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As investing in blockchain is becoming a new trend among firms, the domestic personnel shortage in the industry has been a headache, despite repeatedly posting recruitment notices offering $2,000-3,000. Vietnam has very few blockchain engineers (Photo: sggp.org.vn) Navigos Search’s survey of the demand on recruiting middle- and high-end personnel in the second quarter of 2018 found that the blockchain industry is starved of personnel in Vietnam. Despite many times advertising job opportunities, foreign blockchain firms are finding recruitment difficult in Vietnam and are forced to hire IT employees from the US, Russia, and Ukraine. Navigos Search figured that domestic IT employees are young and interested in new technologies, but they are quite afraid of employment in blockchain technology. The US is also struggling with a lack of blockchain personnel. International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) as of April 18 was seeking 150 blockchain engineers. Elieen Lowry, … [Read more...] about Blockchain Vietnam needs personnel

The workshop on the role of analytics and AI attracted nearly 100 business executives Top regional experts from PwC and Microsoft shared current trends in data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) and revealed how these technologies can help businesses gain more insights internally and externally. The power of data analytics and AI Sales transactions, customer interactions, and other business activities are generating vast amounts of structured and unstructured data everyday. According to International Data Corporation (IDC), data production is expected to double in volume every two years for the next decade. However, only 0.5 per cent of all data is ever analysed and used. Data analytics’ purpose is to analyse and conclude valuable insights from these enormous volumes of data to support businesses’ decision-making and influence the future performance of the organisation. Meanwhile, AI is increasingly finding use in many industries, including manufacturing, … [Read more...] about Data analytics and artificial intelligence boost business operations

To help designers maximise performance and efficiency in embedded systems, Microchip Technology Inc. has introduced the new PIC18 Q10 and ATtiny1607 microcontroller families, featuring multiple intelligent Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs) that simplify development and enable quick response time to system events. The new ATtiny1607 microcontroller family graphics Advancements in the architecture of PIC® and AVR® 8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) have optimised the devices for implementing closed-loop control, enabling systems to offload the Central Processing Unit (CPU) to manage more tasks and save power. Ideal for applications that use closed-loop control, a key advantage of using the PIC18 Q10 and ATtiny1607 MCUs are the CIPs that independently manage tasks and reduce the amount of processing required from the CPU. System designers can also save time and simplify design efforts with the hardware-based CIPs, which significantly reduce the amount of software required … [Read more...] about Boosting system performance with Microchip’s new microcontrollers

Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, is promoting the AWS Activate programme to support the growth of startups in Vietnam. Vietnamese startup Amanotes uses Aamazon Web Service's platform to go global According to Paul Chen, head of Solutions Architect, ASEAN at AWS, the company provides startups with the low cost, easy to use infrastructure needed to scale and grow. The AWS Activate programme will provide Vietnamese startups with the resources they need to quickly get started on AWS—including credits, training, and support. “We have Portfolio packages for startups in select accelerators, incubators, seed/VC funds, and other startup enabling organisations, as well as the Builders package for entrepreneurs just getting started,” he said, noting that some of the world’s hottest startups use AWS, including Airbnb, Lyft, and Slack. Amanotes is a successful Vietnamese startup with technology backup from AWS. The startup builds a music … [Read more...] about Amazon Web Services stands behind Vietnamese startup community

Fortinet tasked highly driven IT security professional Nguyen Gia Duc with leading its expansion in Vietnam. Nguyen Gia Duc, the new country manager for Vietnam at Fortinet Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, has appointed Nguyen Gia Duc today as its first country manager for Vietnam. Duc will oversee local operations and be responsible for driving Fortinet’s overall business performance in the territory. “Vietnam’s dynamic economy presents immense opportunities. The need for network security is rising as Vietnamese enterprises expand and foreign firms set up local operations,” said Duc. “I am looking forward to sharing Fortinet’s cybersecurity expertise with businesses here and offering broad, integrated, and automated security across their network infrastructure.” Prior to his promotion, Duc was Fortinet’s sales director for Vietnam and has been instrumental in growing the … [Read more...] about Fortinet appoints Nguyen Gia Duc as first country manager for Vietnam