Cloud Computing

The Cloud Computing Act came into effect in September 2015. It encourages cloud adoption in the public sector, and provides support for SMBs that provide cloud services. There has been a flurry of activity by global cloud computing companies seeking to expand their presence in South Korea, which is, in turn, serving as a catalyst to attract other c...

Disaster recovery and backup continue to drive the rapid uptake of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) cloud solutions in the Philippines The complete migration of contact center infrastructure to the cloud is also expected to take place in the next 3–5 years. Enterprises will be adopting a hybrid form of deployment, deploying on-premise core rout...

In light of the spate of natural disasters in Japan, businesses are increasingly re-assessing their preparedness for disaster recovery and business continuity planning (DR/BCP). In recent years, Japan has witnessed a wave of migration from UNIX to x86 servers, with many Japanese companies re-configuring their IT infrastructure, focusing on cloud-ba...

As Internet access, eCommerce, and mobile usage continue to increase in adoption among enterprises; social, mobility, analytics, and cloud (SMAC) offer immense opportunities for cloud vendors. India’s small and medium-sized business (SMB) sector has also been a primary vertical of the cloud computing market.

Robust ICT infrastructure has been key in supporting the growth of the cloud market in Hong Kong, while continuous support from the Hong Kong government has been instrumental in stimulating market growth under its "Digital 21" plan. Some notable trends include the growing adoption of cloud services to support the banking and finance sector for non-...

The government has been the key vertical in promoting cloud computing adoption in Malaysia. An important tenet of its strategy in developing the cloud eco-system has been to promote Malaysia as a key data center hub. With this assistance from the government, there has also been cohesive effort in incentivizing small and medium-sized businesses (SMB...

While the spate of natural disasters and political instabilities has resulted in cautionary ICT spending, these have nevertheless highlighted the importance for enterprises to have robust data migration and disaster recovery solutions. Many companies are turning to managed cloud providers for assistance in moving their workloads to the cloud, to de...

Robust ICT infrastructure and government cloud rollout are expected to serve as key enablers of the market. Singapore leads the ASEAN region in the adoption of cloud computing, given the country’s business-friendly climate and strong infrastructure setup available to host cloud services. Government cloud rollout (G-Cloud) continues to stimulate c...