GoGloud with Cloud Comrade will help ICT SMEs modernise their IT infrastructure and enhance their digital capabilities to be future-ready
SINGAPORE, 8 January 2020—Cloud Comrade, an enterprise-focused, Singapore-based cloud computing consultancy company and Google Cloud have joined forces to help ICT SMEs in Singapore take advantage of opportunities in a Services 4.0 era via GoCloud with Cloud Comrade, an Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) initiative.
The GoCloud initiative by IMDA supports local ICT SMEs to transform traditional software architecture and development practices to applications deployed and delivered as Cloud Native applications using Microservices and DevOps, so that they can be more agile, flexible and scalable. IMDA-appointed Service Providers will provide consultancy and training to equip development teams of ICT SMEs with digital capabilities in Cloud Native, Microservices and DevOps.
The addition of GoCloud with Cloud Comrade to IMDA’s GoCloud initiative gives ICT SMEs in Singapore more cloud and managed service options when seeking a trusted partner to help them embark on their digital transformation journey. Together, Cloud Comrade and Google Cloud will help ICT SMEs modernise their legacy infrastructure and adopt agile microservices-based architecture, upskill in-house talent, and better respond to customer needs quickly.
Successful GoCloud with Cloud Comrade applicants will receive S$3,000 worth of Google Cloud Platform (GCP) credits to help them prototype their Cloud native applications and scale their business. They can also take advantage of free training and coaching opportunities by Cloud Comrade and Google Cloud engineers, as well as apply for Google Cloud Certification—many of which are also endorsed by CITREP+.
Howie Lau, Chief Industry Development Officer of IMDA, said, “We are glad to have Cloud Comrade on board as one of the service providers for IMDA’s GoCloud programme. Their addition to the GoCloud programme provides more options of service providers and cloud platforms for ICT SMEs, and is an important step to help our ICT SMEs raise their digital capabilities.”
Andy Waroma, Co-Managing Director of Cloud Comrade, said, “As the future of digital services and applications increasingly employ the use of the cloud, it is crucial that companies embrace cloud native technology in order to maintain their competitive edge. As a Google Cloud Premier Partner, we are confident that GoCloud with Cloud Comrade will be a key enabler in helping ICT SMEs equip themselves with the digital ability and agility to build future-ready architecture for their services—one that puts them in the perfect position to scale elastically and cost-effectively, and thrive in today’s disruptive economy.”
According to a recent Google Cloud-commissioned study by the Boston Consulting Group, public cloud deployments have the potential to contribute up to US$31 billion to Singapore’s GDP cumulatively and create 43,000 jobs from 2019 to 2023.
“SMEs are the backbone of Singapore’s economy and cloud technology has become a critical foundation for companies of all sizes to build on as to scale their business and achieve their growth ambitions. GoCloud with Cloud Comrade will not only help ICT SMEs assess their current state of digital capabilities, it will give them access to the cloud tools, expertise and hands-on coaching that they need to upskill in-house talent, digitise and modernise their operations and offering,” said TaruI Dahiya, Head of SMB Sales, Google Cloud Asia Pacific.
Availability
Qualifying ICT SMEs in Singapore can apply for GoCloud with Cloud Comrade from today via www.cloudcomrade.info/gocloud. Interested applicants are invited to learn more by attending an IMDA GoCloud Industry Briefing 2020 with SGTech on Thursday, 23 January 2020 at 2 pm – 3.30 pm at Mapletree Business City Auditorium.
About Cloud Comrade
Cloud Comrade is a Singapore-based cloud computing consultancy company with a presence also in Indonesia and Malaysia. The company offers a comprehensive range of services from strategy and design, to deployment, migration and management of customers’ IT infrastructure. Cloud Comrade partners with the best solution providers in the field of cloud computing and is a managed service provider for top cloud service providers including Google Cloud. In January 2019, ST Telemedia (sttelemedia.com), an active strategic investor specialising in communications & media, data centres and infrastructure technology businesses, acquired a majority stake in the company. More information on Cloud Comrade can be found at cloudcomrade.com.
About Google Cloud
Google Cloud provides organisations with leading infrastructure, platform capabilities and industry solutions, along with expertise, to reinvent their business with data-powered innovation on modern computing infrastructure. We deliver enterprise-grade cloud solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology to help companies operate more efficiently, modernise for growth and innovate for the future. Customers in more than 150 countries turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to solve their most critical business problems.
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| Andy Waroma, Cloud ComradeE: andy@cloudcomrade.comD: +65 3158 3181 | Tate Anzur for Google CloudE: googlecloud@tateanzur.com |
