Hong Kong

Pacnet expands Sydney facility, eyes new sites
Pacnet is expanding its CloudSpace data center in Sydney to meet growing demand in Australia. Frost and Sullivan expects the Australia data center services market to grow from US$447 million in 2010 to $1.2 billion in 2017, at a CAGR of 15.1%.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 10-May-2012

Deloitte on cloud risks I: The risks less visible

While the major inherent cloud computing risks on access security, data confidentiality, legal and regulatory compliance are typically addressed, some other risks remain less visible to the community.
by: Carol Ko 08-May-2012

Greenpeace: HK data centers powered by 'dirty' energy

Data centers in Hong Kong can never become greener as the local government is lukewarm to the use of renewable energy. With an 18% growth in local data center floor space from 2010 to 2011, the government has no metrics for assessing the environmental impact of energy used to power data centers.
by: Teresa Leung, Computerworld Hong Kong 02-May-2012

IBM lists 7 considerations for cloud storage

Look beyond capacity in support of an infrastructure-wide scale-out when evaluating scalability to be able to support changing business needs. It is important that a cloud storage solution integrates with other cloud platforms to ensure unified, end-to-end provisioning across a heterogenous platform.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 27-Apr-2012

Chinese government official: Is cloud HK's next advantage?

The long-term development of a city does not solely rely on its present advantages. A Chinese official asks: Will Hong Kong remain as a financial and logistics hub in 10 or 20 years' time? Where should Hong Kong position itself when other Chinese cities are catching up? What cloud services should it focus on?
by: Carol Ko 27-Apr-2012

Asia SMBs vary openness towards cloud adoption

Managed hosting provider ReadySpace in an interview said Singapore is an easier market to penetrate because the government has full support on cloud services. Hong Kong SMBs, which used to focus more on low cost solutions, are now more willing to pay more for cloud services and pursue the options.
by: Carol Ko 24-Apr-2012

Global wisdom for Hong Kong's cloud standard body

Leveraging global wisdom will be significant to the success of Hong Kong Cloud Standards Alliance (HKCSA), noted technology experts and academics at last week's inauguration ceremony of HKCSA, which was advised to "think global."
by: Sheila Lam, Computerworld Hong Kong 18-Apr-2012

6 signs it's time to hire more IT staff

With cloud computing entering the corporate IT scene, flagging opportunities to turn capex to opex, IT leaders may wonder if this suggest opportunities to downsize the IT department and reallocate budgets to third-party cloud service providers. As you ponder on these possibilities, consider also when is it time to hire more IT staff.
by: Carol Ko 16-Apr-2012
ReadySpace launches IaaS for Hong Kong SMBs
APAC-based managed hosting provider ReadySpace provides Parallels' cloud infrastructure solution to small and medium businesses in Hong Kong. The cloud-based infrastructure service comprises a range of hosting controls, from provisioning and billing to self-service management and security.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 16-Apr-2012

6 IT bodies form Hong Kong Cloud Standards Alliance

Six IT bodies formed the Hong Kong Cloud Standards Alliance with government and academic advisors to set standards and best practices of cloud computing including interoperability, legal framework and government policies, and to foster regional cooperation with mainland China.
by: Carol Ko 12-Apr-2012