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SaaS and online video championed 1Q12 tech M&As

Smart mobility, social networking, big data analytics and software-as-a-service, online video, which enable business and IT innovation, are now sustaining technology M&As against the continuing macroeconomic pressures that are holding back other industries.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 15-May-2012

Malaysia's CIOs to drive agility with cloud biz

At a CIO Exchange discussion held in Malaysia, CIOs share their thoughts on virtualization and their cloud strategies: some said only small steps were taken on cloud, some waited for more "success stories," others were adopting cloud-based collaboration to drive information sharing.
by: Emily Chia, Enterprise Innovation 25-Feb-2012
EY: 5 megatrends boosted 2011 M&A deal value by 41%
Full-year volume and value growth in the Asia Pacific and Japan region surpassed the global averages, in a year of restructuring in preparation for strategic growth in social, mobile and cloud computing.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 14-Feb-2012
Gartner’s top 2012 predictions: Cloud to erode IT budgets
"The IT organization of the future must coordinate those who have the money, those who deliver the services, those who secure the data, and those consumers who demand to set their own pace for use of IT," said Daryl Plummer, managing vice president and Gartner fellow.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 02-Feb-2012

CA Tech predicts: Every company can become a service provider

The cloud computing market is causing a big shift in business models, where every company can fundamentally become a service provider, said CA Technologies' cloud specialist Anna Gong. Read on to find her seven other predictions about cloud in 2012 and the key lessons learnt in 2011.
by: Carol Ko 27-Jan-2012
Ovum: Big data, security, cloud to become IT "super themes" in 2012
"Big data" analytics, security and cloud will be the three biggest drivers of technological change in 2012, Ovum said. Other predictions for 2012 include the growing enterprise use of social media, convergence of selected SaaS CRM & marketing services, and the consumerization of IT.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 20-Dec-2011
IDC: Strong government adoption of SaaS-PaaS mix in 2012
IDC Government Insights predicted that in 2012, mature governments in APAC will significantly invest in Infrastructure-as-a-Service to prepare for the "cloud era"; there will be a strong mixed adoption of SaaS and PaaS between the public and private sector.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 05-Dec-2011
Gartner: Low-cost cloud to disrupt $1 trillion IT services market
Garter predictions for 2012 herald changes in control for IT organizations as budgets, technologies and costs become more fluid and distributed. The continued trends toward consumerization and cloud computing highlight the movement of certain former IT responsibilities into the hands of others.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 01-Dec-2011
Verizon: Enterprise cloud will deliver substantial benefits
In Verizon's annual review of top business technology trends for 2012, the telecoms operator predicts that enterprise cloud will become key to mobilizing enterprise apps and enabling more application intelligence. More cloud-based apps will be integrated with traditional desktop applications.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 16-Nov-2011
IDC: Public IT cloud services to grow by 27.6% by 2015
IDC also predicts that cloud services will be interconnected with and accelerated by other disruptive technologies, including mobile devices, wireless networks, big data analytics, and social networking.
by: Asia Cloud Forum staff 28-Jun-2011