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It's re: Invent season! Reflecting on the thousands of customers across Asia-Pacific who rely on MongoDB on Amazon Web Services (AWS) for their most critical applications, it's clear that our remarkable journey with AWS tells its own story. We were also recently recognised as their ASEAN Global Software Partner of the Year for the second year in a row. This event offers the unique opportunity to: 1. Discover how our customers are implementing AI solutions with MongoDB. 2. Connect with technical experts who understand unique market demands. 3. Learn best practices for scaling apps in high-growth markets. 4. Explore MongoDB's latest genAI capabilities tailored for industry use cases. Meet our experts at the main booth (#824) and AI Showcase Booth (#1406) for breakout sessions, lightning talks, demos, and more! Join us to discover how MongoDB can power your AI-driven future! https://lnkd.in/grcKCRf2 Stewart Garrett, Céline Zuberek, Samyak Sabat, Samantha Seow, Eunice Ng, Fabian Au, Kevin Lim 林德义, Shreyaa C., Ban Selvakumar, Keagan Schmitz, Joe Toh, Jazz leong, Irene Lai, Jack Costley, Anand Krishnan, Hussain Boltwala, Derrick Chua, Emanuele Molteni #ArtificialIntelligence #MongoDB #AWSreInvent

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It was inspiring to see the incredible energy, innovation, and momentum at this year's AWS Summits across Asia-Pacific and Japan. Thousands of our customers and partners joined us at these events, eager to learn how they can leverage the power of the AWS Cloud to transform countries, customers, and communities. From the launch of game-changing services like Amazon Bedrock in Japan in October 2023, India in May 2024, to major new investments and customer announcements, it was clear that the future in APJ is incredibly bright and brimming with immense potential. Our customers across the region are leveraging AWS cloud technology in incredible ways to solve complex challenges, accelerate innovation, and deliver better experiences, and I’m very proud of how AWS is significantly investing in APJ to support this innovation and growth:   In Singapore, AWS will invest an additional S$12 billion ($9 billion) by 2028, doubling our total planned investment in the country to over S$23 billion ($17 billion). In South Korea, we announced plans to invest KRW 7.85 trillion ($5.88 billion) by 2027 to expand our cloud infrastructure, contributing KRW 15.06 trillion ($11.28 billion) to the country's GDP and supporting an estimated 12,325 local jobs annually. In Thailand, we announced a THB190 billion ($5 billion) investment by 2037 to launch a new AWS Asia Pacific (Thailand) Region in early 2025. In Australia, AWS has invested over AU$9.1 billion ($6.06 billion) in the Sydney Region since 2012, and plans to invest an additional AU$13.2 billion ($8.8 billion) in Sydney and Melbourne by 2027. This is estimated to contribute AU$35 billion to Australia's GDP and support 11,000 local jobs. In Japan, we announced a plan to invest 2.26 trillion yen ($14.96 billion) into our Tokyo and Osaka Regions from 2023 to 2027. This investment is expected to boost Japan's GDP by 5.57 trillion yen and create over 30,500 direct and indirect jobs annually. And in India, our planned $12.7 billion investment by 2030 will contribute $23.3 billion to the country's GDP by 2030 and support approximately 131,700 full-time jobs annually at local businesses.   Across the APJ region, we saw over 140,000 attendees – both in-person and virtual – come together to learn, innovate, and grow their businesses at our AWS Summits in APJ. This aligns perfectly with our purpose-driven mission at AWS to catalyse our customers, partners, and colleagues to solve the biggest challenges and unlock new possibilities. I'm excited to see what we can accomplish together in the year ahead as we continue to help our customers achieve cultural transformation by harnessing the innovative potential of the AWS Cloud.  

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Oracle has announced a plan to train up to 10,000 students and professionals in artificial intelligence over the next three years in Singapore. Among the initiatives is the offer of 300 internships and apprenticeships to polytechnic students, who will have an opportunity for employment within Oracle or its partners post-training. From my perspective, this initiative will be beneficial for both Singapore and Oracle. Launching education initiatives can have several strategic advantages, both internally for operations and externally for market and community impact. Let's delve deeper into why I believe this. 1) These initiatives can serve as a direct pipeline for recruiting top talent. Participants who have completed Oracle's training programs are more likely to be considered for recruitment, already knowing the company's culture and processes. 2) They will improve their CSR profile by contributing to education, enhancing public perception, and increasing brand loyalty among consumers. 3) They are also expanding their user base by educating potential users on their technologies. For example, Oracle training individuals on its specific platforms or tools increases the likelihood that these tools will be adopted. 4) Education initiatives can strengthen the ecosystems around their products or services by increasing the number of people who can use or support their technology. 5) Companies that are actively involved in education may have a greater voice in policy discussions related to technology and education. This could potentially influence regulations that affect their business. 6) In industries with stringent regulation, investing in societal goods like education can generate goodwill with regulatory bodies. In conclusion, Oracle's educational initiatives in Singapore represent a forward-thinking strategy that supports its business goals while contributing positively to the broader tech landscape. As Oracle continues to expand its influence in cloud computing and AI, its commitment to education and community engagement will likely serve as a cornerstone of its ongoing success and influence in the tech industry. This is a commendable model of how integrating corporate strength with community development can lead to sustained growth and innovation. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gcAqN5ts Are you excited about the latest trends in payment, banking, e-commerce, or Seamless Asia? Let's dive into these dynamic topics together! Feel free to take a look at my profile for more insights. #TechEducation #AI #CloudComputing #Oracle #CorporateResponsibility #SeamlessAsia

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"With the growth, we didn't get corresponding productivity increases in our company." In an interview at #BrainstormAI in Singapore, Glean cofounder and CEO Arvind Jain shared that when he founded his previous company, Rubrik, he noticed a decline in productivity as the company grew compared to when it was a smaller organization. "We asked employees what was in the way of getting high productivity, and our surveys showed that people were really struggling to find information at work," he added. Learn more about #BrainstormAI here: bit.ly/3KfetEJ

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Is Oracle's "generous" offer of free AI training in Singapore really as benevolent as it seems? 🤔 While on the surface, it appears to be a noble effort to boost the nation's digital workforce, let's dig deeper. Are these training programs truly about empowering individuals, or are they just a clever strategy to cultivate a pool of skilled workers who will ultimately serve Oracle's interests? And what about the environmental and social impact of Oracle's plans to open a new data center? Sure, it may enhance technological capabilities, but at what cost to sustainability and resource management? Let's not forget the ethical implications of AI and cloud computing. As Singapore races ahead in embracing these technologies, are we adequately addressing concerns around data privacy, security, and sovereignty? It's time to move beyond the hype and ask the tough questions. What do you think? 🔥 #AI #TechEthics #DataPrivacy #OracleSingapore

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Boris Bialek, MongoDB's Field CTO for Industry Solutions has shared some very exciting developments and opportunities in the ASEAN space. ✅ Our Atlas is changing how businesses interact with their customers. This is really exciting for our mobile-first ASEAN market, where real-time engagement is increasingly becoming the norm. ✅ MongoDB's global coverage and ability to bring Atlas Search and Vector Search on-premise are bringing in incredible data sovereignty. Our partnerships with regional sovereign cloud providers are proof of this dedication. ✅ Our clients here are quickly outpacing their global counterparts in terms of willingness to experiment. So many incredible use cases here like AirAsia. This region has a mobile-first mentality, coupled with a view of IT as a critical business enabler and we are so proud of our partnerships in the region. Stewart Garrett, Céline Zuberek, Jazz leong, Keagan Schmitz, Ban Selvakumar, Shreyaa C., Stephanie Quek, Samyak Sabat, Fabian Au, Eunice Ng, Samantha Seow, Kevin Lim 林德义, Joe Toh, Abhishek Sharma, Jack Costley, Irene Lai #MongoDB #database #partnership

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As organizations across Asia Pacific get smarter about the blend of public and private IT infrastructure they use to run their business, they seek to balance cost, performance, scalability, and reliability. Underpinning this is the practice of multicloud networking. In this upcoming webinar, experts from Equinix and AWS will showcase how their joint solution can help organizations efficiently manage workloads across cloud environments and location. This 30-minute session is tailored to Network Engineers and Cloud Architects looking to learn how to: 🔁 Move data from where it is generated in one public cloud to another cloud with GPU availability. 🖧 Set up cloud-to-cloud private connectivity to integrate systems following M&As. 🛢 Set up cloud-to-cloud migration of large scale data to minimize egress charges. Join the session on 17th December at 10:00 GMT. Register today. #Multicloud #MulticloudNetworking #AWS #Equinix 

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I’m delighted to share the AWS Asia Pacific (Malaysia) Region is now open, representing our first AWS Region in Malaysia, our 3rd in ASEAN, and our 34th AWS Region globally. This investment will contribute an estimated $12.1B to Malaysia’s GDP, and represents a $6.2B investment from AWS in the country through 2038. With this new region, customers and partners across ASEAN can now choose where they can store their data with the same robust security standards, high availability, and fault-tolerant design as our other AWS Regions around the globe. AWS Training & Certification teams have already trained more than 100,000 people in cloud skills since 2017 in Malaysia alone, contributing to upskilling our customer, partner, and developer communities in the latest AI and generative AI advancements—and we are not done yet. I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to visit Malaysia in my current role at AWS, including my most recent visit in June 2023, when I connected with the local AWS Malaysia team, met with customers, and presented at the inaugural Energy Asia Week (the largest energy conference in the Asia Pacific Region). The excitement on the ground was palpable, and I was inspired by the ongoing innovation customers, such as PETRONAS, are driving with AWS Cloud technology. The launch of the Malaysia Region is a huge milestone towards AWS’ global expansion and I can't wait to see the digital transformation it enables for our customers and partners across ASEAN. #AWS #GlobalExpansion #Cloud #Malaysia #AsiaPacific #ASEAN https://lnkd.in/gFwbEAbV

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Generative AI has immense potential as a powerful catalyst to solidify Singapore's position as a preeminent global financial center. By harnessing large language models and other cutting-edge AI technologies, financial institutions based in Singapore can gain a formidable competitive edge. These innovations will enhance capabilities across fraud detection, customer experience optimization, product innovation, and business process automation. As a regional and global fintech hub, Singapore is ideally poised to emerge as a world leader in developing safe, responsible, and tailored generative AI solutions for the financial services industry. I'm delighted to share my perspective in this article with The Asian Bankers on how AWS is empowering customers to seamlessly build and scale AI applications. They can choose from a comprehensive range of generative AI technologies https://lnkd.in/gWS9HSBe that support organizations of all types and AI adoption maturity levels. AWS's robust offerings aims to accelerate Singapore's journey towards becoming a global AI powerhouse, especially in the financial sector. Conor McNamaraGunish ChawlaVikram RaoAileen Kong Michelle Toh Gulab Singh Ashraf Safdar Dipika Dewan Dawn Chin Jean Zhuang

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As Singapore undergoes a momentous transition in leadership from Lee Hsien Loong to Lawrence Wong, the nation stands at a pivotal juncture in its history. At the heart of this transition lies Lawrence Wong’s guiding principles: “Your dreams will inspire my actions. Your concerns will guide my decisions.” These words encapsulate Wong’s commitment to humility, kindness, and inclusiveness in leading Singapore’s multicultural, multiracial, and multireligious community forward. In this essay, we dissect these statements to explore their significance and relevance, providing examples of how they will shape Wong’s premiership and Singapore’s future. https://lnkd.in/g_kcCFm5

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As we close out 2024, the Data and AI Pulse Asia Pacific report provided remarkable insights on how companies are rushing onto the AI bandwagon with mixed success and increased retrospection. Thanks to IDC for the report and the events where these nuances were discussed. Onwards to 2025. This space is getting hot! https://lnkd.in/g-nbwP_t #DataandAIPulse

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With the news that #Singapore’s Prime Minister tops the salary chart of world leaders, come a slew of admiration, disdain and many hiding under the blanket of the purgatory of hinting without saying and saying by hinting! In reading many of these comments, statement and posts, lies the foundation of their decision - whether silo perspective, unfair outlook, or simply stirring discontent with incomplete facts. My article will hopefully shed light to this argument. My point - If one pegs GDP of Singapore to revenue of a company, our PM’s earnings is but a paltry percentage to the percentage of what CEOs are paid to what the company makes. Seeing the Forest, Not Just the Twig: A Balanced Approach to Judgment and Decision-Making https://lnkd.in/gUWQp5Dw https://lnkd.in/g3qPp9M9

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Singapore Post (SingPost) is making progress in its transformation into a regional logistics enterprise. Group CFO Vincent Yik says SingPost achieved a “good set” of results in a “pretty challenging” business environment when economies are slowing and inflationary pressures are staying high amid geopolitical uncertainties. In FY2024 ended March 31, SingPost’s earnings surged 217.4% y-o-y to $78.3 million, mainly due to the exceptional gain of $36.8 million on property revaluation.

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I’m heading off to CloudWorld Las Vegas with Oracle today. 🌴🍸☀️ In Singapore CloudWorld I interviewed Jae Sook Evans, CIO at Oracle and Christopher G. Chelliah Senior Vice President of Technology and Customer Strategy at Oracle. Here are some items we discussed: 💡 Cloud Cost Management: Customers have struggled with increased cloud costs and network egress fees. Oracle Cloud is tackling this head-on by designing their network differently to avoid excessive charges. 💡 Migration Challenges: While moving new applications to the cloud is straightforward, legacy systems in sectors like banking pose significant challenges. Oracle aims to simplify this transition without extensive rearchitecture. 💡Innovative Edge: Oracle is setting new standards with their security-centric cloud design, multi-cloud solutions, and the unique ability to run services directly in customers' data centers. 💡 Market Perception: Historically known for its databases, Oracle is now changing perceptions with OCI’s capabilities, offering a general-purpose cloud suited for diverse infrastructure-heavy workloads. 💡 Customer Engagement: Chris Chelliah agree that their needs to be a focus on the need to speak the language of new demographics and demonstrate real-world benefits. Their efforts include collaboration with sports tech and engaging with developer communities and educational institutions. 💡 AI and Data Management: The conversation highlighted Oracle's strategic position in AI infrastructure, particularly how Nvidia leverages OCI for its GPU clusters due to OCI’s speed and efficiency. 🤝 Customer-Centric Approach: Jae Evans discussed the importance of meeting customer needs through continuous feedback, focusing on security, reliability, and functionality to maintain loyalty. I'll drop the link in the comments below. See you soon Las Vegas 🇺🇸

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In an interview with ETCIO, Ravi Rajendran, Area Vice President of ASEAN, Elastic, shares about the challenges that enterprises face when dealing with large volumes of structured and unstructured data, and how Elastic combines search, machine learning and artificial intelligence to revolutionise the way enterprises handle and analyse data. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gJwAwpjZ

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Astrotel makes it easy for Service Providers to buy Dedicated Internet Access / Enterprise Ethernet and Broadband all over Australia and New Zealand, using the location intelligence of Connectbase. In addition, IP Transit Over Cloud, the revolutionary Data Transport over the Hyperscalers' Infrastructure is available globally anywhere Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud are available, from 0.3 US Cents per Megabyte. And available to purchase on the Connectbase Connected World platform. #Astrotel #Connectbase #Cloud #hyperscaler

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🚀 Major Cloud Investments in Southeast Asia! 🌏 Exciting news as Amazon Web Services (AWS) announces a massive $9 billion investment to expand its cloud infrastructure in Singapore. This strategic move underscores the immense potential and rapid digital growth in Southeast Asia, highlighting the region's importance in the global tech landscape. AWS plans to enhance their services, ensuring more robust, scalable solutions for businesses across the region. https://lnkd.in/gN_KQ8wd This announcement is part of a larger trend among top tech giants recognizing and bolstering their presence in Southeast Asia. Similarly, Microsoft has recently revealed plans to establish its first data centre in Thailand, committing to a significant digital transformation in the country. This facility aims to empower businesses with better access to digital tools and cloud services, further fueling the region's digital economy. https://lnkd.in/gNGbEYyk. These investments not only enhance cloud service capabilities but also promise substantial economic benefits and technological advancements for the local ecosystems. As we witness these giants expand their footprint, it's clear that Southeast Asia is a hotbed for digital innovation and a critical hub in the global network. #CloudComputing #DigitalTransformation #AWS #Microsoft #TechNews #Innovation #ASEAN Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft

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Singapore reclaims the top spot as the world’s most competitive economy in 2024, up from fourth place a year ago, according to the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) World Competitiveness Ranking on June 18. This is the first time Singapore has been ranked number one since 2020, and has outperformed other economies such as Switzerland and Denmark, says IMD. IMD assesses 67 global economies, over survey data and 164 pieces of statistical data between March and May 2024. Singapore ranked high in terms of labour market, attitudes and values, and technological infrastructure, but conversely was less competitive on price, health and environment, and societal framework.

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