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BlackLine launches data centre in Sydney to serve customers across APAC
BlackLine has opened its first APAC regional data centre within a Google Cloud facility in Sydney .
The new site has been added as part of BlackLine ’ s ongoing investment across its APAC operations .
Disaster recovery for regional customers will be provided through Google Cloud ’ s data centre infrastructure in Singapore .
The new centre will provide increased capacity to address rising demand from both private and public sector organisations for the company ’ s continuous rollout of new solutions and services to enhance its marketleading cloud platform . data initiatives by satisfying country-specific data needs .
“ By leveraging Google Cloud , BlackLine can provide the highest levels of capacity , speed to innovation , and security ,” said Mac Weaver , Group Vice President and General Manager , APAC , BlackLine .
“ This is a material investment by BlackLine to continue our focus on serving the needs of regional private and public sector customers , ensuring that their finance and accounting databases are resilient and can scale to meet industry standards today and into the future .”
“ Ultimately , adding an onshore data centre in Australia will also enhance our customers ’ overall experience and enable us to further support the localisation of our solutions to address ever-evolving market requirements .”
The investment also further enables APAC companies that are sensitive to data sovereignty to maintain their data within the region , accelerating regional and global
Mac Weaver , Group Vice President and General Manager , APAC , BlackLine
BlackLine has a large customer base both headquartered and operating in APAC and has been operating in the region for more than 12 years .
Motorola Solutions unveils new software and analytics R & D Centre in Vietnam
Motorola Solutions has opened its new
Research and Development Centre in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam , to advance data analytics and AI-enabled technologies that help fuel the company ’ s safety and security ecosystem .
The Vietnam team is focused on designing and building solutions that can dramatically improve public safety outcomes by connecting people to critical information and focusing human attention where it ’ s needed most . This includes cutting-edge software that leverages AI to create advanced camera systems , sensors and vehicle detection technologies that feed into command centres to improve decision-making and accelerate emergency response .
“ Our innovation is focused on surfacing and centralising critical insights from across public safety systems , so that first responders can better understand and respond to complex threats , helping to keep communities safer ,” said Mahesh Saptharishi , Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer , Motorola Solutions .
The opening also signifies Motorola Solutions ’ continued investment in diverse , multicultural engineering talent throughout the Asia Pacific region , with other locations including Penang , Bangalore and Kolkata .
Motorola opens Vietnam R & D Centre
“ Our team brings different experiences and perspectives , adding to the diversity that advances creative innovations in our global R & D organisation ,” said Dr . Dinh Tien Son , director and chief scientist , Motorola Solutions Vietnam Research and Development Centre . “ We ’ re developing meaningful solutions to solve complex challenges and our work will continue to extend its positive , real-world impact worldwide .”
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