The Ultimate Guide to Data Analytics
A curated Asian edition of TechDay news, analysis, interviews, reviews, job moves, and related resources for Data Analytics.
What to know about Data Analytics
Data Analytics is a rapidly evolving field that empowers organizations to extract meaningful insights from vast volumes of data. It encompasses a broad range of techniques, including natural language processing, predictive analytics, AI integration, and real-time data processing, all aimed at driving better decision-making across industries.
Recent advancements highlight its applications in numerous sectors, such as healthcare, logistics, finance, retail, and education. From enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency to supporting sustainability initiatives and mitigating risks, data analytics is becoming an indispensable tool in today’s digital landscape.
Exploring stories tagged with Data Analytics provides readers a window into emerging trends, partnerships, sophisticated technology implementations, and strategic approaches to harnessing data effectively. It offers practical insights into how analytics tools evolve and how businesses and institutions are leveraging these to navigate challenges and capitalize on new opportunities.
Click through to discover how data analytics is transforming industries, influencing upcoming technology innovations, and shaping future workforce skills. Stay informed on expert perspectives, case studies, and solutions that can inspire your own data-driven strategies.
Asian Data Analytics News
Regional stories with direct local relevance
Singapore employers struggle to fill tech roles amid AI
Singapore employers widen use of outsourcing and training as 95% struggle to hire tech staff and data roles prove hardest amid AI shift.
HTX & NCS deepen tech tie-up for Singapore Home Team
HTX and NCS expand their engineering pact to develop robotics, drones, quantum-safe security and AI systems for Singapore's Home Team.
LinkedIn names DBS top Singapore employer for career growth
DBS leads LinkedIn's 2026 Singapore top companies list as jobseekers face tougher competition and employers hunt for data and tech skills.
CoinGecko adds market intelligence tools & partner platform
CoinGecko widens its crypto toolkit with AI-led market intelligence, advanced charts and portfolio tracking, while adding a partner hub for project teams.
FairPrice to roll out smart carts across Singapore stores
FairPrice Group to deploy smart carts, digital price cards and AI tools across 48 stores as its Singapore retail overhaul scales up by end-2026.
Rockwell Automation showcases AI & digitalisation in Jakarta
Rockwell Automation draws nearly 400 industry leaders in Jakarta as manufacturers weigh AI, analytics and digital tools to lift efficiency and resilience.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data Analytics
Boomi gains analyst praise across integration & AI
SAS refreshes data management tools for AI governance
Rockwell's Plex named major player in six IDC reports
Komprise unveils Flash Stretch to cut flash storage costs
Smartsheet launches AI server for work management data
Featured News
Vanyar primed for success with Uriah Jacobs at the helm
Jacobs sees a gap in Palantir consultancy as Vanyar targets enterprise demand beyond defence, with early projects set to showcase its edge.
Sage branding itself on trust in AI world of "big voices"
Sage courts trust in AI with its 'glass box' pitch, as Steve Hare says finance chiefs still need human accountability in the boom.
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Denodo's Dominic Sartorio warns businesses accelerating artificial intelligence deployments that cloud migrations alone do not make data ready for real-time AI.
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Banks are slowing AI rollouts as they prioritise process visibility, with Celonis arguing execution depends on understanding how work flows today.
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Affirmo's Lip Sing Tay says AI can unlock smarter real-time location tracking, as the Singapore firm targets tougher IoT use cases.
Milestone turns video data into AI-driven intelligence
Milestone Systems' Project Hafnia uses AI video language models to turn CCTV streams into real-time, multi‑modal security insight.
How Formula 1 turns data & cyber security into speed
At Albert Park, F1 insiders reveal how sharper data use, tighter security and resilience planning combine to unlock race-winning performance.
Confluent says data streaming will enable faster, better decisions
Confluent says organisations must shift to governed data streaming, with AI agents making millisecond decisions at scale.
Elastic says AI search & context now decide customer loyalty
Elastic argues that in an AI-obsessed market, robust search across messy data is the real foundation of trustworthy, profitable experiences.
Platform consolidation the path to strategic compliance value - Workiva
Consolidated GRC platforms are turning box-ticking compliance into strategic value, says Workiva, as AI raises the stakes on data quality.
Grafana: Turning data chaos into developer efficiency and CFO savings
Grafana leans on AI-powered observability and Adaptive Telemetry to sharpen developer insight while slashing cloud bills by up to 50%.
Expert Columns
AI shopping boom puts checkout under pressure
Why trust is the bottleneck for AI-driven operations
Is your data ready for AI? 5 steps before deploying an agent
Energy for AI, AI for energy: designing AI-ready data centres
Data quality charter vital for lasting business gains
Debunking the myths holding back asset performance management
Why the Chatbot is not your AI strategy
Points, personalisation and innovation: How industry leaders are redefining loyalty
The supply chains seeing real AI returns have one thing in common
AI is key to smarter shelves in the UK retail stores
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the network
Vanyar primed for success with Uriah Jacobs at the helm
Sage branding itself on trust in AI world of "big voices"
Exclusive: Denodo's Dominic Sartorio on perfect data vs the right data
Exclusive: Celonis global banking head says AI rollout hinges on process intelligence
Affirmo: Could AI make a reality of IoT dreams?
Recent Data Analytics News
Standard Chartered & A*STAR launch S$15 million AI lab
Standard Chartered and A*STAR have launched a SGD$15 million Singapore AI lab to turn research into banking tools for fraud checks and faster analysis.
OnSite raises S$1.7 million to build AI for construction
Singapore startup OnSite secures S$1.7 million seed funding to expand AI messaging tools for construction and facilities management teams.
HPE updates Complete Care with AI tools for hybrid IT
HPE folds AI-powered tools and expert advisory into Complete Care service as Singapore and Southeast Asian customers juggle hybrid infrastructure.
Sumitomo Heavy & NEC to automate site near-miss reports
Sumitomo Heavy and NEC will build an AI system to spot near-miss incidents from excavator data and auto-generate safety reports by 2027.
FPT deploys Plume cloud Wi‑Fi to boost homes in Vietnam
Vietnam's FPT is deploying Plume's cloud-managed Wi‑Fi to boost in‑home coverage, performance and security across its broadband base.
Indosat's SheHacks links women-led AI startups to Vietnam
Indosat's SheHacks brings Indonesian women-led AI startups to Vietnam, forging cross-border ties with investors and innovation agencies.
Delta unveils zero-deductible cyber cover in Singapore
Delta launches zero-deductible cyber cover in Singapore, promising instant quotes via a five-point digital assessment for SMEs across Asia.
Seatrium taps Workday HCM to modernise HR operations
Seatrium adopts Workday HCM to standardise HR for 24,000 staff, using AI and automation to speed workforce planning across global sites.
Singapore firms favour specialist skills & contractors
Singapore employers tighten permanent headcount, channelling spend into scarce AI, cyber and data skills while ramping up contract hiring.
KleanNara halves SAP & Oracle support costs with Rimini
KleanNara halves SAP and Oracle support costs by switching to Rimini Street, freeing funds for AI, cloud expansion and factory IoT upgrades.
Philippine Airlines cuts waits with AI contact centre
Philippine Airlines slashes call waits to under a minute with Twilio-powered AI, targeting a 'super AI agent' handling most queries by 2026.
FPT gains HITRUST AI security nod for Hanoi centre
FPT wins HITRUST r2 and AI Security certification for its Hanoi data centre, targeting stricter safeguards for healthcare and regulated sectors.
Indosat launches AI suite for Indonesia supply chains
Indosat unveils 27 AI-driven tools to digitise Indonesia's supply chains, targeting fleet tracking, cold chain control and smart facilities.
Indosat profit up 12.2% as AI drives ARPU, broadband push
Indosat's FY 2025 profit climbs 12.2% to IDR5.5 trillion as AI lifts ARPU and a growing home broadband base underpins revenue gains.
Oracle NetSuite unveils AI-centric NetSuite Next in UAE
Oracle NetSuite unveils NetSuite Next in the UAE, embedding AI assistants, agentic workflows and analytics across its cloud ERP suite.
Grab uses FICO data platform to widen SEA credit access
Grab Finance taps FICO data tech to automate credit checks across six Southeast Asian markets and boost eligibility by nearly 50%.
Southeast Asia venture funding rebounds on big deals
Southeast Asia venture funding surged to USD $3.51 billion in H2 2025 on a handful of large late-stage deals, masking thin overall deal flow.
AI adoption surges in Singapore but strong ROI lags
AI use is now near universal in Singapore, but few organisations can show strong returns as data complexity and security risks bite.
Taiwan HPC centre NCHC joins global iRODS Consortium
Taiwan's National Centre for High-Performance Computing joins the global iRODS Consortium to bolster secure, scalable research data management.
Google Cloud opens Bangkok region in USD $1 billion push
Google Cloud opens its first Bangkok region in a USD $1 billion Thailand push, promising AI growth, data residency and thousands of jobs.
Job Moves
Denodo appoints Richard Jones to lead APAC data strategy push
Siu Wei Lee named Sales Director for Asia Pacific at DataSnipper
SleekFlow appoints Gao Lei as new CTO to drive tech strategy
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Kelvin Wong takes reins as Singapore country manager at Hitachi Vantara
NP Digital Bolsters Asia Pacific Operations with Senior appointments
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Videonetics appoints new Director of SWE & Development
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