StackLeague x AWS Tech Session: Serverless: Why Product Owners Choose Them

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Join us in another StackLeague tech session with Amazon Web Services on Wednesday, May 11 at 6:00 PM!

Find out the reason why many product owners opt to go serverless with Chelle Gray, AWSUG BuildHers+ Community Lead!

To join, register for an account first through
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Then reserve your slot at bit.ly/stackleagueawssession.
Registration is FREE but limited slots only.

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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…)

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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Simplify and expedite your migration to Amazon Web Services with AWS Application Migration Service

As more companies are moving to the cloud, it is essential to understand which tools can be used to successfully migrate our existing applications. For this talk, you will be introduced to the Amazon Web Services Application Migration Service (AWS MGN) — an AWS provided service used for flexible, reliable, and highly automated “lift and shift” migration to AWS Cloud. The speaker will give an overview of this migration tool as well as provide a run-through on the basic steps needed when using this service. Through this discussion, the main goal is to understand AWS MGN, its benefits and features, and how it can be leveraged for seamless migration to AWS for our future projects.

About the speaker

Veronica Gail Medrano, commonly known as Nica, is a Cloud Engineer at Cascadeo and an aspiring Cloud Solutions Architect who aims to work with her clients in improving their business according to their set goals and objectives, with the use of vast cloud services.
She is currently a certified AWS Cloud Practitioner and Solutions Architect Associate with experience in both Software Development and Cloud DevOps.

She also likes working with people and learning new things. Doing what she loves drives her to always work hard and to continue improving both her soft and technical skills to add value to every project she engages in.

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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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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…)