India

Cloud for healthcare in APAC -- more than image archiving

What are the current cloud-based healthcare initiatives in APAC? How can "community clouds" assist collaborative healthcare? What are the common "compliance stamps" recognized in different APAC? And what are the misconceptions about cloud models that healthcare organizations have?
by: Carol Ko 30-Apr-2012

10,000 India education bodies live on cloud

For three months, AICTE will deploy Microsoft's cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to 7.5 million users in 10,000 technical education institutions to help reduce costs and simplify IT management.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 16-Apr-2012

Microsoft: 6.75m cloud-driven jobs expected in India, China

In China and India, cloud computing will help to generate a total of 6.75 million jobs from 2012 to 2015. China and India account for 12% of global public cloud services or 25% of total IT expenses.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 29-Mar-2012
Survey: 16% companies use cloud for sweeping innovation
IBM's new survey findings suggest the number of cloud-adopting enterprises will more than double by 2015. While 16% said they were already using cloud capabilities for sweeping innovation, 35% intended to use it to transform their business models by 2015.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 09-Mar-2012

Hong Kong government hatches cloud biz start-ups

Hong Kong Cyberport's incubation program provides start-ups the needed financial assistance and support to build their cloud hosting businesses. According to Asia Cloud Computing Association, the best way forward to develop one's cloud capacity is to widen exposure and get mentorship.
by: Carol Ko 02-Mar-2012

Understanding cloud storage and its business drivers

How can IT departments keep up with the volume of new data -- more and more of it critical and subject to compliance -- and continue to meet data protection and availability service levels? How can customers balance these conflicting business drivers?
by: Gopan Joshi, Netmagic Solutions 13-Feb-2012

2 major drivers for India SMB cloud adoption

In order to maintain a healthy growth rate in the number of partners offering cloud solutions, cloud vendors need to boost marketing initiatives and help partners educate India SMBs on cloud solutions' value.
by: SMBWorld Asia Editors 07-Feb-2012
NTT Com to acquire 74% stake in Netmagic Solutions
Established in 1998, Netmagic Solutions provides co-location, managed hosting, ISP and cloud services in India. It currently operates seven data centers in major Indian cities including Mumbai, Chennai, Noida (Delhi-NCR) and Bangalore with over 200,000 sq ft floor space in total.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 26-Jan-2012

IBM reviews: Cloud generates growth, extends business reach

Under the "IBM SmartCloud" portfolio, Big Blue has invested in over US$3 billion in 10 key cloud acquisitions since 2003 and forecasts US$7 billion in cloud revenue by 2015. Read on to learn about IBM's key cloud deployments in China, India, Vietnam, South Korea and Australia in 2011.
by: Carol Ko 29-Dec-2011
Survey: Japan, Australia SMB cloud markets to grow by 75%
Proprietary research determines 75% or more growth in cloud services adoption anticipated in Australia and Japan; double-digit proliferation of hosted servers also expected in China and India as Internet infrastructure continues to expand.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 23-Nov-2011