Displaying items by tag: Asia Pacific

GUEST OPINION: Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency are more than mere tech trends, they are revolutionising the complex global financial systems used today by market leaders like JP Morgan, MUFG, Credit Suisse and others.

COMPANY NEWS: Thoughtworks, a global technology consultancy that integrates strategy, design and engineering, today announced it has been named a top 15 Sourcing Standout by Information Services Group, a leading global technology research and advisory firm.

Cyber security and digital resiliency provider Sekuro has appointed entrepreneur Ian Buddery as Chairman of the Board.

Global tax services and software provider Ryan has appointed Jason Dunnachie as Principal and Practice Leader of its Research and Development (R&D) practice in Australia.

Internet users have doubled in the past eight years with an estimated 67% of the world population using broadband services in 2022, according to space and satellite market consultancy Euroconsult. However, 2.6 billion people remain unconnected, representing an untapped opportunity worth US$74 billion.

Global IT services and innovation platform provider Crayon has confirmed the promotion of three leaders into executive leadership roles for the APAC region, including its Australian-based Mathew Howard.

COMPANY NEWS: Atturra [ASX:ATA], a leading enterprise advisory and technology services business, today announced that it has been awarded Nuix APAC New Partner of the Year.

All-in-one observability platform provider for engineers New Relic has appointed Kris Day as Senior Vice President for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).

Cloud-native network intelligence provider ExtraHop has appointed Sylvia Go as Assistant Vice President, Channel, Asia Pacific and Japan.

RECRUITMENT FEATURE: Fifty-eight percent (58%) of Australian CIOs have encountered a tech candidate who had “unrealistic salary expectations” about their new role by asking for a salary well beyond what may be considered reasonable, according to a newly released salary guide by recruitment firm Robert Half.

SaaS-based IT management specialist Flexera now offers Flexera One running in its new APAC shard.

SAP Asia Pacifiic has announced a Regional Strategic Services Partner (RSSP) initiative to “amplify the capabilities and reach of established partners” in the APJ region that are on a rapid growth trajectory.

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has suffered a 4.3% decline in deal activity during 2022, with the decline primarily driven by a significant 16.5% fall in deal activity in China, which accounts for around one-third of the region’s deals volume, reveals  data and analytics company GlobalData.

GUEST OPINION by Mark Lukie, Director of Solutions Architects APAC at Barracuda: High-profile cyberattacks on major companies were a distressing feature of 2022 with the number of high impact breaches eye-opening. There has been a sharp increase in ransomware attacks in the Asia Pacific region and the sophistication of cybercriminal weaponising their tools into As-a-Service model. Millions of people were affected and faced the prospect of their personal details being made public.

Cisco intends to provide digital and cybersecurity training to 6.7 million people around the region during the next 10 years.

SolarWinds has announced the recent appointment of two new senior executives, Aten Lim as managing director APJ and Sara Kao as marketing director APJ.

Experienced Twilio and Salesforce executive joins enterprise automation leader to accelerate innovation and drive business transformation and growth

Enterprise automation software company, UiPath (NYSE: PATH)  has appointed Lee Hawksley as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Asia Pacific and Japan, effective November 2022.

Australia will see 11% of jobs lost to automation by 2040, according to the latest jobs forecast for the APAC region by global research and advisory firm Forrester.

Telecoms industry veteran David Joss has joined SaaS platform provider Prvidr as its new CEO as the company further expands its client base and industry verticals.

GUEST OPINION: Seeking to uncover the minds of CISOs and CIOs across Asia Pacific, my company recently asked Frost & Sullivan to take a snapshot of cloud adoption behaviour in the region.