Office 365 goes consumer for growth
Redmond's cloud-based productivity suite aims to tap IT consumerization and digital natives joining the workplace and offer social, collaboration and mobile features for greater usability and traction.
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Taiwan cloud music service to launch in Singapore, Malaysia
KKBOX will launch unlimited pay-per-month music streaming service in both countries this March, as it expands into other Chinese-language music markets in Asia.
BCP for SaaS a must on unstable broadband
If they have offices located in markets with weaker broadband infrastructure, companies should establish the necessary business continuity plans before embarking on software-as-a-service.
Cloud use management unlocks value-add for SMBs
Tools that help monitor and adjust usage are key to whether small and midsize businesses save money or bear more costs from cloud adoption.
Yahoo Japan invests $6.1M in cloud provider
Company's subsidiary, IDC Frontier, partners U.S. company Basho and, besides funds injections, will deploy latter's database and cloud tech for its own cloud computing platform.
Third-party cloud storage services to stumble in enterprise push
Strong consumer support for services such as Dropbox may not necessarily lead to strong enterprise uptake in Asia due to local market conditions and regulations.
Technical costs key to deciding shift to cloud delivery
Costs incurred from supporting software redesign to cater to heavy duty processing power needs are one of the biggest issues to consider when shifting the sale and delivery of products to SaaS instead of on-premise.
Asus forms healthcare alliance to lift cloud biz
Taiwanese PC maker is collaborating with local business partners to launch a cloud-based healthcare platform for various mobile services such as electronic health records.
Singapore claims highest understanding of cloud in APAC
According to a VMware study, Singapore companies rank highest for their confidence in cloud computing knowledge, partly driven by government's pro-cloud stance.
Microsoft: New server OS needed for cloud era
Redmond has fundamentally redesigned Windows Server 2012 so customers can experience the benefits of "true virtualization" and better manage the influx of data, devices and apps in the corporate arena.