The Ultimate Guide to Data Analytics
A curated Asian edition of IndustrialDay 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 race week lifts hotels, bars & retailers
International visitors drove a race-week spending surge in Singapore, with hotels, bars and shops all posting higher takings and bigger transactions.
Amilo buys SG Link to expand cross-border shipping
The deal gives smaller Southeast Asian merchants a simpler route to overseas buyers, with customs, duties and tracking folded into one service.
Hyundai Card & E-Mart turn card data into ready meals
The five dishes have sold more than 140,000 units, showing how spending data can help supermarkets spot restaurants with loyal customers.
Southeast Asia's universities are running on patchwork software. That has to change
Manual, disconnected systems are slowing enrolment, reporting and student support as universities across the region chase faster growth.
TEPCO Power Grid centralises 30,000 cameras with Genetec
Regional teams can now monitor incidents more quickly as TEPCO Power Grid unifies video from 30,000 cameras across 1,600 sites.
Geotab launches AI dash cam in Singapore for fleets
Fleet operators in Singapore are under pressure to curb risky driving as tougher enforcement and rising violations lift accident costs.
Analyst Insights
Research and market analysis connected to Data Analytics
Australia IT spending set to hit AUD $192.2bn in 2027
Google Cloud named Leader in Forrester cloud assessment
Ripple Treasury expands GSmart AI for finance teams
TP wins Frost & Sullivan Asia-Pacific customer service award
Genesys unveils AI tools to orchestrate customer journeys
Featured News
Workiva: The secret compliance and reporting arms race
Driven by improved tooling, finance teams are meeting higher standards as regulators and analysts scrutinise disclosures faster.
ABB: Renewables usage puts NZ in data centre sweet spot
Renewables are leaving New Zealand well placed for data centres, but ABB says grid upgrades and smarter use of existing assets are needed.
AI transforming physical security into enterprise data solution
AI and cloud tools are turning cameras into live operational data sources, helping firms cut costs, spot errors and manage fleets centrally.
Exclusive: Cloudera builds Hadoop-free future platform
Existing customers get six years of support as Cloudera shifts new AI and analytics workloads to a Hadoop-free platform due in November.
Expert Columns
Southeast Asia's universities are running on patchwork software. That has to change
Are you still panning? There is a better way to extract mainframe gold
Are Australian organisations adopting AI faster than they are building workforce capability?
The Hidden Data Quality Risks of Holding Data for Too Long
The importance of data enrichment in financial services
The next capability centre won't have more seats-it will have more valuable ones
Why data management will make or break your RISE with SAP migration
5 common data governance pitfalls and how to fix them
Why the next phase of industrial AI will be measured in uptime, energy savings and output
The psychology of better decision-making in the real-time enterprise
Interviews
Interviews and video coverage from the networkRecent Data Analytics News
Procurement leaders face rising demands amid data gaps
Rising savings demands are colliding with staffing shortages and poor data, leaving procurement teams struggling to keep pace.
Bookkeepers offer unpaid advice as tax demands grow
More than one million extra sole traders and landlords will be pulled into Making Tax Digital from next April, boosting demand for bookkeepers' guidance.
Aircalin picks Airbus support for A350s in Pacific first
The deal gives New Caledonia's flag carrier pooled parts and repair support for long-haul A350 operations, easing pressure on a small fleet.
TCS & Jaguar TCS Racing extend AI partnership in Formula E
The extension will use artificial intelligence to sharpen Jaguar TCS Racing's strategy and feed lessons from Formula E into future electric cars.
Liquibase Secure launches on Snowflake Marketplace
Snowflake customers can now buy Liquibase Secure through the marketplace, with spend eligible for Capacity Drawdown as teams tighten change control.
Business AI spending rises 406% at Revolut Business
Companies are treating AI like a recurring operating cost, with monthly business spending up 406% and average outlay far above retail users.
Teradata expands Tera into agentic coworker for data
The new tools are due in late 2026, as Teradata targets lower AI costs and fewer workflow errors across enterprise data systems.
OpenSearch adds Adelean, Intel & Sidecar as members
Demand for vendor-neutral search software is accelerating as OpenSearch passes 2.4 billion downloads and widens its support ecosystem.
ACI Worldwide adds messaging to Connetic payments platform
Banks can now manage translation, validation and routing of payment messages in one platform as ACI targets cleaner data across networks.
Wild Tech launches Dynamics 365 deal for AYS Hardware
The Malaysian steel group is replacing a long-customised ERP system with a cloud platform to unify finance, stock and sales as it scales across ASEAN and APAC.
Nvidia backs AI power efficiency push with new deals
Electricity is becoming the main bottleneck for AI data centres as new Nvidia partnerships aim to raise output per megawatt.
Google Cloud launches Filestore agent volumes for AI
The service aims to cut storage overheads for firms running thousands of AI agents, while keeping workspaces isolated and quick to spin up.
Perplexity adds Portable Computer to Windows RTX PCs
High-end RTX users can now keep sensitive work on-device as Perplexity extends its local AI agent to supported Windows PCs.
CFOs focus on cash flow as AI use rises in finance
Working capital pressure is driving finance chiefs to prioritise cash flow and automation, with 59% seeing AI improve forecasting and liquidity.
Octave names S-OIL & Coupang as APAC award winners
The awards spotlight software use that is helping operators cut downtime and improve engineering data reliability across Asia-Pacific industries.
Alteryx adds governed AI tools to analytics platform
The update aims to cut AI costs and governance risks by reusing approved workflows and data inside tools such as ChatGPT and Copilot.
Godel joins Databricks partner programme as Bronze
The consultancy aims to help customers turn fragmented data estates into governed AI systems that can move from pilot projects into production.
Google adds six AI analytics functions to BigQuery
The update lets analysts probe metric swings, causal effects and trends inside BigQuery without exporting data to other tools.
Candescent expands Google Cloud AI tie-up for banks
The expanded deal should help more than 1,300 banks and credit unions move AI from pilot projects into day-to-day banking systems.
Connected vehicle cloud market set to hit GBP £573bn
Automakers' shift to software-defined cars is driving demand for remote updates, diagnostics and digital services across fleets.
Job Moves
Google Cloud names new country heads in Indonesia & Thailand
Red Alpha names Neo Say Beng Chief Business Officer
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
Kelvin Wong takes reins as Singapore country manager at Hitachi Vantara
NP Digital Bolsters Asia Pacific Operations with Senior appointments
Videonetics appoints new Director of SWE & Development