Cho Mu-hyun is based in Seoul, South Korea and covers global tech conglomerates Samsung, LG and technology news in Asia. His English name is Joe and it rhymes with his last name.
Despite boasting one of the world's best broadband networks, Korea has been remarkably slow to adopt cloud and may be harming its competitive position, reports ZDNet Korea's Cho Mu-hyun.
Samsung SDS has invested an undisclosed sum into US API integration platform provider Jitterbit.
Samsung SDS has signed an MOU with SAP to together provide enterprise cloud systems made with the latter's solution to clients in Asia Pacific.
Samsung and Oracle are working to give developers an updated Apache Cordova plug-in tool to make cloud-based enterprise solutions as they continue an enterprise alliance that parallels that of Apple and IBM's.
Look out Microsoft, Google, Amazon and IBM -- Samsung has joined the cloud fray by acquiring US cloud vendor Joyent in what may be its most significant purchase in recent years.
Samsung SDS, the IT service provider of Samsung, has partnered up with Oracle to expand into global markets, their first target being China.
Amazon Web Service (AWS) suffered an hour-long network failure that halted services of South Korean online shopping malls and cryptocurrency exchanges.
Google will offer 10 Korean media startups its Google Cloud Platform package for free.
Samsung's acquisition of US cloud firm Joyent will allow it to fill its cloud need for software and services at a lower cost and more efficiently, says company mobile CTO Injong Rhee, and allow it provide its own Samsung-made platform to enterprise partners.
LG's IT business is launching a cloud-based SaaS marketplace for startups and SMEs to make use of later this year.