The current pandemic is driving forward-looking companies to become increasingly interested in predictive technology and remote capabilities in data centres. While most businesses have risk mitigating measures in place in one form or another, no one could be prepared for what this year will roll out. However, businesses who are agile and “fit” enough to adapt quickly to changes as well as resilient enough are those who continue to thrive despite challenging circumstances.
Southeast Asia is estimated to be the fastest growing regions for data centre, specifically its data usage growth, according to a 2020 joint study by Digital Realty and Eco-Business. A 2020 Market research by ReportLinker reveals the data centre market in Malaysia is growing and likely to reach revenues of over USD 800 million by 2025. Malaysia is expected to gain increased traction for data centre investments in facilitating greenfield developments.
En route to fulfilling its 2030 vision of leading the advancement of mobility and enable people everywhere in the world to improve their daily lives, Honda Malaysia (the Company) strives to ensure that all its dealerships internalise the Honda Philosophy. The Fundamental Belief of the Three Joys is not only the foundation of all Honda Malaysia’s business activities, but also shared by all associates including the Company’s dealer partners. Running a business is no easy task. Add to it, managing an automotive dealership under the Japanese marque and one must truly embrace the Company belief and have a special DNA to make a success of it.
Mr. Billy Wong, the owner of Ban Lee Heng Motor Sdn. Bhd. (Ban Lee Heng Motor) shared what it takes to run a three-generation-old dealership. As one of the dealers that has a long history with Honda, Ban Lee Heng Motor started its business as a bicycle shop which its founder, Dato’ Ng Chee Peng grew it to become the sole distributor of Honda motorcycle. The dealership was then appointed as the sole distributor of Honda cars in 1976. In the early 1980’s, Mr. Johnnie Wong joined the dealership as a Sales Manager and helped to further expand the business to a 4-storey shoplot with workshop operation. He was then elevated to the role of Managing Director of Ban Lee Heng Motor around the 90’s.
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 March 2021 — Organizations in Malaysia are seeing an increase in cybersecurity challenges amidst the mass shift towards remote working, with a staggering 62% of respondents saying that they have experienced a 25% or more jump in either cyber threats or alerts since the start of COVID-19. The number is significant, especially since most organizations entered COVID-19 unprepared to securely support remote work.
The study commissioned by Cisco titled the Future of Secure Remote Work shows that organizations in Malaysia are seeing an increase in cybersecurity challenges with malicious actors trying to take advantage of potential security gaps as people work from home, accessing corporate networks and cloud applications remotely.
