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Imperva forecasts 2024 cybersecurity challenges and evolving threat landscape
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Imperva predicts GenAI’s growing influence in cybersecurity, posing a shifting threat landscape, with a looming need for novel security strategies by 2024.

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

'Sustainability goals not matching ambition in global businesses, study reveals'
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A new study reveals a wide gap between the high sustainability ambitions of global businesses and their actions.

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

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

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

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

Half of firms yet to adopt AI for business, reveals Valcon's study
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Over half of surveyed businesses haven't adopted AI in their operations, despite recognising its benefits, says Valcon.

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

CEOs prioritise new business building for strategic growth, finds McKinsey study
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A McKinsey study suggests that half of all CEOs are focusing on new business development to generate new revenue streams.

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

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

Aussie companies make it to latest round of Peak XV
Mon, 23rd Oct 2023
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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.

Empyrion DC champions Green Data Centres in Asia
Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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Singapore-based data centre operator, Empyrion DC, aims to lead the way in green data centres in Asia, focusing on sustainability and innovation.

Upgrade for SUBCO Australia to Europe subsea cable with Ciena tech
Fri, 13th Oct 2023
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SUBCO partners with Ciena to enhance undersea link between Australia and Europe through the Oman Australia Cable (OAC), increasing capacity to 48Tb/s.

QAwerk introduces overnight software testing services
Thu, 12th Oct 2023
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QAwerk, a Ukrainian software testing agency, launches Overnight Testing services for faster product development.

Xcitium partners with AquaOrange to fight cyber crime
Mon, 4th Sep 2023
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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 its newest data centre solution in Asia
Wed, 21st Jun 2023
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Vertiv unveils thermal management optimisation service, the Vertiv EnerSav, to help data centre operators achieve energy savings in Asia.

2023 will see increase in cloud investment in Asia: Alibaba
Tue, 14th Mar 2023
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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.

Microsoft is helping to reshape healthcare in Asia with AI
Tue, 24th Jan 2023
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AI is helping to revolutionize multiple health systems in Asia, including clinical intelligence, drug discovery and population health.

Evolution Data Centres reveals target of 20 tonnes of CO2 per GWh
Tue, 14th Jun 2022
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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 and Alipay+ to improve payments for one billion customers
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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Unlimint says this partnership will enable the company to better reach the more than one billion users of digital payment tools brought by Alipay+.

Cloud company Pax8 comes to Australia and NZ, next Asia
Wed, 4th May 2022
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Pax8 is expanding into APAC and looking to modernise how businesses use cloud technology through its own cloud commerce marketplace, and support programs.

Colt connectivity with AWS increases services in Asia
Tue, 26th Apr 2022
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Colt Technology Services expands cloud connectivity to AWS Direct Connect Hosted services, with speeds of up to 10 Gbps in Asia.