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Big Data Exchange enters Indonesian data centre market with joint venture deal
In a deal estimated to be worth $300 million, Big Data Exchange is eyeing an expansion into Indonesia's data centre market through a joint venture agreement with PT Indosat and the latter's two subsidiaries.
Indonesia's GoTo makes stock market debut with $1.1B IPO
Merged entity between Gojek and Tokopedia lists on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, raising an estimated $1.1 billion (15.8 trillion rupiah) from its IPO that is pipped as Asia's third-largest and the fifth-largest worldwide this year.
APAC firms see need to train staff in digital skills, but few actually do so
Some 97% of organisations across seven Asia-Pacific markets, including Singapore and Australia, recognise the need to train their employees in digital skillsets, with cloud and cybersecurity the top-most in demand, but just 29% have implemented plans to do so.
Pandemic pushes cybersecurity to top agenda in Asean boardrooms
Almost half of businesses in Asean have brought up cybersecurity issues at the board level, with 68% boosting their security budgets and 46% looking to plug existing security gaps.
Zalora offers shoppers BNPL option with Pace partnership
E-commerce platform gives shoppers in Singapore and Malaysia the option to make their purchases via Pace Enterprise's buy now, pay later service, spreading their spend over three monthly instalments.
ServiceNow APJ president eyes growth in multiple workflow applications
Mitch Young has told ZDNet that it's time to convince enterprises that they can use the ServiceNow platform to digitise more than just one workflow.
Asia most targeted region in 2021, taking on one in four cybersecurity attacks
Financial services and manufacturing sectors bore the brunt of attacks, taking on almost 60% of cybersecurity incidents in the region where Japan, Australia, and India were the most targeted markets, according to IBM data.
AWS looks to tap APAC demand for edge access with Local Zones
Amazon Web Services outlines a two-year plan to set up 10 Local Zones in Asia-Pacific, where it sees growing demand for edge cloud capabilities that support ultra-low latency and distributed service delivery.
Nvidia to arm Indonesian university students with AI skillsets
Chipmaker signs agreement with Indonesia's Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology to develop curriculum and train 20,000 local university students in artificial intelligence.
Tencent to divest $3B worth of shares in Singapore's Sea
Tencent's stake in Singapore-based e-commerce operator Sea will drop from 21.3% to 18.7%, and voting power reduced to less than 10%, following the sale of 14.5 million shares worth about $3 billion.
AWS unveils Indonesia cloud region with pledge to invest $5B
Comprising three availability zones, the Jakarta Region is Amazon Web Services' 10th in Asia-Pacific and is part of the cloud vendor's plans to invest $5 billion over 15 years in the country.
SEA merchants credit digital platforms for keeping them afloat, but high costs top barrier
One in three Southeast Asian digital merchants believe they would not have survived the pandemic if not for online platforms, but point to the need to lower transaction fees, with "too expensive" platforms a top barrier to adoption.