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NEWS : Latest news round-up from across APAC

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE : The latest whitepapers from Siemens and CISCO Meraki

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TRENDING : APAC hybrid , multi-cloud leaders achieve 20.5 % more cloud cost savings than nascent peers

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INFOGRAPHIC : Race to $ 4 trillion : Math predicts the first company to reach $ 4 trillion valuation

PROJECT LATEST : Updates from Cambodia , Japan , Singapore and Indonesia

EDITOR ’ S QUESTION : How is emerging AI regulation shaping the future of data collection for business ?

TALKING BUSINESS : Five developments in the labor market driven by the pandemic that should be retained

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FEATURE : Brace for Impact : As cyber threats shift to the cloud , is your protection ready ?

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CIO OPINION : The ever-evolving role of data privacy in the digital landscape

COUNTRY FOCUS : Driving the Southeast Asian digital economy and cementing Vietnam as a global tech

innovation hub

FEATURE : Can AI & Machine Learning Offer a Stepchange in Ransomware Defence ?

CASE STUDY : University of Canberra partners with Nutanix to optimise cloud computing capabilities

CASE STUDY : Fujitsu and Osaka University accelerate progress toward practical quantum computing

INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES

INDUSTRY WATCH : DCB Bank delivers secure services to customers With CyberArk

TECH TALK : Embracing liquid cooling amid the rise of high-performance computing

GET TO KNOW : Vincent Tang , Vice President , Asia , Epicor

FINAL WORD : Ability8 utilises the power of low code to help disabled Australians