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NetApp Outpaces Market YoY Growth in APAC’s All-Flash Array and Open Networked Market Segments in Q2 2021, Says Leading Analyst Firm

NetApp ranked first in All-Flash Array and Open Networked market share by vendor revenue in Taiwan, and first in All-Flash Array market share by vendor revenue in both India and Hong Kong, for Q2 2021

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 September 2021 – Global cloud-led, data-centric software company NetApp (NASDAQ: NTAP) today announced that it has achieved double-digit percentage growth, year-on-year, in the All-Flash Array (AFA)[1] and Open Networked[2] segments for the Asia-Pacific[3] (APAC) region, according to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker, Q2 2021 (September 2021 release).

 

The company retained its position as the second largest vendor by vendor revenue, quarter-on-quarter, in the AFA segment for the APAC region, according to IDC.

Across the APAC region in Q2 2021, NetApp achieved 19.5 percent and 15.1 percent year-on-year growth for its AFA and Open Networked business segments, respectively, outpacing overall market growth, according to IDC. This was driven by strong performances in Taiwan, India, and Hong Kong.

  • In Taiwan, NetApp achieved 158.7 percent year-on-year growth for its AFA business in Q2 2021, outpacing market growth of 31.9 percent, according to IDC. This performance established NetApp as the local AFA segment leader in Q2 2021, with a market share of 45.6 percent by vendor revenue. In the Open Networked segment, NetApp achieved 102.4 percent local year-on-year growth in Q2 2021, outpacing market growth of 25.5 percent, according to IDC. This performance established NetApp as the local Open Networked segment leader in Q2 2021, with a market share of 38.4 percent by vendor revenue.
  • In India, NetApp achieved 35.6 percent local year-on-year growth for its AFA business in Q2 2021, outpacing market growth of 13.8 percent, according to IDC. This performance elevated NetApp’s position from third to first, quarter-on-quarter, in the local AFA segment in Q2 2021, with a market share of 30.1 percent by vendor revenue.
  • In Hong Kong, NetApp achieved 43.4 percent local year-on-year growth for its AFA business in Q2 2021, outpacing market growth of 4.3 percent, according to IDC. This performance elevated NetApp’s position from second to first, quarter-on-quarter, in the local AFA segment in Q2 2021, with a market share of 22 percent by vendor revenue.

“NetApp’s exceptional growth in the APAC region’s AFA and Open Networked segments, in Q2 2021, is a validation of our vision and ability to innovate in the storage marketplace,” said Sanjay Rohatgi, Senior Vice President and General Manager, APAC, NetApp. “Our enterprise storage portfolio will continue to be a key part of our hybrid cloud and data fabric strategy, to meet organizations’ digital transformation needs and help them keep up with evolving business requirements. By continuing to provide market leading storage infrastructure and services that unlock the best of cloud and deliver the best cloud-like experiences on-premises, we enable enterprises to truly put their data to work – wherever and whenever they need it.”

 

Modern All-Flash Arrays by NetApp provide robust data services, integrated data protection, seamless scalability, and new levels of performance. These software features, along with deep cloud and application integration, enable the provisioning of storage within minutes. By easily connecting to more public clouds, customers can enjoy both the advanced services and cost savings that they are looking for.

NetApp mostly recently expanded its strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), making it the first and only storage environment that is truly enabled for the hybrid cloud and natively integrated into each of the major public cloud providers. The company has also expanded its partnership with Microsoft to deliver digital workspaces on demand for the modern workforce.



[1] The AFA segment refers to a network storage system that only supports all-flash media as persistent storage and is available under a unique stock keeping unit (SKU).

[2] The Open Networked segment refers to all enterprise storage systems that are not directly attached to a server and deployed in the open operating system environment (this excludes mainframe operating environments).

[3] APAC refers to Australia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, excludes Mainland China

About NetApp:

NetApp is a global cloud-led, data-centric software company that empowers organizations to lead with data in the age of accelerated digital transformation. The company provides systems, software and cloud services that enable them to run their applications optimally from data center to cloud, whether they are developing in the cloud, moving to the cloud, or creating their own cloudlike experiences on premises. With solutions that perform across diverse environments, NetApp helps organizations build their own data fabric and securely deliver the right data, services, and applications to the right people – anytime, anywhere. Learn more at www.netapp.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram.

NETAPP, the NETAPP logo, and the marks listed at www.netapp.com/TM are trademarks of NetApp, Inc.

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Economic Recovery in East Asia and Pacific Faces Setback

Covid-19 in Asia Pacific Region
Covid-19 in Asia Pacific Region (Photo: Independent)

The East Asia and Pacific region’s recovery has been undermined by the spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant, prolonging the distress for firms and households, likely slowing economic growth and increasing inequality, the World Bank said on Monday.

Laos Records 500 Cases of Covid-19 as Small Cluster Forms in Xaysomboun Province

Xaysomboun Covid-19 Update

Laos has recorded more cases of community spread of Covid-19 across several provinces today, with thirteen cases in Xaysomboun Province involving residents who attended a funeral.

Hong Kong Convention Ambassadors’ Tech Event Wins Underline the City’s Position as a Pivotal I&T Hub

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 September 2021 – Further to the announcement the return of RISE, one of Asia’s largest tech conferences, in March 2022, Hong Kong also recently secured two major technology events to be held next year – the very first Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Conference 2022 (GBAAIR Conference), and IEEE Region 10 Conference 2022 (TENCON), which was last held in the city in 2006.

The two conferences are expected to act as a magnet for leading industry experts, strengthening the city’s position as a pivotal innovation and technology (I&T) hub. Conference organisers paid tribute to the Hong Kong Convention Ambassador (HKCA) programme initiated by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), which helped them decide on the best location.

HKTB Executive Director Mr Dane Cheng said: “Since starting the HKCA programme, we have received tremendous support from more than 100 ambassadors, who are all prominent leaders of business and professional bodies in Hong Kong. Their concerted efforts will lead to a new era of opportunity for both Hong Kong tourism and the city’s multi-sector development. We are confident we will achieve further success with our ambassadors and make Hong Kong the world’s meeting place for business events.”

 

Greater Bay Area Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Conference 2022 (GBAAIR Conference)

 

Artificial intelligence and robotics experts from Hong Kong, Mainland China and around the world are expected to flock to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre for the GBAAIR Conference, the first large-scale conference of its kind to take place physically in the Greater Bay Area since the pandemic. A rich programme of cross-border exchange and excursions will take place, thanks to the city’s supreme connectivity to Mainland China, with its extensive road and rail network. The conference will be hosted by the Hong Kong Society of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, in tandem with the Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC), which is part of the HKCA programme.

 

HKPC Chairman Mr Willy Lin Sun Mo, GBS, JP said: “Playing host to this event will underscore Hong Kong’s first-rate research capability in artificial intelligence and robotics, which has been identified as one of the key pillars of the city’s innovation economy and a prime part of the National Key Technologies Research and Development Programme. We are delighted that the HKCA programme was launched in time, and the HKTB is a great partner, offering professional support every step of the way, especially for first-time organisers.”

IEEE Region 10 Conference 2022 (TENCON)

 

Thanks to the referral of ambassador Ir Edward Cheung, Chairman of the Joint Chapter on Circuits & Systems and Communications of IEEE Hong Kong Section, the HKTB worked together with the IEEE Hong Kong Section to successfully bring TENCON to Hong Kong. The high-profile technology and engineering event will gather more than 1,000 cross-disciplinary professionals, academicians, industry leaders, researchers and students.

 

Dr Paulina Chan, Chair of the IEEE Hong Kong Section and the General Chair of TENCON Conference, said: “We’re excited to host TENCON, an IEEE flagship conference in Hong Kong again in 2022. Hong Kong is an ideal destination for technology-business integration and an international hub for hosting professional conferences in Asia. We had a great experience working with the HKTB. I am confident that the upcoming TENCON will reach new horizons in global participation, anticipating multidisciplinary professional profiles and dynamic exchanges among international attendance.”

 

Hong Kong: A Pivotal I&T Hub

 

Hong Kong is a pivotal I&T hub, enjoying strong government support and growing collaboration among GBA cities. Coupled with Hong Kong’s unique position as an international gateway, with unrivalled connectivity, the city is a strategic destination for tech events.

 

Through the HKCA programme, the HKTB provides one-stop event support for events both large and small for the I&T sector, as well other business and professional fields, and promote the multiplier effect to fuel the local economic recovery.

About the Hong Kong Convention Ambassador Programme

The Hong Kong Convention Ambassador programme is an initiative launched by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB). The programme aims to bring together distinguished leaders of business and professional bodies to make Hong Kong the premier choice for regional and global meetings, conventions and exhibitions. Hong Kong Convention Ambassadors are provided comprehensive professional support and services from the HKTB’s dedicated team throughout the process, from event planning, bidding and preparation to execution. To learn more, please visit www.mehongkong.com/hkca.

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Laos Purchases New Fleet of Ambulances to Assist in Fight Against Covid-19

Laos purchases new fleet of ambulances

The Ministry of Health has handed over fifty new ambulances to hospitals around the country to assist in the transportation of patients as the Covid-19 outbreak spreads.

FWD General Insurance tops Forrester Customer Experience Index in Hong Kong for second year running

HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 28 September 2021 – FWD General Insurance has topped the Customer Experience Index (CX Index) for two consecutive years in the latest 2020 ranking conducted by Forrester Consulting*. The study focused on the quality of customer experience among brands in Hong Kong’s general insurance market.

 

The ranking survey was completed by collecting responses from more than 1,400 customers on insurance brands, which were then evaluated by a third-party panel. Customers were asked to rate the brands according to various key customer experience drivers such as customer service, financial consultants, procedure, communication, digital channel, product, “respects me as a customer”, and COVID-19 response.

 

Laurence Luk, Director of Sales and Marketing, FWD General Insurance, said, “It’s incredibly rewarding for our relentless focus on customer experience to be acknowledged by Forrester, and ultimately by customers. We’re committed to delivering a best-in-class customer experience to make sure our customers are covered, especially during these challenging times.”

 

*A commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting leveraging the CX Index™ framework, December 2019 and November 2020.

 

Forrester Research does not endorse any company included in any CX Index™ report and does not advise any person to select the products or services of any particular company based on the ratings included in such reports.


About FWD General Insurance Hong Kong

FWD General Insurance in Hong Kong is a subsidiary of bolttech, an international insurtech and part of Pacific Century Group. FWD General Insurance distributes a wide range of insurance for individual and corporate customers including home, motor, medical, travel, device protection and various commercial insurances, licencing its brand from FWD, a leading pan-Asian life insurer focused on changing the way people feel about insurance.

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M1 to Offer the New iPad and iPad mini with Orders Starting on 24 September

Trade up to the best iPad and iPad mini yet! Just as Apple unveils the new iPad 9th generation and iPad mini 6th generation, M1 ensures that customers can get their hands on the upgraded tablets conveniently. Featuring online exclusives such as a free 5G SIM Card for every sign-up and more, M1 customers and subscribers will be able to order iPad mini and iPad from September 24, 2021. With M1’s exclusive promotions and mobile add-ons, work, play, create, and stay connected with hyper-personalised plans, all at an incredible value.

SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 September 2021 – With the release of the new iPad and iPad mini, M1 has once again made these capable tablets affordable to all in Singapore. With the official launch, customers can get their hands on the all-around stunning products in-store and online at M1. Featuring fully customisable Bespoke plans and other exclusive deals, Apple fans don’t have to look any further.

Experience All the Power You Can Carry

 

The latest iPad mini delivers mega power with its revamped design. Featuring a boost in its screen size, iPad mini is now available at M1 in four gorgeous colours – pink, starlight, purple, and space grey. With 5G and Wi-Fi 6 now available on iPad mini, users can experience True 5G with a free 6-month subscription to the 5Go Plus Booster Pack and a 5G SIM Card from M1! Given that the telecommunications service provider’s True 5G network boasts an ever-expanding coverage, users can enjoy the full potential of True 5G with this device when connected to M1’s network.

Looking for something beyond iPad mini? M1 also offers the new iPad 9th generation. Available with a Bespoke plan to pair, customers can select from a full line-up of mobile add-ons to design a subscription plan that is compatible with their lifestyle. From Bundle Packs to Unlimited Weekend Data, a complete mobile experience that complements the performance of the latest iPad is just a click away when you sign up with M1. With awesome deals on mobile, postpaid, and more, staying connected now comes at an incredible value!

Experience the Magic of iPad with M1 Today

 

At M1, our Bespoke plans are designed to give loyal customers full control over their mobile subscriptions. With the Bespoke Plan, customers can get the new iPad and iPad mini at affordable prices and customise their plan on the fly using the My M1+ app. Experience true 5G with the 5Go Plus Booster mobile add-on and switch up your mobile data with ease!

 

Get the new iPad and iPad mini at M1 to enjoy unparalleled freedom. Alongside amazing discounts and promotions, head in-store or online today for more information.

 

For more details on Apple products, please visit www.apple.com.

About M1

M1, a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation, is Singapore’s first digital network operator, providing a suite of communications services, including mobile, fixed line, and fibre offerings to over two million customers.

Since the launch of its commercial services in 1997, M1 has achieved many firsts – becoming one of the first operators to be awarded one of Singapore’s two nationwide 5G standalone network licences, being the first operator to offer nationwide 4G service, ultra-high-speed fixed broadband, fixed voice, and other services on the Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN).

M1’s mission is to drive transformation and evolution in Singapore’s telecommunications landscape through cutting-edge technology and its made-to-measure offerings. For more information, visit http://www.m1.com.sg.

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Man Arrested for Theft of Railway Components

Man arrested for theft of railway components.

A man has been arrested in Vientiane Capital for stealing railway construction components along the Laos-China Railway.