Impact
Medium
Within the Impact facet, Medium impact intelligence highlights articles where the expected effect level, operational exposure, or decision relevance is comparable. Readers can use the page to separate routine market updates from higher-consequence governance, infrastructure, security, and investment signals that may affect planning, procurement, policy, or customer exposure. The page connects the consequence band to public evidence, related organisations, regional context, operating dependencies, service continuity, competition, investment timing, compliance, and customer risk. It helps readers decide which developments deserve deeper monitoring, which actors are most exposed, and how a signal may affect operations or market planning.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Robinhood exceeds estimates on meme-stock, crypto-trading surge
Robinhood exceeded Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, reporting a net income of $188 million and total revenue of $682 million, driven by surging trading volumes in meme stocks and cryptocurrencies.

North America Cloud Services Trends
Microsoft blames Delta for slow outage recovery
OUR TAKE The disruptions stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers and cost the Atlanta-based airline an estimated $500 million. Delta is also facing a U.S. Department of Transportation investigation into the disruption. It hired prominent litigator David Boies Schiller…

Global Institutional
Samart Telcoms: Leading the way in sustainable technology solutions
Samart Telcoms provides tech and environmental solutions to enhance management and societal quality, supporting ESG goals and sustainability.

Global Institutional
Chulalongkorn University excels in ITA, sets 2025 transparency goals
Chulalongkorn University scored 88.99 on the ITA, excelling in transparency and corruption prevention, plans to enhance governance in 2025.

Asia-Pacific Institutional
Assumption University of Thailand successfully concludes intensive Digital Media Training program
Assumption University held a successful Digital Media Training on August 6-7, 2024, enhancing staff and faculty’s digital marketing skills.

Asia-Pacific Institutional
Symphony enhances rural education for His Majesty’s 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary
In honour of His Majesty the King’s 6th Cycle Birthday, Symphony Communication donated computers and teaching materials to rural schools.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Telin’s ‘steering through turbulence’ tactic boosts mid-year strategy
Dewantoro Bimo, Marketing VP at Telin (Telkom Group), led the Commercial Check Point 2024 event, which gathered the team at Bintan – Riau Island to assess the year’s progress and strategise for the challenges ahead. Reviewing H1 successes Under the theme “Steering through…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Cyberattack holidays: Telin highlights urgent need for better defences
Tommy Adhyasa Suramardhana, Cybersecurity Product Leader at PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin), warns of the rising threat of DDoS attacks during Indonesian national holidays, urging for robust digital protection measures. DDoS attacks surge during holidays During…

Academics
Dr. Mohamed Awang Lah
Dr. Mohamed’s fascinating journey 1980-1985: Universiti Malaya After completing his Doctorate Degree at the University of London King’s College, Dr. Mohamed Awang Lah began his career as a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering at Universiti Malaya in 1980. It was during this…

Global Cloud Services
Interview: Tech’s communication problem, with Anand Tamboli, founder of 3DOTS Studios
Anand Tamboli, the founder and director of 3DOTS Studios, an innovative technology and media studio, recently shared insights into his work and the importance of communication in the tech industry. For tech company founders: finding the right product-market fit is crucial. This…

Global Cloud Services Trends
Siemens expands management board to drive technology focus
Siemens adds Koerte and Bienert to its board. Koerte will lead AI, Snabe seeks re-election, and Bienert may become CFO.

Global Cloud Services Trends
Top tech news stories today: August 8, 2024
Fintech 1. Robinhood results beat estimates on meme-stock, crypto-trading boom Robinhood beat Wall Street expectations for second-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as interest in meme stocks and cryptocurrencies soared, and said it continued to gain retail trading market share from…

Asia-Pacific Cloud Services Trends
Indosat has established Southeast Asia’s largest digital intelligence operations center
OUR TAKEThe establishment of the DIOC is crucial for improving network performance and reliability. This ensures that more people in Indonesia have access to high-quality digital services. By expanding its network coverage and improving service quality, Indosat contributes to the…

Global Institutional Trends
Google invests Namma Yatri shaking up Uber and Ola’s territory
Google participated in Namma Yatri’s $11 million pre-Series A funding round co-led by Blume Ventures and Antler. Namma Yatri’s commission-free model is eroding the market share of Uber and Ola, two well-known ride-hailing platforms.

Global Cloud Services
Logitech names Matteo Anversa as new CFO
OUR TAKEAnversa’s experience as CFO at Gentherm positions him well to develop and implement effective financial strategies for Logitech. His background in managing finances in a manufacturing context can provide valuable insights as Logitech continues to grow and adapt in a…

Global Cloud Services
Recommended security protocol for network address translation
Network address translation (NAT) conserves IP addresses by mapping private IPs to a public IP, enhancing security by hiding internal networks. IPsec is the recommended protocol for securing NAT, offering strong encryption, authentication, and data integrity. SSL/TLS and SSH can…

Global Cloud Services Trends
What is cloud migration testing and why is it important?
What is cloud migration testing? Cloud migration testing is a crucial phase in the process of moving applications, data, and other business elements from on-premises infrastructure to a cloud-based environment. This type of testing involves validating that the migration has been…

Global Cloud Services Trends
What is a hyperconverged system and how does it work?
What is a hyperconverged system? A hyperconverged system is an IT framework that combines computing, storage, and networking resources into a single, cohesive unit. This architecture eliminates the need for separate, discrete hardware components and integrates them into a unified…

Global Cloud Services
Strategic checklist for effective cloud data migration
Cloud data migration involves not only moving data and applications to the cloud, but also standardising, cleaning, and managing data to ensure data quality and governance. Cloud data migration involves defining future goals, data cataloging, data standardisation and cleaning…

Global Cloud Services
AWS migration can power digital innovation
AWS’ three-phase cloud migration model – assess, mobilise and migrate – provides organisations with a comprehensive guidance programme to help them start from assessing the readiness of their existing IT environments, through to developing a detailed migration plan and executing…
