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Updated New Relic Partner Program features new incentives, resources, certifications, and paths to customer acquisition and profitability for partners

New program investments underscore open partnership ecosystem’s vital role in New Relic’s business strategy and success; unlocks agentic AI use cases for the enterprise

COMPANY NEWS: New Relic, the Intelligent Observability company, announced the enhancement of its New Relic Partner Program to fuel business growth for its partner ecosystem.

New Relic, the Intelligent Observability company, has announced the appointment of Simon Lee as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Asia-Pacific and Japan (APJ).

Robust international connectivity boosts digital exchanges and solidifies Malaysia’s leading position as a rising digital hub in Southeast Asia

COMPANY NEWS: Hexa Capital Consultancy PLT, owner of the Malaysia-U.S. (MYUS) cable based in Malaysia, and digital infrastructure company Equinix, Inc have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide businesses with direct connectivity between Asia-Pacific and the United States.

COMPANY NEWS: Asia-Pacific (APAC) is experiencing a surge in tokenization projects, particularly in the real estate sector, bringing a significant change in the market. By leveraging blockchain technology to tokenize properties, companies are streamlining the buying and selling process and expanding investment opportunities. This innovative approach is breaking down traditional barriers and making real estate investment more inclusive and accessible, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

GUEST OPINION by Felix Berndt – Regional Manager, Asia-Pacific, Paessler AG: In the face of escalating environmental regulations and shifting consumer demands, the transition of companies placing a growing emphasis on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) objectives is an opportunity to build trust and integrate these principles into a company’s corporate strategy. The dilemma lies in finding a balance between competitive strategies and positive ESG outcomes.

Organisations experienced a significant increase in ransomware – from an average of four attacks over five years in 2021 versus four attacks over the course of one year in 2022 - and of those who fell victim, 82% admitted to paying the ransom at least once, according to a new research report.

A bifurcation of the global semiconductor industry will be expensive and risky, and pose threats to quality and reliability as well, the rating agency S&P Global Ratings says in a research note issued earlier this month, adding that China and other Asia-Pacific producers are likely to suffer more.

Google will add three more cloud regions in the Asia-Pacific, adding to the 11 it already has, the company says in a blog post from Karan Bajwa, the vice-president for Google Cloud in the Asia-Pacific.

Apple has underlined its dominance of the global mobile market despite being well behind its Android competitors in overall sales, grabbing seven of the 10 top spots for top-selling models in 2021.

Critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions provider Vertiv has announced the appointment of Rob Steel as associate channel director, Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ).

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities continue to increase as companies grow their digital footprints due to the massive amounts of data being generated, according to Equinix chief privacy officer Peter Waters.

Fixed wireless access subscriptions, both 4G and 5G, will reach 473 million globally by 2030, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research predicts, which means that it will service 36% of fixed broadband users across the globe.

Spending on security solutions and services in the Asia-Pacific region excluding Japan is forecast to grow 14% year-on-year in 2021, the technology analyst company IDC says.

Spending on IT in the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, is expected to grow by about 4.9% and reach US$924 million (A$1.2 billion) this year, and US$1 trillion by 2024, the technology analyst firm IDC says.

The use of artificial intelligence is growing in companies in the Asia-Pacific region, but it is mostly used in silos for isolated projects, the technology analyst firm IDC says.

The Asia-Pacific market, including Japan, saw very little movement of the traditional PC market in 2020, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that there was only a 0.3% increase year-on-year to take the total units shipped to 103.8 million.

Global payment technology vendor Mastercard has cut a deal with SAP Concur to provide a better expense and invoice management process to private and public sector firms in the Asia-Pacific region which conduct transactions with corporate cards.

Global cyber security firm Kaspersky has appointed an insider, Chris Connell, as managing director for its Asia-Pacific operations.

Global connectivity service provider Epsilon has appointed former Colt Tehnology Services executive Warren Aw as its new managing director, Asia-Pacific to lead its commercial strategy in the region.

Irish smart grid technology firm VIOTAS has set up operations in Melbourne to sell its demand response services to commercial and industrial electricity consumers in Australia.