Author: Edwin Yapp

2015 to see Chinese and Taiwanese smartphones taking over: IDC
Research firm IDC expects Chinese and Taiwanese-branded devices to increase their share of the smartphone market in Malaysia to 65% by the end of this year, from about 46% last year, thanks in part to their lower prices and inventive marketing campaigns.
Espresso, latte & tech: Why the new Starbucks COO is a techie
Starbucks appoints former Juniper CEO as COO to drive transformation Pushing new boundaries and revenue with digital outloook
Go agile or go the way of the dodo: Gartner
Enterprises embracing rapid change in the way they do business may have been all the talk in 2014, but this is the year they must put their money where their mouth is, according to Gartner Inc.
CIOs need to focus on vision, not control: Gartner
CIOs aspiring to be agents of change in today’s modern enterprise have an opportunity to do so by leveraging digital trends, technologies, and the cultural dynamics they bring to the business, according to Gartner.
Malaysia’s budget cuts: IT sector to feel the pain
The Malaysian Government’s move to cut its growth forecast and revise its national budget for 2015 to take into account tumbling global crude oil prices is expected to have an impact on several areas in the ICT sector, according to industry observers.
Edwin: My Fave 5 of 2014
43-year-old giant re-invents itself; AWS to be more enterprise-centric Cloud, SDN, security and privacy to dominate enterprise world
Pressure mounts on Samsung as competitors up ante
Samsung Electronics Co remains the top-selling smartphone maker in the world for now, but keeping that crown has become increasingly challenging with its aggressive rivals baying for blood and doing everything in their power to topple the incumbent giant.
Enterprise mobile security still lagging: Experts
Mobility was a dominant theme last year as smartphone and tablet sales grew exponentially, but one theme connected closely with it that did not receive as much spotlight was security, writes Edwin Yapp.
2014 in Review: Cloud computing comes of age
As the new year kicks off and businesses reflect on last year’s enterprise IT developments, one major trend that has dominated the landscape in Malaysia was cloud computing, writes Edwin Yapp.
Anaplan takes the spreadsheet out of financial equations
Digital News Asia (DNA) sits down with Anaplan's chief executive and asks him what he thinks of the company he heads after more than two years of being at the helm. Edwin Yapp reports.
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