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Singtel has launched Liquid-X , a cloud-based networking platform which streamlines network management by integrating multicloud access, analytics and security. This provides enterprises with centralised control, flexibility and scalability to manage their networks around the world. Lim Seng Kong, MD, Singtel Enterprise Business at Group Enterprise said, “The global pandemic has driven more enterprises to rely on the cloud to host their data and solutions. For enterprises with global operations, it is a challenge to manage multiple clouds hosting their workloads as each cloud requires a separate connectivity.   "Liquid-X ’s launch is timely in addressing enterprises' need for an all-in-one cloud-based network solution which simplifies and secures their cloud connectivity, provides a flexible, cost-efficient way to access cloud workloads globally and gives insights into network performance.” Liquid-X has a flexible pay-per-use pricing model, and is supported by Singtel’s w...

By Justin Baird, Head of Innovation Asia Pacific, DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation Source: DHL. Baird. Improving supply chain visibility is essential for both B2B and B2C shipments as trade is pressured by rising costs, growing volumes and threats to sustainable growth. Thanks to digitalisation, shipment visibility is becoming increasingly transparent and cost-efficient. Improving visibility is also becoming more vital to global trade and the logistics industry. In the fifth and latest edition of DHL’s Logistics Trend Radar , at least 11 of 29 key industry trends have direct implications on visibility, or depend on reliable tracking infrastructure as a core element of their development. Some of these trends include omnichannel logistics, smart containerisation, and next-generation security. Track and trace is here to stay as a value-adding component of any supply chain. Here are three reasons why: Digitalisation is the future of logistics With globalisation on an i...

Boomi, a Dell Technologies business and leading provider of cloud-based integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS), has announced Native Union as a new customer. Featured in Boomi’s Out of this World Virtual Conference this year, Hong Kong-founded Native Union designs technology accessories fashioned to empower the modern work-from-anywhere lifestyle. Native Union set out in 2009 to challenge the preconception that tech accessories were boring, functional, and uninspired. Farouk Merzougui, Chief Operating and Financial Officer at Native Union, said that prior to COVID-19, the majority of its business was B2B, with its products being sold through Apple stores, major consumer electronics stores, lifestyle retailers, and department stores across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the United States. “We did not start as an e-commerce company but had strong ambitions of increasing our e-commerce footprint,” he said. “Compared to last year, the contribution from our direct online sales has doub...

By Dipesh Ranjan, VP & MD, NetFoundry, APAC & India Source: NetFoundry. Ranjan. Asian economies were the first to feel the impact of COVID-19, owing to their proximity to the pandemic’s origins in China. Enterprises across the region have been in the frontline of the crisis ever since. Corporate IT teams in particular have been feeling the heat. From the earliest days of the pandemic, they have had to find ways to manage the COVID-related upsurge in remote working, while all the while striving to maintain their focus on digital transformation. To take Malaysia as just one example, a study by independent consulting firm KPMG revealed that 64% of workers in the country said they had felt challenged in adapting to home working during the country’s Movement Control Order (MCO) period. The top three difficulties cited were: network or connection issues (61%), communication barriers (14%) and a lack of technology readiness (10%). When asked what would improve the remote workin...

by Sheena Chin, MD, ASEAN, Cohesity Source: Cohesity. Chin. Disruption is a way of life, one that enterprise IT is accustomed to. Despite this constant evolution over the past decade, IT departments in the region continue to hold on to legacy computing and strategy. The past few months have pushed businesses across the region to make changes. The migration of data and workloads to the public cloud has occurred rapidly as enterprise IT departments seek to overcome the problems presented by traditional data centres, be it physical access constraints or hardware issues presented by vendor supply issues. Business cannot merely take such challenges on the chin and move forwards. Downtime costs revenue and reputation. While we have all begun or extended the work-from-home culture to employees, the reality is we are hugely dependent on physical data centres. These warehouse-like structures, often in remote areas or hidden among busy city streets, are critical to businesses in the Asi...

- AMD EPYC processors and new AMD Instinct MI100 accelerator redefine performance for high-performance computing (HPC) and scientific research - Support for next-generation AMD EPYC processors, codenamed Milan , in new HBv3 virtual machines announced by Microsoft - AMD Instinct MI100 accelerator is first accelerator to use new AMD CDNA architecture At this year’s SC20 virtual tradeshow, AMD is raising the bar on HPC. The company has launched the new AMD Instinct MI100 accelerator with ROCm 4.0 open ecosystem support and showcased a growing list of AMD EPYC CPU and AMD Instinct accelerator-based deployments, and also highlighted its collaboration with Microsoft Azure for HPC in the cloud. AMD also said it is on track to begin volume shipments of the 3rd Gen EPYC processors with the Zen 3 core to selected HPC and cloud customers this quarter, in advance of the expected public launch in Q121, aligned with OEM availability. The Instinct MI100 accelerator enables a new class of ...

By Vincent Tang, Regional VP, Asia, Epicor Getting something from point A to point B is straightforward work. That's probably why many distributors still rely on human labour and paper tracking. While the distribution industry hasn't always been an early user of new technology, new tools are about to transform operations. And the future is exciting. Artificial intelligence (AI) makes distribution faster and easier. Tools collect valuable data and suggest actions to streamline operations and boost profits. AI can predict consumer demand. And AI in distribution can give sales reps access to information to help them better serve their customers. By using AI technology, distributors can grow their businesses in three areas: Customer service and sales Customers want to feel valued, and AI can be a distributor's secret weapon to providing great service. For example, AI arms reps with information while they're on sales calls. Using a mobile device, they can check a custo...