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ISACA: 5 cloud governance questions BoDs must ask

ISACA issues in a white paper five key questions that the board of directors must ask to ensure consistent practices to maximize value and manage risk of cloud computing.
Asia Cloud Forum editors 03-May-2013

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The multiplier effect of CSA’s corporate HQ in Singapore

The decision by Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) to locate its corporate headquarters in Singapore could set off a multiplier effect on IT jobs, investments and innovation in the island republic and the region.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 24-Jul-2012

HK OGCIO assumes governance role in public cloud deals

To assure the quality of service, Hong Kong OGCIO will assume a governance role overseeing the government public cloud service deals. In extreme cases, OGCIO will consider delisting reported vendors from the government public cloud vendor list.
by: Carol Ko 24-Jul-2012

HK-Guangdong cloud expert group identifies 5 tasks

Complementing the work of the Hong Kong cloud expert group formed in April, the newly set up Hong Kong/Guangdong Expert Committee on Cloud Computing Services and Standards is tasked to shoot five big targets in two years.
by: Carol Ko 24-Jul-2012

Akamai CTO: Smart devices drive hyper-connectivity on cloud

Hyper-connectivity is first driven mostly by devices -- the availability and connectivity of the devices. If you have lots of devices, and lots of users using those devices, you'll start to consider different options to increase data center capacity, including cloud computing.
by: Carol Ko 24-Jul-2012
Cloud Security Alliance picks S'pore for corporate HQ
The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) has chosen Singapore as its Asia Pacific headquarters. It will also set up a Global Research Centre, a Global Standards Secretariat and a Global Centre of Excellence for cloud security training and education.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 20-Jul-2012

Public, private sector security strategies balance risks, innovation

More than US$8 trillion dollars, the US Department of Commerce estimates, are exchanged over wired and wireless networks each year and it is growing. By end of 2016, Gartner says, most Global 1000 companies will have customer-sensitive data stored in public clouds.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 18-Jul-2012
Micro Focus: S'pore CIOs moving mainframe apps to cloud
About 12% of Singapore’s IT decision makers polled in a global survey undertaken by Vanson Bourne and commissioned by Micro Focus, had started moving mainframe applications to the cloud, with 28% making plans for the next year.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 17-Jul-2012

A BSM blueprint for aligning biz, cloud objectives

Just as ERP automates and simplifies business planning and operations, business service management (BSM) will offer the platform for IT to plan and deliver services effectively.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 13-Jul-2012

IDC: Cloud adoption patterns not uniform in Asia

A higher proportion of respondents in Singapore are already using the public cloud, increasing use of the public cloud or planning to use public cloud services within the next 6 months, compared to other countries covered in the IDC 2012 Asia Pacific excluding Japan Cloud End-User Survey.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 10-Jul-2012
Equinix completes Asia Tone acquisition, expands China market
With the Asia Tone acquisition, Equinix gains an addition of six data centers and one disaster recovery center in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore. This will include one data center that is under construction in Shanghai, which will provide an additional capacity of 80,000 square feet and about 900 cabinets.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 10-Jul-2012