Author: Edwin Yapp
VMware Malaysia head leaves to set up AWS in KL
Laurence Si has left VMware to help AWS set up shop in Malaysia, while VMware has appointed a former senior exec from Dimension Data to take over, reports Edwin Yapp.
Review: A deeper look into Netflix, as a consumer
Edwin Yapp gives the Netflix service in Malaysia a test drive, and also compares it with rival services.
Netflix’s Asian ambition faces challenges: Analysts
As Netflix Inc continues to invest heavily to become a truly global VOD service, it can expect impediments in Asia, say several industry analysts.
Big boys beware, cloud-boosted Asean startups are disruptors: AWS
The Asean region continues to be a fertile ground for cloud computing, and is poised to unleash innovative, disruptive technologies, according to AWS CTO Dr Werner Vogels.
It’s double-digits all the way: HDS on its outlook
Despite the Asean economic slowdown, HDS believes it can still attain double digit-growth in its fiscal fourth quarter ending March 2016,
CIOs: Evolve, or face the dire consequences
The role of the CIO has been changing over the years, but 2016 is the year that they should accept these changes seriously or face the 'dire consequences,' according to two industry experts.
Malaysia’s 4G pissing war and why it doesn’t matter
The 4G war between Maxis and Digi is at an all-time-high, but Edwin Yapp isn’t impressed with it as he believes it’s mostly rhetoric, and largely pointless to customers.
Analysis: Cloud juggernaut Amazon rolls on
At the recent re:Invent 2015 conference, it was quite evident that Amazon Web Services wants to rule the world, at least in terms of cloud services, reports Edwin Yapp.
Fuji Xerox to zoom in on software, services
Fuji Xerox Co Ltd is on a mission to reinvent itself, by diversifying to become more service-oriented and also by expanding its Asia Pacific market. Edwin Yapp reports from Japan.
Mobile World Congress 2015: Let the show begin
To be held from March 2-5 in Barcelona, Mobile World Congress will centre on what many industry pundits believe is the new frontier for mobility: The exponential growth of mobile data and the convergence of connectivity, as well as advanced wireless technologies, Edwin Yapp reports.
