By Jennifer Perry, Global Vice President and General Manager of SAP Services at Rimini Street The global pandemic created a wide variety of challenges across industries, and in IT, it caused bouts […]
How CIOs can have their cake and eat it too
Rimini Street survey finds CFOs prioritize digital transformation investments
Chief financial officers (CFO) realize the benefits of their companies’ digital transformation and would totally back any proposed investments. This is one of the major findings of Rimini Street’s recent global survey […]
Huawei proposes value-driven model for industrial digitalization in post-pandemic era
In the just-concluded Huawei conference “Industrial Digital Transformation Conference,” the technology company underscored how a value-driven model for industrial digitalization can help businesses navigate the post-pandemic era. Huawei believes that all organizations […]
HP study reveals half of SMBs in APAC determined to bounce back post-pandemic
Small and medium business(SMB) owners in the Asia Pacific (APAC) remain optimistic amid the challenges brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the study by information technology company HP conducted last year. […]
Accenture: Technology innovation will define business value in the future
Technology has undoubtedly kept the world going during the pandemic with businesses accelerating their digital transformation at record speed. The latest Accenture Technology Vision 2021 not only affirms this but also advises […]
Going Paperless: Is less paper the holy grail of automation and digitization?
By Kaushik Bagchi, VP–Information Management Asia Pacific, ASG Technologies Reading the news on our cellphones has been one of the major habit changes due to COVID-19. My friends, who once could not […]
Huawei proposes new strategy to accelerate carriers’ digital transformation
At the DAY0 Digital Operation Transformation Forum of Mobile World Congress Shanghai 2021, Bill Tang, president of Huawei Global Technical Service, proposed a new digital strategy to accelerate the digital transformation of […]
Security issues hinder enterprises to adopt cloud technology
As the coronavirus pandemic forced millions of employees, suppliers, and customers to work virtually, enterprises are seeing an exponential increase in both transactions and endpoints. The current global crisis has greatly affected […]
Vertiv underscores crucial role of data centers in a highly digitalized world of 2021
Accelerated digitalization at the height of the pandemic was the given and the data centers have become even more valuable than before. Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity […]
MIT Technology Review, VMWare study finds businesses shift plans after pandemic hit
A new survey by MIT Technology Review Insights, in association with VMware, finds the COVID-19 pandemic has changed — and accelerated — the IT plans of most organizations. The survey also shows […]
Embracing the disruptive forces in the new business landscape
Maulik Parekh, entrepreneur, serial angel investor, speaker, and author, tackled the disruptive forces that not only businesses but also individuals have to face. In his new book, “Future Proof Your Company and […]
Dell: 80% of organizations fast-tracked DX programs during the pandemic
Dell Technologies’ third biennial Digital Transformation Index (DT Index) affirmed the acceleration of the digital transformation of organizations all over the world. The COVID-19 pandemic pushed businesses and organizations to adopt a […]
IDC predicts digitalization of APAC GDP will reach $1.2 trillion by 2023
Having “adjusted” to the shakeup the COVID-19 has brought the world, organizations have shifted to recovery mode realigning investments and budget allocations. In the latest predictions released by industry analyst International Data […]
IDC IT industry predictions for 2021 and beyond
International Data Corp. (IDC) has announced its worldwide information technology (IT) industry predictions for 2021 and beyond. The predictions were published in a new IDC FutureScape report and presented in a live […]
TransUnion study finds digital shift during the pandemic may be permanent
With the Philippines remaining under varying degrees of quarantine due to COVID-19, a new Economist Intelligence Unit study for TransUnion finds businesses’ shift to digital could be permanent. “COVID-19 has dramatically accelerated […]
Google PH offers free use of digital tools to support MSMEs
Google Philippines is offering the free use of its digital solutions to aid micro, small, and medium enterprises in navigating the new normal of doing business: online. In partnership with the Department […]
Cisco Study: Digitalization of PH SMBs could add $28B to GDP by 2024
In a study by the technology company Cisco found that small businesses (SMBs) are realizing the need to adapt to digitalization with 100% of respondents admitting to digital transformation as “critical to […]
IBM Study: Majority of global C-Suite execs are accelerating digital transformation due to COVID-19
A new IBM study of global C-suite executives revealed that nearly six in 10 responding organizations have accelerated their digital transformations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Traditional and perceived barriers like technology […]
Alibaba Cloud enhances ecosystem strategy in PH to serve SMEs
Alibaba Cloud is enhancing its ecosystem strategy to meet the emerging demands of customers that are either beginning to pivot to or strengthening their digital services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Cloud adoption […]
Technology changes during COVID-19 permanently altered education sector
The latest IDC InfoBrief, “Reimagining the Future of Learning in the Digital Era,” presented in partnership with Lenovo reveals how the technological transformation of the education sector has accelerated during COVID-19, highlighting […]
Alcatel-Lucent exec: Future-proof businesses with digitization
At the recently concluded “Connex20 APAC Partner Virtual Series,” Jack Chen, CEO of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, highlighted that the economic disruption caused by the current global health crisis opened the eyes of businesses […]
PH gov pushes for digital adoption to revive local economies
The Philippine government is urging local governments to jumpstart — or accelerate — digital adoption in order to aid local government units to revive local economies, as well as promote business efficiency. […]
Microsoft recognizes NTT Data PH for assistance in OWWA’s digital transformation
The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) responded to the people’s call for help during the pandemic through the DOLE-AKAP (Embrace) initiative which provides one-time financial assistance of $200 (P10,000) for displaced land-based […]
Overlapping business functions hold back innovations, opportunities
Many companies do not realize the full value of investing in digital projects due to a lack of collaboration among their critical business functions, according to a new study by Accenture). The […]
DICT pushes for P46.6-B budget for 2021 to aid in digital transformation
Citing its objective to “effectively implement” Philippines’ digital transformation, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) proposed a P46.6 billion budget for 2021. In its proposal, the DICT allotted P22.1 billion, […]
Alibaba Cloud forms PH cloud ecosystem alliance to accelerate digital transformation
Alibaba Cloud, the digital technology and intelligence backbone of Alibaba Group, announced the formation of the Alibaba Cloud Philippines Ecosystem Alliance with the vision to speed up the digital transformation of businesses […]
Report: Digital transformation initiatives boost revenue, cut costs
Boomi, a Dell Technologies business, announced a new global survey, commissioned with Vanson Bourne that reveals although organizations are reaping the rewards of IT modernization, digital transformation and innovation, there’s still more […]
PLDT Enterprise ready to support businesses in ‘accelerated’ digital adoption
The effects of COVID-19 practically threw outside the window all the business strategies and plans crafted last year. The new reality is something that nobody has foreseen — and it’s quite dramatic. […]
Keeping Up with Digital Transformation Acceleration
By Praveen Kumar, GM, ASG Technologies, Asia Pacific Over the last five years, data has undergone an interesting journey in the region. It has not only grown in importance for organizations, but […]
Digital transformation spending continues at solid pace despite COVID-19
A new update to the International Data Corp. (IDC) Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide shows that spending on the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organizations will continue at a […]
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