Tech Talk

Hybrid cloud; It did not have the best of start in the industry. Around 2008, cloud computing purists pushed back hard on hybrid cloud. It was a time when they already thought private clouds were silly and just another hip way of calling a data center. The whole idea of hybrid, that uses private and traditional computing platforms was deemed ridiculous.

Fast forward to today, it’s clear that hybrid cloud computing have valid roles within enterprises as IT tries to mix and match public clouds and local IT assets to get the best bang for your buck. But is this really for you? Should you be investing in hybrid cloud for your business?

We find out the answer with Dan Matthews, Chief Technology Officer for IFS Global.

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Avana is a newly funded (RM2 million) Malaysian startup that’s in the ecommerce space to provide a special focus for micro merchants. With existing 2000 merchants right now, they are looking to achieve 20,000 merchants by August 2017 and 1 million in 5 years time with expansion plans around SEA, followed by Asia and then globally. Ambitious? Maybe. But for Luqman Adris, the CEO and Yien Yee Soh, the COO, nothing seems to be too ambitious.

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If you've managed to get through the week without your phone bursting into flames, you're one of the lucky ones. Kulturpop's Matt Armitage has promised that he won't spontaneously combust on air but with him anything can happen, so one of our producers is standing by with a fire extinguisher.

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The Geeks talk about living in the matrix, WiFi-operated kettles and Matt's King of the Crowd!

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An ethical hacker is a computer and networking expert who systematically attempts to penetrate a computer system or network on behalf of its owners for the purpose of finding security vulnerabilities that a malicious hacker could potentially exploit. Sounds pretty cool doesn’t it? Well here with me today is CF Fong, founder and executive director of LE Global Services or LGMS, a penetration testing specialist in Malaysia to talk about white hats, dangers of the web and mobile and how you can stay safe.

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Never before has it been easier for artists to achieve instant fame. As YouTube has become the leading platform for discovering thousands of the best and brightest talents, they continue to develop even more, by providing unlimited room for existing and new artists to grow. Closer to home, a Malaysian-grown entertainment platform known as WebTVAsia, a YouTube certified Multi-Channel Network, to produce and monetize Asian video content on demand. Fred Chong & Desmond Ngai of WebTVAsia tells us about their vision and ideas for this platform.

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At the forefront of the mobile fashion industry, Goxip is an app that allows users to snap, search and shop for fashion items instantly through celebrity and user-generated style feeds. With over 30,000 global designer brands under its belt, cofounder & CEO, Juliette Gimenez & YC Lau, Chief Product Officer is here to talk about their journey with Goxip and what this means for the ecommerce industry moving forwards.

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At the forefront of the mobile fashion industry, Goxip is an app that allows users to snap, search and shop for fashion items instantly through celebrity and user-generated style feeds. With over 30,000 global designer brands under its belt, cofounder & CEO, Juliette Gimenez & YC Lau, Chief Product Officer is here to talk about their journey with Goxip and what this means for the ecommerce industry moving forwards.

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The Geeks talk about Nissan's latest innovation in the autonomous industry by launching self-driving chairs, the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize for Chemistry and Matt's King of the Crowd!

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Last week we found out that we are all closet racists and sexists. And that we can all easily be fooled into thinking that we are violent criminals. What good news does Kulturpop’s Matt Armitage have for us this week in part 2 of his deep dive into the subconscious.

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