Author: Edwin Yapp

Xiaomi’s phenomenal growth threatened by patent dispute
While the good times for Xiaomi Inc continue in China and large parts of South-East Asia, the same cannot be said for the upstart device maker in one of the most populous nations in the world, India.
Malaysia's big data framework rolls out
Malaysia's Big Data Framework, proposed by MDeC, been accepted and endorsed by the Prime Minister, and some recommendations therein are already being implemented, according to the country’s ICT custodian.
Enterprises need to think like startups and go bimodal: Gartner
Gartner Inc believes enterprise IT organisations need to embrace an agile, startup-like culture within an established organisational structure in order to adapt to new challenges and succeed in today’s increasingly competitive world.
Thailand, Indonesia smartphone growth hampered by cost: BuzzCity
Despite the overall rise in smartphone adoption and video consumption in the South-East Asian region, emerging economies such as Thailand and Indonesia are expected to struggle to grow further because of the high costs of handsets, according to BuzzCity.
Digerati50: Mentoring a ‘new breed’ of entrepreneurs
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. 
Can Amazon Web Services serve enterprises effectively?
At the Amazon Web Services re:Invent annual conference at the Sands Expo, Las Vegas, the cloud giant took the fight to traditional IT shops. Edwin Yapp looks at the challenges it faces.
Amazon banking its future on the cloud
Cloud computing is considered the ‘new normal’ in today’s fast-changing digital world, so much so that the leading public cloud computing vendor is willing to bet all of its vast resources on it, said the head of Amazon Web Services.
Digerati50: From a Malaysian ‘garage’ to London’s AIM
Digital News Asia (DNA) continues a weekly series that profiles the top 50 influencers, movers and shakers who are helping shape Malaysia’s Digital Economy. These articles are from Digerati50, a special print publication released in January 2014. For information on customised reprints of Digerati50, email [email protected].
Amazon Web Services trains its spotlight on enterprises
Cloud vendor Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new suite of services designed specifically to address the demands made by enterprise customers, a move that the company believes will bolster its credentials as a true enterprise cloud provider.
Amazon Web Services aims to keep ‘king of cloud’ crown
As the year winds down, Edwin Yapp ponders what the largest public cloud player in the world has in store at its annual user conference.
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