Leon Spencer - Author - Channel Asia

MSPs seek efficiency as compliance and security concerns rise

Compliance and security are two of the most prominent issues among managed service providers (MSPs) and their customers, according to new research.

Asia Pacific businesses tap cloud at pace

APAC revenues from cloud infrastructure services reached almost US$17 billion in the the three months ending 31 December 2021.

What’s next for Kyndryl in Singapore?

Kyndryl Singapore's managing director, Gina Wong, on a 'homecoming' of sorts, new partnership efforts and a fresh talent drive.

Illumio targets SMBs with new MSP partner program

Illumio is ramping up its focus on the small- to medium-sized business (SMB) market with the launch of its new partner program for managed services providers (MSPs).

Hitachi Vantara’s A/NZ boss takes on APAC leadership role

Hitachi Vantara has promoted its former Australia and New Zealand boss, Adrian Johnson, to Asia Pacific vice president and general manager of its Digital Infrastructure Business Unit.

Ingram Micro and Microsoft team up on fresh cloud marketplace integration

Ingram Micro Cloud has completed a successful integration of Microsoft’s updated new commerce experience billing options into its marketplace.

Imperva taps Gigamon’s Nelson Soon to lead regional channel sales

Imperva has recruited Nelson Soon, former Gigamon Asia Pacific channel sales senior director, as its new channel sales vice president for Asia Pacific and Japan.

HP expands partner sustainability program to key ASEAN markets

HP has expanded its Amplify Impact partner program to an additional 24 countries, including Indonesia and Malaysia.

Tech providers warned of public cloud’s triumph over traditional IT

Enterprise IT spending on public cloud computing is anticipated to overtake spending on traditional IT in 2025 – in certain market segments, at least.

Kyndryl eyes multi-cloud market with Pure Storage alliance

Kyndryl and Pure Storage have struck a new global alliance that sees the IBM spin-off become a key delivery partner for the storage solutions vendor.

LogMeIn dials up new channel chapter with GoTo rebrand

LogMeIn has introduced a new partner network to support its company-wide rebrand as GoTo and a major consolidation of its product portfolio.

Citrix to merge with Tibco after $16.5B private equity acquisition

Citrix Systems is set to be merged with Tibco after two private equity firms struck a deal to jointly acquire the vendor for US$16.5 billion.

Carbon emissions on the agenda at the hyperscale end of town

The carbon emissions of the world’s hyperscale cloud services providers is set to be among the top three criteria in enterprise cloud purchasing decisions by 2025.

DXC digs deeper into ServiceNow with dedicated business group

DXC Technology has expanded its partnership with ServiceNow, naming the vendor as the preferred workflow partner for its DXC Platform X offering.

Rackspace taps into regional ties with Just Analytics acquisition

Rackspace Technology is set to bolster its regional ties with the Microsoft Azure ecosystem in Asia Pacific and Japan after striking a deal to acquire Singapore-based software vendor Just Analytics.

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