Sasha Karen - Author - Channel Asia

AWS launches cloud carbon footprint tool

AWS has launched a carbon footprint tool for AWS Cloud users to calculate their organisation’s estimated current and forecasted carbon emissions.

How disties can ease chip counterfeiting amid supply crunch

The ongoing global component shortage is expected to continue in the next year-and-a-half, but distributors could be brought in to mitigate the current situation, which includes an expected rise in chip counterfeiters.

GitHub nabs New Relic A/NZ head to drive APAC

GitHub has appointed former New Relic regional managing director and vice president of Australia and New Zealand (A/NZ) Sharryn Napier as vice president of sales for Asia Pacific.

Kyndryl partners with Nokia for private wireless connectivity services

IBM managed infrastructure services spin-off Kyndryl has teamed up with Nokia through a global network and edge computing alliance to offer LTE and 5G private wireless networking.

AWS to launch Local Zones in Manila and Bangkok

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is set to launch its AWS Local Zones offering in Manila and Bangkok within the next two years.

ISV partners set to be increasingly 'critical' for SaaS vendors

Independent software vendors are set for success within the software-as-a-service market in the next decade, with indirect cloud revenue predicted to surge.

Semiconductor shortage to last until late 2022

The ongoing semiconductor shortage is forecast to last through 2022, with the potential for capacity improvement to take place later in the year.

Ex-SAP APJ channel chief Ben Corser moves to Matterport

Former SAP channel chief for Asia Pacific and Japan Ben Corser has taken up the role of Asia Pacific managing director for imaging software vendor Matterport.

Puppet to kick off competency-based partner program next month

Infrastructure automation software vendor Puppet is set to update its partner program next month, shifting towards a competency-based model.

McAfee Enterprise and FireEye merge to form Trellix

Extended detection and response company Trellix has formed out of a merger between McAfee Enterprise and FireEye, with plans to focus on managed service providers across Asia Pacific.

Micro Focus acknowledges top APJ partners for 2021

Micro Focus has acknowledged the efforts of its top performing partners across Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) at its annual GTM Summit for the region.

Ingram Micro shakes up leadership with new CEO

Ingram Micro’s CEO, Alain Monié, has moved into the role of executive chairman after a decade in the position, with executive vice president and president of Global Technology Solutions Paul Bay taking his place.

Microsoft and Amazon lead global 2021 vendor enterprise revenue ladder

Microsoft and Amazon have been ranked as the top IT vendors in terms of global enterprise revenue and revenue growth, respectively, during 2021.

Metaverse, edge computing to miss boom status in 2022

Edge computing and the metaverse are among the top technology trends that are unlikely to boom in the new year, according to at least one tech market advisory firm.

Zscaler promotes Foad Farrokhnia to lead APJ channel business

Cyber security vendor Zscaler has promoted its Australian and New Zealand channel head Foad Farrokhnia to cover the Asia Pacific and Japan region.

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