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ASG Technologies partners with Ascention to bring
data intelligence solution to Australian customers
ASG Technologies, a leading provider of
solutions for the information-powered
enterprise, has announced its partnership
with Ascention, industry leading experts in
designing, implementing and supporting
solutions for data, analytics and tactical
planning. Together, ASG and Ascention
will provide customers with end-to-end
guidance and solutions for data governance
and data lineage.
Data governance is a challenge facing
companies around the globe – a recent
survey of IT professionals found that two
of the top barriers to realizing the full value
of data in the enterprise are finding and
gaining access to the right data and risk of
non-compliance with privacy regulations.
In Australia, the Australian Prudential
Regulation Authority (APRA) has set data
privacy guidelines just as stringent as the
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),
meaning organizations in the region must
set up the proper processes to ensure
they understand what data lives within
the enterprise and manage that data in
accordance with privacy standards.
To solve these challenges, Ascention uses
its comprehensive understanding of data
governance, compliance and regulatory
trends to deliver smarter enterprise
governance, controls and insights to help
organizations realize the full potential of
their data assets and make immediate, wellinformed
decisions and actions.
IBM advance IBM Cloud for financial
services in Japan
keeping our data secure and mitigating
operational risks on this new and fastchanging
technology platform.
“We believe IBM Cloud for Financial Services
will be suited to help Japanese financial
institutions redirect their efforts to maintain
legacy systems toward digital reinvention in
the era of the new normal.
IBM has announced that several global
banks will join a growing ecosystem of
financial institutions and more than 30 new
technology providers will be adopting IBM
Cloud for Financial Services.
MUFG Bank plans to explore the
deployment of IBM Cloud for Financial
Services in Japan, continuing its ongoing
transformational journey with IBM to
accelerate digital reinvention.
Hiroki Kameda, Managing Corporate
Executive Group CIO of MUFG, said:
“MUFG has been shifting its IT workload
to cloud for years, with strong focus on
“We look forward to continuing discussions
around our strategic partnership with IBM
to leverage best-in-class technology for our
mission-critical workloads, as well as to drive
Digital Transformation across MUFG.”
Howard Boville, Senior Vice President, IBM
Cloud, said: “IBM is creating a platform with
the goal that financial services institutions
can address their regulatory requirements,
while creating a collaborative ecosystem that
helps enable banks and their providers to
confidently transact.”
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