SMAC 2015 to promote Big Data and Cloud computing in Vietnam

Cao Duy Hai

The conference, officially named “SMAC 2015: Connecting values – Evoking potentials”, will introduce the latest developments on Big Data and Cloud technology around the world. Business leaders at the conference will also learn how these IT solutions can benefit their management and decision-making process.

“In 2020, the world is forecast to have 7.3 billion personal devices, which is 30 times higher than 2010. This means social, mobile, analytics and cloud (SMAC) will revolutionise the global business in the very near future. With this in mind, MobiFone expects SMAC 2015 to become a dynamic forum for Vietnamese entrepreneurs to approach the world’s leaders, update and achieve global standards via applying these newest IT solutions,” said general director of MobiFone Cao Duy Hai at the opening ceremony.

Hai added that SMAC 2015 ultimately aimed to build a superior business community in Vietnam, one that can implement new technological trends like Big Data and Cloud computing quickly into their consumer insight and management.

Steve Wozniak

A highlight of SMAC 2015 is the speech of Steve Wozniak, who developed the first Apple computer and is regarded as one of the greatest icons of Silicon Valley. Wozniak is scheduled to discuss the impact of technology evolutions on business management in the past decade, as well as attending a Q&A session with the conference’s participants.

Apart from Wozniak, SMAC 2015 will also welcome the attendance of leading telecommunications firms such as IBM, MobiFone and the top advisory company KPMG. Their representatives will address how Cloud computing, Big Data and other IT applications can help firms understand consumers better and facilitate business opportunities.

The conference will conclude with a networking dinner this evening, which will prompt Vietnamese entrepreneurs to meet up and share their experiences on implementing technology in business.

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Big Data and the revolutionary trend According to a KPMG report issued in May 2015, 97 per cent of 830 business leaders interviewed said that they were already applying Big Data and analytics in business management. Through use of Big Data, managers can measure their business more accurately, have a deeper understanding of their customers, and make more accurate decisions in order to improve investment decisions and business results. Hai Anh reports.

MobiFone to navigate intricacies of Cloud technology at SMAC 2015 conference Vietnamese mobile network operator MobiFone will discuss the benefits of Cloud computing in business operations at the SMAC 2015: Connecting Values-Evoking Potentials event on December 2 at the Gem Centre, in Ho Chi Minh City.

Apple co-founder Wozniak to attend MobiFone conference In the digital century, modern technology will create competitive benefits, boosting businesses to reach out to the world. The “SMAC 2015. Connecting values - Evoking potentials” conference on December 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, sponsored by MobiFone, will open great opportunities for Vietnamese businesses to meet up and discuss about the future technology with Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Apple co-founder and tech wizard Wozniak to speak at conference Just as the late president of Apple, Steve Jobs, was well-known as the company’s public face, Steve Wozniak is known as the technical wizard behind the very first personal computer, the seed from which all Apple’s future successes would grow. On December 2 in Ho Chi Minh City, Wozniak will address 400 of Vietnam’s leading businessmen at the SMAC 2015: Connecting Values - Evoking Potentials.

SMAC helps boost Vietnam's tech development SMAC, a combination of the elements of social, mobility, analytics and cloud, offers a good opportunity for Vietnam to catch up with developed nations in the digital era.