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CW ASEAN – January 2019: Dive into microservices

Microservices has become a buzzword linked with digital transformation, but it is no magic bullet for development woes. In this edition of CW ASEAN, we uncover the state of adoption of microservices in ASEAN and what needs to be in place for enterprises to get the most out of the technology.

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Singapore’s Redmart finds speed and agility with cloud-based financial ERP software

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