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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.
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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%.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Aussie companies make it to latest round of Peak XV
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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.
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Empyrion DC champions Green Data Centres in Asia
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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.
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Upgrade for SUBCO Australia to Europe subsea cable with Ciena tech
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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.
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QAwerk introduces overnight software testing services
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QAwerk, a Ukrainian software testing agency, launches Overnight Testing services for faster product development.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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+.
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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.
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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.
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emt and Axiomatics forge distribution partnership for Asia and ANZ regions
Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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emt Distribution, a rhipe company, has partnered with Axiomatics to expand the provider's reach in the Japan, APAC and Oceania region.
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HGC Global Communications Limited collaborates with Kacific Broadband Satellites Group
Tue, 18th Jan 2022
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HGC partners with Kacific to provide better broadband solutions in Southeast Asia, with a focus on the Philippines.
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Horangi one of the first companies in Asia to achieve SOC 2 Type II Compliance and Certification
Mon, 6th Dec 2021
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Horangi becomes one of the first cyber security companies in Asia to achieve SOC 2 Type II Compliance and Certification.
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Tencent partners cloud business with AMD to launch StarLake servers in Southeast Asia
Tue, 30th Nov 2021
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Tencent Cloud partners with AMD to launch StarLake servers in Southeast Asia, expanding the use of cloud-based technologies.
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Big data could bring big changes for Asian consumers
Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Through television and online viewing, today's consumers generate large amounts of useful data...