Be brave and never discount yourself
Recently honoured during the inaugural Women in ICT Awards in Southeast Asia, Louise Co shares career guidance for aspiring female leaders.
Software: Interviews
Interviews
LGBTQ IT exec: Why inclusion is critical to corporate culture
Mindy Ferguson discusses the importance of senior leaders fostering a feeling of belonging, which is often missing from diversity and inclusion efforts.
Tech takes on its racist terminology
A growing wave of IT pros are leading the difficult work of eradicating racist language such as ‘master/slave’ from tech tools and open source projects.
Dell partners embrace cross-sell and VMware, secure triple-digit rewards
Partners selling across the entire Dell Technologies’ portfolio - enhanced further by strategic VMware attachments - are generating triple-digit rewards amid an acceleration of cross-sell opportunities.
How IBM is driving diversity in Malaysia, from the top down
Ask Catherine Lian for an assessment on whether female tech leaders are adequately represented in Malaysia and the answer will be a resounding no.
What’s next for AWS partners in ASEAN as CEO Andy Jassy takes up Amazon reins?
As AWS CEO Andy Jassy prepares to take the reins at Amazon, local partners are considering what it will be like dealing with the world’s largest cloud provider under its next leader.
VMware finalises distribution decision in Southeast Asia and India
VMware has moved to finalise distribution plans in Southeast Asia and India following a 16-month review process severely impacted by Covid-19.
How Cisco measures partner ‘value’, subjective in theory but customer-driven in practice
Amid a sizeable channel overhaul, Oliver Tuszik documents how Cisco is clearing the murky waters when measuring partners on customer value.
Be proactive, seek out mentors and build female connections
For women starting out in tech, adopting a proactive stance to seek out mentors and create female connections ranks as standout career advice.
'Ecosystems don’t run on spreadsheets' — how vendors are automating channel programs
Almost 12 months on from the coronavirus pandemic’s explosion, many world-leading vendors have dramatically re-vamped their partner programs to embrace automation, flexibility and self-service.
Galvanised by Google Cloud, Searce builds consultancy layers in Southeast Asia
Searce is gearing up for a year of market expansion in Southeast Asia, shaped by a revamped consultancy strategy and Google Cloud technologies.
Assess your strengths, build a personal brand
Ask Vivian Chua to explain her career path and chances are, she’ll joke of “job-hopping” within HP for more than 21 years.
App modernisation ahead as Aspire NXT targets post-pandemic expansion
Aspire NXT is prioritising the delivery of app modernisation services amid plans to expand market capabilities beyond Singapore and India.
Race to recovery underway as digital investments accelerate in Asia
More than 65 per cent of GDP across Asia Pacific is expected to be digitised within the next three years as the enterprise accelerates recovery plans.
Building an AWS partner business from the ground up in Vietnam
For most entrepreneurs - whether established or aspiring - the words of Mark Twain carry significant weight in the world of start-ups.
Why did Tech Data buy Innovix?
As the ink dries on the blockbuster acquisition of Innovix, Tech Data’s ambitions for future growth across Southeast Asia are starting to take shape.
Paying It Forward: Championing women in ICT across Southeast Asia
Within the thriving ecosystem competing for market share across Southeast Asia, one common goal unites the technology sector - diversity.
Logicalis acquires Singapore-based iZeno to enhance digital offerings
Logicalis has acquired Singapore-based iZeno as part of plans to enhance digital transformation capabilities across Asia.
Why open source needs more cloud
Generally the path to success in open source involves growing the overall market, even at the expense of control.
Despite pandemic pain, forward-thinking VMware partners skill up
As the channel continues to grapple with the impact of Covid-19, VMware partners are up-skilling in preparation for heightened customer demand.
Building channels for innovation in 2021
HP Amplify is a global channel initiative by the company to consolidate its partner products, tools and trainings into the one platform to provide to partners. It simplifies down the number of “tracks” available to partners to provide them with better flexibility to invest in value-added services and capabilities.. Read more
