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Gartner: BYOD brings acute data leakage risks in cloud
The risk of data leakage on mobile platforms is acute, as some mobile devices are designed to share data in the cloud but have no general purpose file system for applications to share.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 10-May-2013
Gartner: Cloud to deliver 10% of enterprise IT security products by 2015
Cloud-based security services are also driving changes in the market landscape, particularly in the areas of secure email and secure Web gateways, remote vulnerability assessment, and Identity and Access Management.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 16-Apr-2013

Survey: 83% of APAC firms plan to expand data centers in 2013 or 2014

New survey findings suggest that 83% of large corporations in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong and Japan plan to expand their data centers in either 2013 or 2014, with the most popular reasons being increased information security.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 05-Apr-2013
Gartner: Cloud, CRM will drive enterprise software spending in 2013-14
Gartner's survey results show that the top three application software investment initiatives in 2013 will be CRM, ERP, and office and personal productivity tools. Thirty-four percent of respondents in APAC will increase their budgets on hosted applications.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 06-Mar-2013

Insead-AT&T, Gartner on wise IT investment decisions

High investors in new technologies such as cloud services, mobility and online collaboration can double their likelihood of being highly competitive -- from 35% to 74% -- and outperform their peers, according to research from the INSEAD business school and AT&T.
by: Khoo Boo Leong 18-Feb-2013
IDC predicts 7 million cloud-related jobs in 2015
According to IT hiring managers, the biggest reason they failed to fill 1.7 million open cloud-related positions in 2012 is because job seekers lack the training, certification and experience needed to work in a cloud-enabled world.
by: telecomasia.net staff writer 23-Jan-2013

Gartner: 51% of CIOs see public cloud as most disruptive digital tech

CIOs see cloud computing (SaaS, IaaS and PaaS) as their third most important technology priority in 2013, after "analytics and business intelligence" and "mobile technologies," according to Gartner's latest Executive Programs survey.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 18-Jan-2013

Survey: 69% APAC businesses intend to adopt hybrid cloud

Findings of a new Coleman Parkes survey indicated that 69% of organizations in Asia Pacific and Japan intended to adopt a hybrid cloud delivery model. Yet they also identified the challenges they face in creating hybrid environments.
by: Asia Cloud Forum editors 15-Jan-2013

Cloud predictions 2013 I: APAC cloud adoption takes off

The 10 biggest predictions about Asia's cloud adoption in 2013 include blue chips cloud uptake in Hong Kong, hosting of mission-critical apps on cloud, FSI's hybrid cloud adoption, and their impact on server shipments.
by: Carol Ko 08-Jan-2013
KPMG: Cloud SPs confident despite cost savings concerns
Nearly six out of 10 cloud service providers say cost reduction is still the primary reason most business users migrate to cloud, yet almost four out of 10 providers say proving cost savings is their biggest challenge.
by: Networks Asia staff 28-Dec-2012