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Power, investment key to data centre goal
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/06/2024
» Promoting affordable renewable power and continuing investment in related infrastructure are key factors if Thailand is to achieve its goal of becoming a regional data centre hub, according to executives.
Oracle Targets the Health Cloud With $28.3 Billion Bid for Cerner
Business, Published on 22/12/2021
» Oracle Corp. on Monday announced its largest deal ever, a roughly $28.3 billion purchase of electronic-medical-records company Cerner Corp. that vaults the business-software giant deeper into healthcare technology.
Microsoft Deepens Health-Tech Push With $16 Billion Deal for Nuance
Business, Published on 14/04/2021
» Microsoft Corp. has agreed to buy artificial intelligence company Nuance Communications Inc. for $16 billion, extending chief executive Satya Nadella's run of big acquisitions to accelerate growth in everything from healthcare to videogaming.
Why Bezos Is Staying On as Executive Chairman
Business, Patrick Thomas, Published on 05/02/2021
» Jeff Bezos, the founder and longtime chief of Amazon.com Inc., is giving up his chief executive position, but not his seat of power.
Pandemic Boosted Netflix, Other Streaming Players in 2020
Business, Published on 01/01/2021
» The past 12 months were billed as the year when a flood of new entrants would force streaming services to wage an all-out war for subscribers. Instead, incumbents and rookies alike feasted on a base of shut-in customers eager for more things to watch.
Want to be invincible? Learn to innovate
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/09/2019
» If a company is continuously reinventing itself, it has a good chance of staying ahead of the competition. The problem for many companies is that once they become successful, or find a business model that works, they tend to focus on that and forget to renew themselves, says Alexander Osterwalder, a Swiss business theorist and author.
Beyond digital payment
Asia focus, Published on 04/02/2019
» The way we pay for things has evolved rapidly in recent years. Even carrying a physical wallet containing cash and cards is no longer essential when a smartphone or biometric recognition can be used to complete a transaction.
Billionaires play big in digital TV game
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 04/09/2017
» The media business and billionaires seem to attract each other.
Amazon lets you try on and return clothes free
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/06/2017
» Retail experiments to find ways to get people to buy online now include trying out products at home for a period of time.
Preparing for the new era of concurrency
Business, Barry Elliott, Published on 14/06/2017
» Picking up again from our piece two weeks ago, regarding work done by Matt Davis of SCM World entitled "Concurrency -- Embracing the death of S&OP, SCOR and other supply chain paradigms", we will share with you the action plan that he proposes.