseweb rebrands its APAC branch to Leaseweb Singapore.

A new study reveals a wide gap between the high sustainability ambitions of global businesses and their actions.

Ransomware attacks soared 81% YoY in October, disrupting new sectors while threat actors exploit antidetection tools.

Cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike bolsters its Asian presence with a new hub in Singapore, doubling its operational capacity.

Google Cloud partners with Asian travel platform Klook to utilise generative AI to enhance translations, customer service and data capabilities.

Lalamove utilises Freshworks' tools Freshdesk and Freshsales to improve sales conversion by 24% and customer engagement by 58%.

Over half of surveyed businesses haven't adopted AI in their operations, despite recognising its benefits, says Valcon.

Atturra scoops two awards, including Systems Integrator Partner of the Year, at Boomi's 2023 APJ Partner Summit in Sydney.

A McKinsey study suggests that half of all CEOs are focusing on new business development to generate new revenue streams.

Bitdeer to launch an AI cloud service in Asia, utilising NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD, fulfilling robust demand for AI computing power.

Data centre construction costs in emerging markets rise by as much as 22% according to Turner & Townsend's Data Centre Cost Index 2023.

Peak XV, the largest venture capital firm in India and Southeast Asia, has announced its ninth cohort of Surge, featuring 32 founders across 13 companies.

Singapore-based data centre operator, Empyrion DC, aims to lead the way in green data centres in Asia, focusing on sustainability and innovation.

SUBCO partners with Ciena to enhance undersea link between Australia and Europe through the Oman Australia Cable (OAC), increasing capacity to 48Tb/s.

QAwerk, a Ukrainian software testing agency, launches Overnight Testing services for faster product development.

Xcitium, a provider of zero dwell security, has named AquaOrange as its sole distributor for Pakistan, one of the fastest-growing markets in Asia.

Vertiv unveils thermal management optimisation service, the Vertiv EnerSav, to help data centre operators achieve energy savings in Asia.

As security, local support and pricing continue to drive public cloud adoption, four in five businesses in Asia are planning a complete cloud migration by 2024.

AI is helping to revolutionize multiple health systems in Asia, including clinical intelligence, drug discovery and population health.

Evolution Data Centres launches their new Sustainable Data Centre Charter, which includes targets like only 20 tonnes of carbon emissions per GWh by 2030.

Unlimint says this partnership will enable the company to better reach the more than one billion users of digital payment tools brought by Alipay+.

Pax8 is expanding into APAC and looking to modernise how businesses use cloud technology through its own cloud commerce marketplace, and support programs.

Colt Technology Services expands cloud connectivity to AWS Direct Connect Hosted services, with speeds of up to 10 Gbps in Asia.

emt Distribution, a rhipe company, has partnered with Axiomatics to expand the provider's reach in the Japan, APAC and Oceania region.