Emphasizing the importance of business protection, evolution, and digital transformation

CA Technologies Korea held the 'CA Technologies Asia Pacific Media & Analyst Summit' in Singapore from the 23rd to the 25th, with the participation of media and analysts from the Asia Pacific region, including Korea, China, and Japan.

In his keynote speech, Kenneth Arredondo, President and General Manager of CA Technologies Asia Pacific and Japan, emphasized that in today's digitizing world, only the most robust and innovative companies will survive. Other speakers and industry experts participating in the event also reiterated the same message.

President Arredondo stated that the application economy has become widespread in the Asia-Pacific region and explained how organizations can keep pace with the speed of disruptive innovation and effectively leverage opportunities for change and growth.

Today, almost every aspect of daily life, from booking movie tickets and making payments to monitoring health patterns, takes place right in the palm of your hand. Applications not only support seamless processing but are also utilized by many companies as key customer touchpoints. The "Application Economy" described by CA refers precisely to this digital world.

President Arredondo stated, “Today’s digital world is completed by the convergence of revolutionary technologies such as cloud, mobile, big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT).” "As awareness grows that digital transformation must be realized rapidly, governments and business leaders must make digital transformation a key topic of discussion to enable change and growth in the new world," he said.

Crisis-driven opportunities facing the Asia-Pacific region

While economic uncertainty is expected to continue this year, there are opportunities in the Asia-Pacific region that cannot be overlooked. President Arredondo stated that the Asia-Pacific region, which accounts for more than half of the world's population and has a large young demographic, will play a leading role in contributing to global growth.

Through this event, CA emphasized that organizations must possess agility, innovation, and operational soundness amidst today's complex business scenarios. Based on these attributes, companies can rapidly cultivate ideas to be the first to launch new products and services and easily scale operations as the business grows.

"Not all disruptive innovation companies refer to new companies or startups. Companies seeking new ways to increase productivity can also lead disruptive innovation," President Arredondo added. "Digital evolution has already begun. Historically, companies that failed to implement next-generation innovations in time have been weeded out, and even industries that dominated the market for decades have disappeared if they failed to adapt."

Strategic Approach to the Application Economy

President Arredondo emphasized the design approach of CA's solution portfolio to support customers in transforming into true digital enterprises.

He said, “CA defines software that has existed for decades in a completely different way. “Business and IT leaders must view software not merely as a technical product, but as a fundamental organizational principle that enables scalability, reduced friction, increased speed, and repeatable, automated transactions. In this context, software becomes a leverage point for innovation and growth, as well as the creation of entirely new business models,” he said. “CA is helping companies protect, develop, and grow their businesses in the application economy by leveraging Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), implementing DevOps, investing in security, and realizing business agility.”

Meanwhile, at this event, CA released the Application Economy Index (AEI), which surveyed the application economy readiness of 10 markets in the Asia-Pacific region. South Korea ranked third in the AEI, recording the highest average mobile speed and smartphone penetration rate in the region. Singapore took first place, followed by Australia in second.


Kenneth Arredondo, President of CA Asia Pacific and Japan, delivering a keynote speech at the 'CA Technologies Asia Pacific Media & Analyst Summit' held in Singapore from the 23rd to the 25th.