As statistics show, Vietnam is a country with highest growth rate in spending on cloud computing in the period of 2010-2016 (64.4% per year), much higher than the average annual rate of ASEAN (49.5%). By 2018, Vietnam has earned 41/100 points and become the 14th country in the ranking of cloud service coverage among countries. This fact has proven that the cloud computing model has become popular and started to dominate the traditional information technology model. In the future, the application of this model in Vietnam is forecast to develop and vary more vigorously. However, the real spending on cloud computing in Vietnam remains low, standing at just USD 1.7 in 2016, 107 times lower than that of Singapore; 6.5 times lower than that of Malaysia; 2.4 times lower than that of Thailand and 1.3 times lower compared to that of the Philippines. During the symposium The spending on cloud computing in Vietnam shows that the demand remains very high for this sector in the … [Read more...] about There’s still much room in cloud computing market: Viettel IDC
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Cloud software provider Nutanix enters Vietnamese market
Nguyen Tuan Hung, Country Sales Director, Nutanix Vietnam. — Photo courtesy of Nutanix Vietnam US-based cloud computing company, Nutanix, is now present in Viet Nam to support business growth with its leading hyper-converged infrastructure solutions, including 100 per cent software-based and multi-cloud management technologies. Hyper-converged infrastructure streamlines the deployment, management and scaling of datacentre resources by combining server and storage resources with intelligent software. Separate servers, storage networks and storage arrays can be replaced with a single hyper-converged solution. The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS enables enterprises to simplify infrastructure for a better focus on delivering business values and innovation. Integrated data protection, non-disruptive upgrades and self-healing systems ensure predictable performance, reliable disaster recovery and efficient operations at lower cost. Some of the world’s most advanced datacentres rely … [Read more...] about Cloud software provider Nutanix enters Vietnamese market
Cloud computing expected to bloom in Vietnam
Viettel IDC (a member of the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group) organized a seminar in Hanoi on July 16 with the topic ‘Cloud Computing – Foundation for Industrial Revolution 4.0’. In the seminar, the representative of Viettel IDC reported the overview of contemporary trends in the world and in Vietnam regarding cloud computing as well as barriers that are preventing many enterprises and state offices to move their IT systems to Cloud – one of the primary factors to participate in Industry 4.0. Statistics show that Vietnam is the country that has the highest rate of expense increase on Cloud in the period from 2010 – 2016 (at 64.4 percent per year), higher than the average figure of the whole ASEAN (49.5 percent). It also takes 41 out of 100 points and stood at the fourteenth position in the list of cloud computing coverage in 2018. This means the Cloud model is dominating the market in Vietnam and is expected to have more powerful development. … [Read more...] about Cloud computing expected to bloom in Vietnam
Protect scattered data in physical, virtual, and cloud workloads with the Active Backup suite
(VEN) - Synology announced the official release of two major backup applications in Active Backup suite of packages, the official version of Active Backup for Office 365 that supports SaaS cloud backup, and the beta version of Active Backup for Business that provides data availability for workloads in physical and virtual environments. "More and more companies and organizations are operating across physical, virtual, and cloud platforms. This phenomenon presents a tremendous challenge to IT departments for ensuring the safety of the growing data in this cross-platform environment." said Jia-Yu Liu, Director of Application Group at Synology Inc. "To tackle this problem, Synology provides a new, all-in-one solution that closely integrates software and hardware for businesses of varying scale." Active Backup for Office 365 employs single instancing technology to not only help businesses with the management and availability of Office 365 data, but also significantly lower the space … [Read more...] about Protect scattered data in physical, virtual, and cloud workloads with the Active Backup suite
Cybersecurity, data management crucial for fintech development
Cybersecurity, data management crucial for fintech developmentBy Thuy Dung HANOI - The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) encourages cooperation between commercial banks and financial technology (fintech) companies but urges the enhancement of cybersecurity and data management to safeguard consumers’ interests and stabilize the banking system, officials said. At a seminar titled, “The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Innovations in the Finance-Banking Sector,” held by National Economics University on June 12, Le Anh Dung, director of the Payment Department under SBV, noted that the central bank will manage fintech firms based on risk assessment instead of their compliance with general principles. According to experts at the seminar, fintech companies have significantly affected the banking system, having transformed banks’ business and administration models into digital ones by applying the achievements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. In addition, fintech firms … [Read more...] about Cybersecurity, data management crucial for fintech development
VNPT targets to be leading digital service provider in Vietnam
Officially established in April 2018, VNPT-IT is a business having dependent accounting and a member of the VNPT. It has the responsibility to research and develop integrated information and communication technology (ICT) solutions to serve VNPT’s customers or independent clients and even foreign ones. This will make VNPT-IT a new pillar in producing software and IT applications of the whole Group, helping it achieving breakthroughs in the period of 2017 – 2025 in order to transform from a conventional telecommunications service provider to a supplier of multi-services, including telecommunications, information technology, and digital services. According to Mr. Ngo Dien Hy, Director of VNPT-IT, the assigned responsibility is truly challenging. To fulfill it, his company will integrate cutting edge technologies like AI, Bigdata, and Cloud into the services to offer more benefits to customers while increasing the competitiveness of VNPT’s products. The company’s … [Read more...] about VNPT targets to be leading digital service provider in Vietnam
Data flows remain unopened
Viet Nam has many opportunities to develop a digital economy, but the country’s legal framework on cross-border data flows is still "unopened", according to the Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA).— Illustrative Photo doanhnhanviet.net.vn Viet Nam has many opportunities to develop a digital economy, but the country’s legal framework on cross-border data flows is still "unopened", according to the Asia Cloud Computing Association (ACCA). The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and ACCA jointly organised a workshop on cross-border data flows to improve the framework for digital economic development on Thursday. Lim May Ann, ACCA executive director, announced the report "Cross-border data flow: A review of the regulatory enablers, blockers and key sectoral opportunities in five Asian economies: India, Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines and Viet Nam" at the meeting. The report provides an overview of the legal status of data management in the five … [Read more...] about Data flows remain unopened
How to avoid cloud risks
Robert Trong Tran, director of Cyber Security Assurance Service at PwC, talks to VIR about how to avoid cloud security pitfalls. Potential cloud threats In Vietnam, the importance of cloud security has often been underestimated. Many business leaders still consider cloud services as the best solution for ensuring data security. This is not entirely accurate. The aforementioned incidents had several things in common. All occurred on a public cloud, where security configurations are sometimes complex, disjointed from on-premises standards, and often misunderstood. All companies could have benefited from a more detailed design and implementation of cloud infrastructure, business processes and security policies, and all suffered from a vaguely defined ‘shared responsibility model’ that created exploitable loopholes. It doesn’t end there. In the broader market, there are many common pitfalls which are often left unaddressed. According to the Lloyd’s Class of Business … [Read more...] about How to avoid cloud risks
Mat Bao Corp becomes Microsoft cloud solution provider
Phan Tu Quyen, senior manager at Microsoft’s Strategic Partnership and Enterprise, and Huynh Ngoc Duy, Mat Bao Corporation’s managing director, sign cooperation agreement in HCM City on March 23. — VNS Photo Mat Bao Corporation has become a Microsoft cloud solution provider tier 1 in Viet Nam following an agreement the two signed on March 23 in HCM City. With cloud technology, businesses can digitise huge amounts of data and store them in virtual servers (cloud). This enables small and medium-sized enterprises, who are not able to afford huge data storage infrastructure, to apply IT systems at a reasonable cost. Mat Bao will consult and provide typical Microsoft solutions and services like Office 365, Mircrosoft Azure, Dynamics 365, SharePoint, Skype for Business, OneDrive, CRM, Exchange Online, Yammer and others. Most businesses use Microsoft Office, but Office 365 on cloud helps businesses save cost while improving employees’ performance, Huynh Ngoc Duy, Mat … [Read more...] about Mat Bao Corp becomes Microsoft cloud solution provider
Cloud computing service market becomes bustling
Cloud computing service market becomes bustlingBy Ha Van - The Saigon Times DailyHCMC – The cloud computing service market in Vietnam has turned more bustling than ever as several information technology enterprises are in a race to tap strong growth potential of this service.Nguyen Van Hien, general director of iNet Solutions, said service providers have begun finishing infrastructure and commercializing their cloud computing services. Small and medium enterprises will be their strategic customers as cloud computing can help them cut the investment cost of information technology, he added.According to experts, the cloud for enterprises mainly focuses on the public cloud and private cloud, helping them reduce costs and use the service flexibly. The market has now attracted the participation of both local and foreign providers.Vu Minh Tri, CEO of Microsoft Vietnam, said the cloud computing service market in Vietnam would grow rapidly in the coming time, especially in the small and … [Read more...] about Cloud computing service market becomes bustling