PaaS
Singapore startup Skoolbo out to boost education for millions worldwide
Singapore startup Skoolbo said its game-based education platform, which runs on Microsoft Corp’s Azure PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service) offering, has reached more than five million students in 22,000 schools globally over the past 12 months.
OutSystems rides RAD wave in Asian waters
OutSystems, an enterprise Rapid Application Delivery (RAD) platform provider, believes its high-productivity PaaS for the development and delivery of enterprise web and mobile apps is going to fill a market gap that is becoming quite widespread in Asia.
Driving forces behind cloud computing
CommVault Systems’ Mark Bentkower discusses the latest trends and services brought by the cloud, and how organisations can now seize the opportunity to leverage on these new functions to enhance their business capabilities.
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.
Asia Pacific BPM and middleware market to bounce back: IDC
Research and analyst firm IDC said that in 2013, it observed several high-profile management movements among the major middleware vendors as they restructured to be more relevant and aligned themselves closer to the marketplace, putting a dent in customers' confidence.
Cloud considerations shift away from IT: Oracle
Cloud computing is shifting away from the IT departments and into business units as more organisations see it as a way to deliver services, according to Oracle Corp executives.
PaaS provider Pivotal opens innovation centre in Singapore
Enterprise Platform as a Service (PaaS) provider Pivotal said it is partnering with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) to open the Pivotal Innovation Centre in the island-republic.
Major rollout of Microsoft enterprise cloud solutions in Asia Pacific
Microsoft Asia Pacific has announced a wave of new enterprise products and services that it claimed would enable companies to seize the opportunities of cloud computing and overcome today’s top IT challenges.
SAP HANA gets HPAaS: HP As-a-Service Solution, that is
HP has introduced the HP As-a-Service Solution for SAP HANA, which the company claimed allows organisations to analyse big data and unlock real-time insight, without the burden of a significant upfront capital investment.
The rise of the SMB Phoenix
A new breed of SMBs founded by people with enterprise experience is an important demographic to consider, a Forrester Research analyst told the Parallels Summit 2013 in Las Vegas.
