ePLDT Expands Cloud Expertise with Amazon Web Services

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ePLDT, the digital enterprise enabler of the country's leading telecoms and digital services provider, PLDT, continues to expand its cloud expertise and strengthen its portfolio of cloud solutions with its recent elevation to Standard Consulting Partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN).

As an AWS Standard Consulting Partner, ePLDT enables enterprises to design, build, migrate, and manage their workloads and applications on Amazon Web Services.

"This fits our overall strategy to offer a full-spectrum of enterprise cloud solutions via our own managed infrastructure and expertise as well as through partnerships with the best in the business," shared Nerisse Ramos, ePLDT Group COO. "We recognize that when it comes to cloud adoption and implementation, one size does not fit all requirements since different workloads require different deployment models and infrastructure tuning. The mission is to empower enterprises with the countless benefits that cloud offers - lower cost of ownership, operational agility, auto software updates, increased collaboration, easy and affordable business continuity and disaster recovery implementation- to name some. Of course, this is wrapped around by the combined expertise of ePLDT and AWS."

Amazon Web Services, widely regarded as the leading cloud infrastructure provider globally, is the cloud computing platform of Amazon. Operating on 11 regions around the globe, it includes a wide range of web-based services including Compute, Storage, Network, Mobile, and Database.

UP CSWCD Proudly Presents 3K UP: Takbo para sa Kabataan, Kalikasan at Kinabukasan

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The UP College of Social Work and Community Development (UP CSWCD) in partnership with Manila Vegans and LandBank bring you

"3K UP: Takbo para sa Kabataan, Kalikasan at Kinabukasan", a run for cause for Tatak CSWCD scholars.

Tatak CSWCD scholarship program is a project of the college to give financial assistance to CSWCD undergraduate students to finish their academic degrees.

3K UP will have 1km(P200), 3km (P300), 5km(P500) and 10km(P700) event run at the UP Diliman Academic Oval, Quezon City this April 16, 2016, Saturday. Program will start at 6am. Each runner will receive race kits inclusive of singlet, race bibs and freebies.

For tickets and inquiries contact Olive Cinco 981-8500 loc 4104 or email at 3k.upcswcd@gmail.com. You can also visit the event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1218406044854876/.

Also, thanks to the major sponsors Rexona, Ceres and Quorn. Special thanks to Globe and Maynilad and to the media partners DZUP 1602, Monster RX 93.1, Wazzup Pilipinas and ClicktheCity.com.

Let us run for the environment while helping our young Iskolar ng Bayan. See you!!!

Sky Eye Wins Impact Hub Fellowship on Innovation in Mobility with LBC

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After months of hard work, collaboration, and innovation, SkyEye, Inc. was awarded as the first ever winner of the Impact Hub Fellowship on Innovation in Mobility with LBC. Aside from a cash prize of P320,000, for the next 9 months, the team behind SkyEye will be receiving continued mentorship and training valued at over P430,000―for a total of over P750,000 in start-up support.

The final awarding was held on March 29, 2016 at the Impact Hub office located at the 5th floor of Green Sun building at Chino Roces extension in Makati. Matthew Cua was present to accept the award, but all three startups where asked to do their pitches a few minutes before they finally announced the winner.

I've known Matthew before when he guested as one of our resource persons at Vigattin Radio of Radyo Inquirer DZIQ 990 AM where I co-anchor with Elison and Arne Barcelo every Saturday from 10 to 11 am. Vigattin (Victory In Governance And Technology Through Information Network) Radio promotes startups and entrepreneurs among many other businesses and ventures in the Philippines ranging mostly on science and information technology efforts.

The winning Fellow was among three teams that pitched their businesses to a panel of industry experts and investors led by Mr. Dino Araneta, LBC’s Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer.