Data Centers 101: How enterprises benefit from colocation and outsourced IT management

The data center sector in the Philippines is facing exciting times. Pandemic lockdowns triggered an increased need from local companies to shift servers and Information Technology (IT) equipment from their premises to data centers. Foreign groups are also looking at establishing their facilities in the country.

Recently, Globe entered into a $350-million joint venture partnership with ST Telemedia Global Data Centres and Ayala Corporation to develop and operate data centers. Globe already has several data centers but believes that the joint venture will help it become a leader in the space. (more…)

Boost your hybrid work setup with back-to-back promos from ASUS and Globe At Home

MANILA, Philippines — Adapting to a new hybrid work setup? Make the switch easier with ASUS and Globe At Home! For every purchase of any ASUS laptop from ASUS Official Store in Lazada, you can get your very own Globe At Home Prepaid Wi-Fi Device for free. On top of this, each customer who purchases a Globe At Home Prepaid Wi-Fi Device also automatically gets a ₱1500 Lazada voucher applicable for use at the ASUS Official Store to purchase your ASUS laptop of choice. (more…)

m360 exec maps out communication landscape at CEO Summit

Faster digital adoption has led to a “seismic shift” in the way people communicate and consume information, an executive of the Application-to-Person (A2P) messaging platform m360 said at a summit of business leaders held in April.

At the CEO Summit 2022 in Baguio City, m360 COO Ramon Hirang led a discussion on the theme “Generation-less Digital Experience: The Seismic Change in Leadership and Consumer Behavior.”

“There is no doubt that recent events have accelerated digital adoption, and one of the seismic changes that support this behavior is the shift from “digital-natives” only to “generation-less” channel preferences,” he said at the summit, referring to how the pandemic hastened the digital pivot across all fronts. (more…)

ExtraHop expands presence in ASEAN with new distributors in Philippines and Indonesia

Westcon-Comstor and Virtus Technology Indonesia join ExtraHop’s partner network in ASEAN

Manila, Philippines – April 12, 2022 – ExtraHop, the leader in cloud-native network detection and response, today announced that it has expanded its relationship with global technology distributor Westcon-Comstor to bring advanced threat detection, investigation, and response capabilities to Indonesia and the Philippines. In addition, leading IT infrastructure solution partner Virtus Technology Indonesia (VTI) has joined the ExtraHop reseller community, adding network detection and response (NDR) to its cybersecurity portfolio. (more…)

Rocket Software names Darlene Williams Chief Information Officer, Phil Buckellew president of Infrastructure Modernization

Manila, Philippines – Rocket Software, a global technology leader that develops enterprise software for some of the world’s largest companies, today announced Phil Buckellew will serve as President of Infrastructure Modernization and Darlene Williams will serve as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Buckellew and Williams step into their roles as Rocket Software continues to innovate at scale and solve today’s most complex infrastructure problems. (more…)

ExtraHop urges organizations to adopt Shields Up guidance, offers complimentary readiness assessment

The invasion of Ukraine has the cybersecurity community on high alert; ExtraHop puts AI-backed network intelligence to work to assess security controls and detect attack activity

PHILIPPINES – 6 April 2022 – ExtraHop, the leader in cloud-native network detection and response, today announced that it will offer a complimentary Shields Up assessment for qualified organizations. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the world on high alert for retaliatory cyberattacks.

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Mimecast opens office in Singapore to continue expansion in Southeast Asia

The Philippines, 7 April 2022 – Email security and cyber resilience company Mimecast Limited (NASDAQ: MIME), has today announced it is continuing its expansion in the Asia Pacific (APAC) by establishing an office in Singapore as a regional hub for focus on South-East Asia. The company has appointed Stanley Hsu as its Regional Vice President, to help improve the cybersecurity posture of organizations and supply chains, in this expansion in the APAC region. For Mimecast, South-East Asia is a focused strategic growth market. Organizations in this region are experiencing a rapid digital transformation, and as cybercrime becomes a growing concern for governments and businesses alike, cybersecurity needs to be a core component in their transformation journeys.

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AVEVA and Alizent partner to accelerate digital transformation for asset-intensive industries

The global partnership allows AVEVA and Alizent to deliver enhanced industrial asset performance management solutions

Manila, Philippines – AVEVA, a global leader in industrial software driving digital transformation and sustainability, today announced a global partnership with Alizent, a global leader in solutions enabling and accelerating the digital transformation of asset-intensive industries. (more…)

Tech Investment Firm First Shoshin to deliver digital payment solutions to Asia’s leading female finance platform Bixie

Philippines, April 4, 2022 – First Shoshin Solutions Inc. (FSSI), founded by ex-congresswoman Sally Ponce-Enrile, which has invested to develop a US$5m Fintech Hub in 2020, announced its partnership with Bixie to empower Filipino women to become financially independent. (more…)

ExtraHop introduces new layer of cloud threat defense to identify and isolate advanced cyberattacks

Reveal(x) 360 for AWS now applies advanced AI to all network telemetry sources, providing continuous visibility of malicious activity without requiring dev resources (more…)