Author: A. Asohan
Digital Malaysia: Whither now, wither now?
Digital Malaysia is a much more comprehensive, cohesive and holistic plan than the MSC ever was, if only because its scope is much wider. Too bad it got off to such a bad start then, writes A. Asohan.
DevOps: Smashing through software development silos
Businesses today are built on software, yet the way applications are developed in your typical organization is dysfunctional and perhaps even disastrous. This has given birth to the DevOps movement, which hopes to break down the walls between development and operations teams who seemingly have conflicting agendas.
DevOps: New HP software plugs the dev-ops gap
HP has announced enhanced software offerings that increase collaboration between development, testing, infrastructure and operations teams, claiming they help organizations break down IT silos so they can quickly deliver high-quality, innovative applications -- in other words, the company’s first foray into the DevOps environment.
Social media and business: It’s about people, people
Two technology trends are changing the dynamics of the customer-centric equation: First, the enormous amount of data out there that is available; and second, thanks to social media and similar technologies, the customer can finally be treated as an individual and not a statistic, according to the IBM CEO Study.
Asean CEOs more ‘social’ than global norm, says study
An IBM study has thrown out some surprises when it comes to what CEOs view as their challenges and what they are doing to face them – with CEOs in the Asean region “scoring higher” than the global average in terms of embracing a culture of open-ness and adopting social media as a business tool.
Malaysian Government to form anti-social media council?
A speech by Malaysia’s Information, Communications and Culture Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, hints that the Government is mulling more concrete methods of reigning in social media networks.
Stuxnet, Flame and the new world disorder
It reads like the plot of a high-tech thriller, a mash-up of John LeCarre and William Gibson: A Western government develops a computer virus targeted at the key systems of an enemy state. The malware gets loose and wreaks havoc in the wild. The world comes to halt.
Digital Malaysia details out ... finally!
MDeC has revealed details of the Digital Malaysia program, first announced in May, 2011, that would see the nation reposition itself as a “player” in the world’s digital economy, and was quick to allay concerns that the new program was merely MSC Malaysia “rebooted.”
MoF, Microsoft roll out '1Vendor' training program
The Ministry of Finance has launched its “1Vendor Development Program” (1VDP) in collaboration with Microsoft, which will see the US technology giant providing certification and training courses to ICT vendors registered with the ministry.
Embedding innovation in the tech ecosystem
The market for embedded systems is set to explode globally, and some Malaysian companies are ready to move in with the innovations they’re building around that space.
