Japan stories
Data centre growth is pushing electricity costs, water use and grid capacity to the fore as Australia races to power its AI boom sustainably.
The change signals a push towards recurring software and IT revenue as the company expands beyond printers and copiers in Australia.
Rising cyber risk across Asia-Pacific is helping channel partners win business as KnowBe4 spotlights top resellers in Singapore.
Global employers may now face added demand for flexible pay, as workers can divert part of wages into crypto before payroll is finalised.
Security teams may miss data theft as AI agents use Telegram and WhatsApp to run locally on endpoints with user-level access.
The hire strengthens Saviynt's regional push as APJ enterprises step up identity security spending to manage cloud and hybrid work risks.
Enterprise users can now query Oracle databases in natural language through Gemini, without moving data or writing SQL, as the partners expand their cloud tie-up.
Higher annual sales and profit at Pinewood were helped by new contracts, as testing of its software began at Lithia's US dealerships.
Partners across JAPAC are becoming more important to CrowdStrike’s regional sales as customers increasingly buy security through resellers and managed services.
AWS users can now run GitLab Duo Agent Platform inference through Amazon Bedrock, keeping AI workflows inside existing controls and budgets.
Industrial firms face rising downtime costs unless they move from reactive repairs to data-led maintenance that proves its worth quickly.
Smaller businesses across Japan and Asia Pacific will gain wider access to CrowdStrike’s Falcon platform through expanded distributor-led partnerships.
The appointment signals Cohesity's sharper push in Asia Pacific and Japan as firms face rising cyber threats, compliance demands and data scrutiny.
Regional demand for its data and AI tools jumped more than 85% in the fourth quarter, prompting a bigger APJ push from Databricks.
The Bangkok event linked DayOne’s data centre build-out to hiring and training, with more than 600 technology and AI roles on offer.
The rollout will bring Anthropic's Claude tools to about 30,000 NEC employees and strengthen AI services for Japanese firms and government bodies.
The tie-up could speed secure AI adoption for regulated Japanese firms, with NEC set to roll out Claude to about 30,000 staff.
Poor address records are driving misdeliveries, extra fuel use and customer churn, costing retailers GBP £11.60 a parcel on average.
Manual securities lending steps at Matsui will be automated as Japan’s settlement system prepares for JASDEC2025 changes.
More Japanese institutions now see crypto as a diversification tool, though volatility, fraud risks and regulatory gaps still curb wider adoption.