accelerating the adoption of cloud computing throughout Asia Pacific and beyond
accelerating the adoption of cloud computing throughout Asia Pacific and beyond

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Thought Leadership

DateTitlemoreGuest/HostCategory
20-Jan-2021Cloud Adoption and Growth in South East Asia - A Digital Centre Interview with ACCA's Lim May-AnnIn the latest episode of Digital Centre’s podcast series, host Omer Wilson talks with May-Ann Lim, Executive Director of the Asia Cloud Computing Association, on cloud adoption and growth in Southeast Asia. With cloud adoption moving from proof of concept to return on investment for many organisations, May-Ann and Omer delve into the industries driving adoption, the countries to watch out for and how Singapore can retain its status as an innovation hub.Omer Wilson, Digital RealtyPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
27-Jan-2023Data Privacy in the Cloud This paper presents guidance to cloud using organizations that cloud-native and cloud-enabled services may be used to implement the baseline technical controls with reference to capabilities available from major Cloud Service Providers.The School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological UniversityThought Leadership
05-Aug-2023Applying Baseline Technical Measures for Managing Data Privacy in the Cloud at ScaleThe paper offers guidance on applying baseline technical measures to manage data privacy in the cloud. It aims at providing an approach to help system designers, architects, and data privacy compliance stakeholders adept to current, new, or future industry-specific and national regulations in different global markets.  The School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Thought Leadership
07-Apr-2014#TalkThursday: Innovation and cloud computing in the Asia-PacificWhat does the development of cloud technology mean for individuals and businesses in the Asia-Pacific? How prevalent is cloud computing in this day and age? Will it benefit countries with poor connectivity? Rappler talks to May-Ann Lim and Bernie Trudel of the Asia Cloud Computing Association. Lim is the association's Executive Director, while Trudel has been its Chairman for the past three years.
Bernie Trudel, Lim May-Ann, Maria RessaVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2015Innovation in Asia Pacific Cloud Markets: ACCA Executive Director Lim May-Ann speaks with MSC Malaysia, in Kuala LumpurCloud South East Asia is the region’s content led ICT event for C-level IT decision makers, operations and development teams, as well as Telco Cloud Service Providers looking to leverage the opportunities Cloud and Mobility technologies offer. Sponsored by MDeC, the two day event brings together C-Level decision makers from across South East Asia to give unheard before insight into cloud business models and implementation strategies, enterprise mobility and mobile device management, big data, security and future data centre priorities, in addition to Telco go-to market cloud strategies. Cloud South East Asia hosts detailed presentations, interactive discussions and hands-on classroom sessions, as well as extended exhibition networking features, to ensure its audience of 400+ ICT professionals leave ready to drive the region’s businesses forward in the digital, competitive markets. [from MDEC video description]
Lim May-Ann, MDECVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2016Cloud Moves TV asks ACCA: How to promote gender equality in tech?In 2015, a McKinsey Global Institute Report found 12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 – just by advancing women’s equality. Cloud Moves TV asked the Cloud Expo Asia Women in Technology panelists what measures companies can take to ensure they are attracting as much talent as possible… [from Cloud Moves TV description]
Lim May-Ann, Cloud Moves TVVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2016ACCA Executive Director Lim May-Ann speaks with Cloud Moves TV, in SingaporeCloud Moves TV chaired the Women in Technology ‘Real Life Success Stories’ panel discussion. Seven inspiring leading female figureheads will congregated within the KeyNote theatre to unveil their summit to success. One of these inspiring women was Lim May –Ann; the Executive Director of the Asia Cloud Computing Association and the Managing Director of TRPC. May-Ann has worked with multiple regional and global institutions including the World Bank. [from Cloud Moves TV description]

Lim May-Ann, Cloud Moves TVVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
06-May-2014The Future of the Internet
Guest: Mr. Kuek Yu-Chuang, Vice-President and Managing Director, ICANN Asia Pacific Hub
Speaking in his role as the Vice-President and Managing Director of the newly-opened Asia Pacific Hub for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Kuek speaks to us about the implications of recent milestones in internet history on the business community in Asia, including the release of new global top level domain names (gTLDs) and the historic announcement by the US Government of its intent to transfer the stewardship of the important technical functions of the internet to the global multi stakeholder community.Kuek Yu ChuangPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
21-May-2014The Intersection of Money, SME, and Cloud Computing In Indonesia: Extending Access and Bringing the Next 50 million Customers Online
Guest: Mr. Donny Prasetya, Senior Vice President at Bank BTPN, Indonesia
Our guest Mr Donny Prasetya has long been at the forefront of digital banking technology for the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. In this session, Donny speaks to us about his experience at the forefront of implementing this revolution on the business side, where he is targeting the extensive Indonesian SME community, targeting mobile access and the delivery of cloud computing solutions, to enable remote payroll dissemination, bill payments and collection, CRM enablement, customer tracking, and other new technology developments.Donny PrasetyaPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
03-Jun-2014Cloud Computing and the Future of Marketing
Guest: Mr. Jos Birken, Vice Chairman, Direct Marketing Association of Singapore (DMAS)
The availability of Cloud Computing and cloud based services and platforms has had a profound impact on the way we will do marketing in the future. That change has been visible for a few years but is about to go mainstream now. In this session, Mr Jos Birken, Vice-Chairman of the Direct Marketing Association of Singapore, discusses some of these major changes, and highlights the trends and particular market circumstances that are causing these developments to speed up.Jos BirkenPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
24-Jun-2014

Can the Philippines repeat its stunning BPO success as the world moves to Cloud?
Guest: Mr. Jose Mari Mercado - President and CEO, IT and Business Process Association, Philippines

The Philippines Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines was one of the first industries to leverage the digital transformation offered by internet communications. Powered by the internet and web revolution, the IT-BPO Industry generated $16 billion in revenue in 2013, employing close to 1 million people. In 2013, Manila ranked No. 3 in the world as a global outsourcing destination, moving ahead of New Delhi. With the government actively supporting growth through various incentives aimed at attracting FDI, what is next for the sector? What are the opportunities in cloud for BPO? Indeed, what does BPO Cloud look like? And with data sovereignty concerns increasing regionally, what are the challenges in next-generation BPO. In this exclusive session for ACCA, President and CEO of the IT Business Process Assoc. Philippines, Mr. Jose Mari Mercado provides an overview of the sectors growth potential, and opens possible initiatives for ACCA member companies in this fast-growing sector. He discusses the state of cloud technology adoption amongst businesses in the BPO industry, identifies areas with particular potential within the cloud landscape, and discusses what is hindering more active cloud adoption, despite growing interest. Jose Mari MercadoPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
07-Aug-2017The Healthcare Industry on the CloudACCAtv host Adam Stout speaks with Bernie Trudel, chairman of the Asia Cloud Computing Association, on how various teams and functions in the healthcare industry would benefit from moving to cloud technology. Adam Stout, Bernie TrudelVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Dec-2013ACCA on BBC World News on 27 Dec 2013: Interview with Stacy Baird on Cloud Computing and Data SovereigntyStacy Baird, BBCVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
14-Apr-2013Unlearning Cloud - An interview with Mark Ross, Founder of CloudGarage and GridMarkets
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi discusses with Mark Ross, Founder of CloudGarage and GridMarkets, what cloud computing is and what it is not, and how to distinguish real cloud offerings from the fake.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
21/Apr/2013A Public Cloud Story - an interview with Nicholas Weston, International Treasury Services in Asia
How does a technology migration to public cloud work, especially for banking and financial services in Asia? Where does a company start, and what processes should an organisation follow? Host Omid Mahboubi speaks with Nicholas Weston, who has lived that journey.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
02-May-2013Time as a Service - an Interview with Hakim Karim, co-founder of GridMarkets
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi asks Hakim Karim, the co-founder of GridMarkets -- should startups locate in Asia, given globalization? What does Asia offer to startups? And also, what on earth is this notion, "time as a service"?
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
18-Sep-2013Innovataholics! - An interview with Kingsley Wood, Amazon Web Services
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi discusses the impact of cloud computing on innovation with AWS's Kingsley Wood. He shared with us a number of examples of the innovative ideas leveraging on cloud. We also talked about DevOps and the future of cloud in Asia.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
02-Oct-2013Cloud: Still A Tough Sell - an interview with David Rosengrave, Verizon
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi asks: Do we still need to pitch for Cloud in Asia? Is it a good idea to run Centers of Excellence for Cloud in enterprises? What is the value proposition in Private PaaS? How far are we from IT-in-a-Box for enterprise?
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights

 

Podcasts

DateTitlemoreGuest/HostCategory
20-Jan-2021Cloud Adoption and Growth in South East Asia - A Digital Centre Interview with ACCA's Lim May-AnnIn the latest episode of Digital Centre’s podcast series, host Omer Wilson talks with May-Ann Lim, Executive Director of the Asia Cloud Computing Association, on cloud adoption and growth in Southeast Asia. With cloud adoption moving from proof of concept to return on investment for many organisations, May-Ann and Omer delve into the industries driving adoption, the countries to watch out for and how Singapore can retain its status as an innovation hub.Omer Wilson, Digital RealtyPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
27-Jan-2023Data Privacy in the Cloud This paper presents guidance to cloud using organizations that cloud-native and cloud-enabled services may be used to implement the baseline technical controls with reference to capabilities available from major Cloud Service Providers.The School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological UniversityThought Leadership
05-Aug-2023Applying Baseline Technical Measures for Managing Data Privacy in the Cloud at ScaleThe paper offers guidance on applying baseline technical measures to manage data privacy in the cloud. It aims at providing an approach to help system designers, architects, and data privacy compliance stakeholders adept to current, new, or future industry-specific and national regulations in different global markets.  The School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Thought Leadership
07-Apr-2014#TalkThursday: Innovation and cloud computing in the Asia-PacificWhat does the development of cloud technology mean for individuals and businesses in the Asia-Pacific? How prevalent is cloud computing in this day and age? Will it benefit countries with poor connectivity? Rappler talks to May-Ann Lim and Bernie Trudel of the Asia Cloud Computing Association. Lim is the association's Executive Director, while Trudel has been its Chairman for the past three years.
Bernie Trudel, Lim May-Ann, Maria RessaVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2015Innovation in Asia Pacific Cloud Markets: ACCA Executive Director Lim May-Ann speaks with MSC Malaysia, in Kuala LumpurCloud South East Asia is the region’s content led ICT event for C-level IT decision makers, operations and development teams, as well as Telco Cloud Service Providers looking to leverage the opportunities Cloud and Mobility technologies offer. Sponsored by MDeC, the two day event brings together C-Level decision makers from across South East Asia to give unheard before insight into cloud business models and implementation strategies, enterprise mobility and mobile device management, big data, security and future data centre priorities, in addition to Telco go-to market cloud strategies. Cloud South East Asia hosts detailed presentations, interactive discussions and hands-on classroom sessions, as well as extended exhibition networking features, to ensure its audience of 400+ ICT professionals leave ready to drive the region’s businesses forward in the digital, competitive markets. [from MDEC video description]
Lim May-Ann, MDECVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2016Cloud Moves TV asks ACCA: How to promote gender equality in tech?In 2015, a McKinsey Global Institute Report found 12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 – just by advancing women’s equality. Cloud Moves TV asked the Cloud Expo Asia Women in Technology panelists what measures companies can take to ensure they are attracting as much talent as possible… [from Cloud Moves TV description]
Lim May-Ann, Cloud Moves TVVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2016ACCA Executive Director Lim May-Ann speaks with Cloud Moves TV, in SingaporeCloud Moves TV chaired the Women in Technology ‘Real Life Success Stories’ panel discussion. Seven inspiring leading female figureheads will congregated within the KeyNote theatre to unveil their summit to success. One of these inspiring women was Lim May –Ann; the Executive Director of the Asia Cloud Computing Association and the Managing Director of TRPC. May-Ann has worked with multiple regional and global institutions including the World Bank. [from Cloud Moves TV description]

Lim May-Ann, Cloud Moves TVVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
06-May-2014The Future of the Internet
Guest: Mr. Kuek Yu-Chuang, Vice-President and Managing Director, ICANN Asia Pacific Hub
Speaking in his role as the Vice-President and Managing Director of the newly-opened Asia Pacific Hub for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Kuek speaks to us about the implications of recent milestones in internet history on the business community in Asia, including the release of new global top level domain names (gTLDs) and the historic announcement by the US Government of its intent to transfer the stewardship of the important technical functions of the internet to the global multi stakeholder community.Kuek Yu ChuangPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
21-May-2014The Intersection of Money, SME, and Cloud Computing In Indonesia: Extending Access and Bringing the Next 50 million Customers Online
Guest: Mr. Donny Prasetya, Senior Vice President at Bank BTPN, Indonesia
Our guest Mr Donny Prasetya has long been at the forefront of digital banking technology for the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. In this session, Donny speaks to us about his experience at the forefront of implementing this revolution on the business side, where he is targeting the extensive Indonesian SME community, targeting mobile access and the delivery of cloud computing solutions, to enable remote payroll dissemination, bill payments and collection, CRM enablement, customer tracking, and other new technology developments.Donny PrasetyaPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
03-Jun-2014Cloud Computing and the Future of Marketing
Guest: Mr. Jos Birken, Vice Chairman, Direct Marketing Association of Singapore (DMAS)
The availability of Cloud Computing and cloud based services and platforms has had a profound impact on the way we will do marketing in the future. That change has been visible for a few years but is about to go mainstream now. In this session, Mr Jos Birken, Vice-Chairman of the Direct Marketing Association of Singapore, discusses some of these major changes, and highlights the trends and particular market circumstances that are causing these developments to speed up.Jos BirkenPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
24-Jun-2014

Can the Philippines repeat its stunning BPO success as the world moves to Cloud?
Guest: Mr. Jose Mari Mercado - President and CEO, IT and Business Process Association, Philippines

The Philippines Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines was one of the first industries to leverage the digital transformation offered by internet communications. Powered by the internet and web revolution, the IT-BPO Industry generated $16 billion in revenue in 2013, employing close to 1 million people. In 2013, Manila ranked No. 3 in the world as a global outsourcing destination, moving ahead of New Delhi. With the government actively supporting growth through various incentives aimed at attracting FDI, what is next for the sector? What are the opportunities in cloud for BPO? Indeed, what does BPO Cloud look like? And with data sovereignty concerns increasing regionally, what are the challenges in next-generation BPO. In this exclusive session for ACCA, President and CEO of the IT Business Process Assoc. Philippines, Mr. Jose Mari Mercado provides an overview of the sectors growth potential, and opens possible initiatives for ACCA member companies in this fast-growing sector. He discusses the state of cloud technology adoption amongst businesses in the BPO industry, identifies areas with particular potential within the cloud landscape, and discusses what is hindering more active cloud adoption, despite growing interest. Jose Mari MercadoPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
07-Aug-2017The Healthcare Industry on the CloudACCAtv host Adam Stout speaks with Bernie Trudel, chairman of the Asia Cloud Computing Association, on how various teams and functions in the healthcare industry would benefit from moving to cloud technology. Adam Stout, Bernie TrudelVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Dec-2013ACCA on BBC World News on 27 Dec 2013: Interview with Stacy Baird on Cloud Computing and Data SovereigntyStacy Baird, BBCVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
14-Apr-2013Unlearning Cloud - An interview with Mark Ross, Founder of CloudGarage and GridMarkets
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi discusses with Mark Ross, Founder of CloudGarage and GridMarkets, what cloud computing is and what it is not, and how to distinguish real cloud offerings from the fake.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
21/Apr/2013A Public Cloud Story - an interview with Nicholas Weston, International Treasury Services in Asia
How does a technology migration to public cloud work, especially for banking and financial services in Asia? Where does a company start, and what processes should an organisation follow? Host Omid Mahboubi speaks with Nicholas Weston, who has lived that journey.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
02-May-2013Time as a Service - an Interview with Hakim Karim, co-founder of GridMarkets
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi asks Hakim Karim, the co-founder of GridMarkets -- should startups locate in Asia, given globalization? What does Asia offer to startups? And also, what on earth is this notion, "time as a service"?
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
18-Sep-2013Innovataholics! - An interview with Kingsley Wood, Amazon Web Services
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi discusses the impact of cloud computing on innovation with AWS's Kingsley Wood. He shared with us a number of examples of the innovative ideas leveraging on cloud. We also talked about DevOps and the future of cloud in Asia.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
02-Oct-2013Cloud: Still A Tough Sell - an interview with David Rosengrave, Verizon
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi asks: Do we still need to pitch for Cloud in Asia? Is it a good idea to run Centers of Excellence for Cloud in enterprises? What is the value proposition in Private PaaS? How far are we from IT-in-a-Box for enterprise?
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights

 

ACCAtv – Vlogs and Videos

DateTitlemoreGuest/HostCategory
20-Jan-2021Cloud Adoption and Growth in South East Asia - A Digital Centre Interview with ACCA's Lim May-AnnIn the latest episode of Digital Centre’s podcast series, host Omer Wilson talks with May-Ann Lim, Executive Director of the Asia Cloud Computing Association, on cloud adoption and growth in Southeast Asia. With cloud adoption moving from proof of concept to return on investment for many organisations, May-Ann and Omer delve into the industries driving adoption, the countries to watch out for and how Singapore can retain its status as an innovation hub.Omer Wilson, Digital RealtyPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
27-Jan-2023Data Privacy in the Cloud This paper presents guidance to cloud using organizations that cloud-native and cloud-enabled services may be used to implement the baseline technical controls with reference to capabilities available from major Cloud Service Providers.The School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological UniversityThought Leadership
05-Aug-2023Applying Baseline Technical Measures for Managing Data Privacy in the Cloud at ScaleThe paper offers guidance on applying baseline technical measures to manage data privacy in the cloud. It aims at providing an approach to help system designers, architects, and data privacy compliance stakeholders adept to current, new, or future industry-specific and national regulations in different global markets.  The School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University Thought Leadership
07-Apr-2014#TalkThursday: Innovation and cloud computing in the Asia-PacificWhat does the development of cloud technology mean for individuals and businesses in the Asia-Pacific? How prevalent is cloud computing in this day and age? Will it benefit countries with poor connectivity? Rappler talks to May-Ann Lim and Bernie Trudel of the Asia Cloud Computing Association. Lim is the association's Executive Director, while Trudel has been its Chairman for the past three years.
Bernie Trudel, Lim May-Ann, Maria RessaVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2015Innovation in Asia Pacific Cloud Markets: ACCA Executive Director Lim May-Ann speaks with MSC Malaysia, in Kuala LumpurCloud South East Asia is the region’s content led ICT event for C-level IT decision makers, operations and development teams, as well as Telco Cloud Service Providers looking to leverage the opportunities Cloud and Mobility technologies offer. Sponsored by MDeC, the two day event brings together C-Level decision makers from across South East Asia to give unheard before insight into cloud business models and implementation strategies, enterprise mobility and mobile device management, big data, security and future data centre priorities, in addition to Telco go-to market cloud strategies. Cloud South East Asia hosts detailed presentations, interactive discussions and hands-on classroom sessions, as well as extended exhibition networking features, to ensure its audience of 400+ ICT professionals leave ready to drive the region’s businesses forward in the digital, competitive markets. [from MDEC video description]
Lim May-Ann, MDECVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2016Cloud Moves TV asks ACCA: How to promote gender equality in tech?In 2015, a McKinsey Global Institute Report found 12 trillion could be added to global GDP by 2025 – just by advancing women’s equality. Cloud Moves TV asked the Cloud Expo Asia Women in Technology panelists what measures companies can take to ensure they are attracting as much talent as possible… [from Cloud Moves TV description]
Lim May-Ann, Cloud Moves TVVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Oct-2016ACCA Executive Director Lim May-Ann speaks with Cloud Moves TV, in SingaporeCloud Moves TV chaired the Women in Technology ‘Real Life Success Stories’ panel discussion. Seven inspiring leading female figureheads will congregated within the KeyNote theatre to unveil their summit to success. One of these inspiring women was Lim May –Ann; the Executive Director of the Asia Cloud Computing Association and the Managing Director of TRPC. May-Ann has worked with multiple regional and global institutions including the World Bank. [from Cloud Moves TV description]

Lim May-Ann, Cloud Moves TVVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
06-May-2014The Future of the Internet
Guest: Mr. Kuek Yu-Chuang, Vice-President and Managing Director, ICANN Asia Pacific Hub
Speaking in his role as the Vice-President and Managing Director of the newly-opened Asia Pacific Hub for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Kuek speaks to us about the implications of recent milestones in internet history on the business community in Asia, including the release of new global top level domain names (gTLDs) and the historic announcement by the US Government of its intent to transfer the stewardship of the important technical functions of the internet to the global multi stakeholder community.Kuek Yu ChuangPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
21-May-2014The Intersection of Money, SME, and Cloud Computing In Indonesia: Extending Access and Bringing the Next 50 million Customers Online
Guest: Mr. Donny Prasetya, Senior Vice President at Bank BTPN, Indonesia
Our guest Mr Donny Prasetya has long been at the forefront of digital banking technology for the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. In this session, Donny speaks to us about his experience at the forefront of implementing this revolution on the business side, where he is targeting the extensive Indonesian SME community, targeting mobile access and the delivery of cloud computing solutions, to enable remote payroll dissemination, bill payments and collection, CRM enablement, customer tracking, and other new technology developments.Donny PrasetyaPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
03-Jun-2014Cloud Computing and the Future of Marketing
Guest: Mr. Jos Birken, Vice Chairman, Direct Marketing Association of Singapore (DMAS)
The availability of Cloud Computing and cloud based services and platforms has had a profound impact on the way we will do marketing in the future. That change has been visible for a few years but is about to go mainstream now. In this session, Mr Jos Birken, Vice-Chairman of the Direct Marketing Association of Singapore, discusses some of these major changes, and highlights the trends and particular market circumstances that are causing these developments to speed up.Jos BirkenPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
24-Jun-2014

Can the Philippines repeat its stunning BPO success as the world moves to Cloud?
Guest: Mr. Jose Mari Mercado - President and CEO, IT and Business Process Association, Philippines

The Philippines Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industry in the Philippines was one of the first industries to leverage the digital transformation offered by internet communications. Powered by the internet and web revolution, the IT-BPO Industry generated $16 billion in revenue in 2013, employing close to 1 million people. In 2013, Manila ranked No. 3 in the world as a global outsourcing destination, moving ahead of New Delhi. With the government actively supporting growth through various incentives aimed at attracting FDI, what is next for the sector? What are the opportunities in cloud for BPO? Indeed, what does BPO Cloud look like? And with data sovereignty concerns increasing regionally, what are the challenges in next-generation BPO. In this exclusive session for ACCA, President and CEO of the IT Business Process Assoc. Philippines, Mr. Jose Mari Mercado provides an overview of the sectors growth potential, and opens possible initiatives for ACCA member companies in this fast-growing sector. He discusses the state of cloud technology adoption amongst businesses in the BPO industry, identifies areas with particular potential within the cloud landscape, and discusses what is hindering more active cloud adoption, despite growing interest. Jose Mari MercadoPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
07-Aug-2017The Healthcare Industry on the CloudACCAtv host Adam Stout speaks with Bernie Trudel, chairman of the Asia Cloud Computing Association, on how various teams and functions in the healthcare industry would benefit from moving to cloud technology. Adam Stout, Bernie TrudelVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
27-Dec-2013ACCA on BBC World News on 27 Dec 2013: Interview with Stacy Baird on Cloud Computing and Data SovereigntyStacy Baird, BBCVlog: ACCAtv + Other Videos
14-Apr-2013Unlearning Cloud - An interview with Mark Ross, Founder of CloudGarage and GridMarkets
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi discusses with Mark Ross, Founder of CloudGarage and GridMarkets, what cloud computing is and what it is not, and how to distinguish real cloud offerings from the fake.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
21/Apr/2013A Public Cloud Story - an interview with Nicholas Weston, International Treasury Services in Asia
How does a technology migration to public cloud work, especially for banking and financial services in Asia? Where does a company start, and what processes should an organisation follow? Host Omid Mahboubi speaks with Nicholas Weston, who has lived that journey.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
02-May-2013Time as a Service - an Interview with Hakim Karim, co-founder of GridMarkets
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi asks Hakim Karim, the co-founder of GridMarkets -- should startups locate in Asia, given globalization? What does Asia offer to startups? And also, what on earth is this notion, "time as a service"?
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
18-Sep-2013Innovataholics! - An interview with Kingsley Wood, Amazon Web Services
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi discusses the impact of cloud computing on innovation with AWS's Kingsley Wood. He shared with us a number of examples of the innovative ideas leveraging on cloud. We also talked about DevOps and the future of cloud in Asia.
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights
02-Oct-2013Cloud: Still A Tough Sell - an interview with David Rosengrave, Verizon
In this episode, host Omid Mahboubi asks: Do we still need to pitch for Cloud in Asia? Is it a good idea to run Centers of Excellence for Cloud in enterprises? What is the value proposition in Private PaaS? How far are we from IT-in-a-Box for enterprise?
ACCAPodcasts + Webinars: Cloud Insights