Progress Software Highlights Load Balancing as a Strategic Imperative for APAC Digital Infrastructure Resilience

New whitepaper outlines practical framework for strengthening application performance, availability and security across emerging Asia-Pacific markets

SINGAPORE and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Progress Software Corporation (Nasdaq: PRGS) today emphasized the growing strategic importance of load balancing in ensuring application performance, high availability and cybersecurity resilience across Asia-Pacific (APAC), as digital transformation accelerates throughout emerging markets.

Across APAC, digital adoption continues to expand rapidly. According to the World Bank Group Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023, the share of firms investing in digital solutions increased from 13% to 54% between 2020 and 2022, reflecting a significant shift toward digital banking, e-commerce platforms, government digital services and cloud-based enterprise systems^[1]. As organizations modernize infrastructure and migrate mission-critical workloads online, expectations around uptime, application performance and security have intensified.

Recent data further underscores these operational pressures. Cloud Outage Statistics for 2025–2026 from DataStackHub indicate that 63% of major cloud disruptions occur during peak traffic or system change windows^[2]. Meanwhile, Downdetector and MalaysianWireless report that leading digital outages in Asia Pacific have generated hundreds of thousands of user reports per incident, demonstrating the scale of business and consumer impact during service interruptions^[3].

Together, these trends signal a structural shift: digital services are no longer supplementary channels—they are operational backbones. As a result, load balancing has evolved from a purely technical networking function into a mission-critical component of digital infrastructure strategy.

"Organizations across APAC are scaling digital services into hybrid and multi-cloud environments, often under cost and resource constraints," said John Yang, Vice President, Sales, Progress APJ, Progress Software. "Load balancing now plays a central role in protecting uptime, optimizing performance and mitigating security risk at the application layer."

Converging Forces Reshaping Infrastructure Strategy

Three major forces are redefining application delivery architecture across Asia Pacific:

Digital Acceleration
Financial services, telecommunications, public sector agencies and e-commerce platforms are rapidly digitizing operations. Traffic volumes are increasingly influenced by mobile-first adoption, regional expansion and marketing-driven demand spikes.

Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Complexity
Few enterprises operate exclusively on-premises or fully in a single cloud environment. Applications frequently span private data centers, public cloud infrastructure and edge locations. Ensuring consistent performance and availability across these distributed environments requires intelligent traffic management.

Operational and Cost Efficiency Pressures
IT teams across emerging markets must scale infrastructure while optimizing capital and operational expenditure. Overprovisioning hardware to guard against peak traffic is no longer economically viable.

Without automated traffic distribution and real-time failover mechanisms, organizations risk slowdowns, downtime and degraded user experience—impacting revenue, customer trust and regulatory standing.

Load Balancing as a Strategic Control Layer

Modern load balancing solutions serve as a strategic control point within application delivery architecture. Beyond simply distributing traffic across servers, advanced load balancing capabilities enable:

• Real-time traffic optimization during high-demand events
• Automatic rerouting to maintain business continuity during outages
• Centralized visibility across hybrid and multi-cloud environments
• Enhanced application-layer security and threat mitigation
• Scalable infrastructure aligned with actual usage patterns

By intelligently managing traffic flows, organizations can improve digital experience performance, reduce latency, and strengthen cybersecurity posture—while maintaining cost discipline.

For emerging APAC markets, this balance between resilience and affordability is critical to sustaining digital growth.

New Whitepaper: "Load Balancing Made Simple for Emerging Markets"

To support IT leaders navigating these challenges, Progress has released a new whitepaper titled "Load Balancing Made Simple for Emerging Markets."

The whitepaper provides a structured, step-by-step framework for strengthening application performance, availability and security without requiring a full-scale infrastructure overhaul. Rather than undertaking disruptive transformation initiatives, organizations can begin by modernizing one critical workload and expanding progressively.

Key areas covered in the guide include:

• Designing resilient hybrid infrastructure architectures
• Improving application uptime and disaster recovery readiness
• Optimizing performance during traffic spikes and peak demand windows
• Enhancing application-layer security against evolving cyber threats
• Reducing operational complexity through automation and centralized management

By adopting a pragmatic modernization path, organizations can better align infrastructure investment with long-term digital strategy, while maintaining flexibility to scale.

As APAC economies continue to digitalize across banking, government, healthcare, education and retail sectors, application delivery infrastructure will remain foundational to business continuity and digital competitiveness.

The full whitepaper is available for download at:
https://kemptechnologies.com/resources/whitepaper/load-balancing-made-simple-for-emerging-markets?utm_medium=content-paid&utm_source=cision&utm_campaign=lm_apj_wp_PRwire

Key References

[1] World Bank Group, Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023 https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/digital-progress-and-trends-report

[2] DataStackHub, Cloud Outage Statistics for 2025–2026 https://www.datastackhub.com/insights/cloud-outage-statistics/

[3] Downdetector / MalaysianWireless, Top Digital Outages of 2025 in Asia Pacific https://www.malaysianwireless.com/2025/12/top-digital-outages-2025-asia-pacific/

^[1] World Bank Group, Digital Progress and Trends Report 2023
https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/digital-progress-and-trends-report

^[2] DataStackHub, Cloud Outage Statistics for 2025–2026
https://www.datastackhub.com/insights/cloud-outage-statistics/

^[3] Downdetector / MalaysianWireless, Top Digital Outages of 2025 in Asia Pacific
https://www.malaysianwireless.com/2025/12/top-digital-outages-2025-asia-pacific/

 

About Progress Software

Progress Software (Nasdaq: PRGS) empowers organizations to achieve transformational success in the face of disruptive change. Our software enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible AI-powered applications and personalized digital experiences with agility and ease. Businesses of all sizes get a trusted provider in Progress, with the products, expertise and vision they need to turn AI disruption into a competitive advantage. Millions of developers and technologists at hundreds of thousands of organizations depend on Progress every day. Learn more at www.progress.com. 

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Progress Software Highlights Load Balancing as a Strategic Imperative for APAC Digital Infrastructure Resilience

- Providing Real-Time Policy and Tech Insights for the $1 Trillion Foreign Investors

• Real-time English coverage of K-industry and policy news expands information access for global readers
• Expansion to global news platforms including Google News strengthens overseas reach of Korea's digital industry news

SEOUL, South Korea, March 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- DigitalToday, a Korean technology news outlet, has officially launched an English-language news service powered by an AI-based real-time automated translation system, providing global readers with direct access to news about Korea's digital industry.

The service directly targets international audiences interested in Korea's IT, industry, and policy developments. It was introduced to deliver information about Korea's digital sector more quickly to overseas readers who previously faced language barriers when accessing such content. Through a system that automatically generates English versions simultaneously with article publication, global readers can now follow major developments in Korea's digital industry in real time.

DigitalToday's English news service (digitaltoday.co.kr/en) operates using an AI translation engine developed in-house by Hecto Group. English content is automatically generated at the same time Korean articles are published and distributed through global search engines and news platforms. Chinese and Japanese versions are scheduled to be introduced sequentially, with additional language expansions also under consideration.

Global interest in Korea's digital industry—including its startup ecosystem, artificial intelligence sector, semiconductor industry, and platform businesses—has grown significantly in recent years. As technology policy and industrial strategies increasingly influence global supply chains and investment flows, demand for information on Korea's digital industry trends is also rising among international investors and technology professionals.

However, there are relatively few specialized media outlets that deliver real-time English coverage of Korea's digital industry and technology policies. Through the launch of this English news service, DigitalToday aims to provide a direct information channel enabling overseas readers to understand developments in Korea's digital economy more quickly without relying on separate translation processes.

The launch also represents part of DigitalToday's broader strategy to expand into global news platforms. The outlet plans to broaden its reach to international audiences through global news platforms including Google News, as well as RSS feeds and social media channels. In an environment where news consumption is no longer limited by national borders or languages, DigitalToday is working to build a media ecosystem that connects with readers worldwide through multilingual content generated simultaneously with article production.

The initiative is also meaningful in terms of global information accessibility. Foreign investors currently hold approximately $1 trillion worth of listed securities in Korea's capital market, reflecting strong global interest. Despite this, English-language channels that allow global audiences to monitor Korea's industry and policy developments in real time have remained limited. DigitalToday aims to help global investors and industry stakeholders more easily track developments in Korea's digital sector through this English news service.

A DigitalToday official said, "This global news service goes beyond simple translation. It represents a new news distribution model that removes language barriers in real time and connects immediately with global readers. Through AI-powered translation technology, we aim to create an environment where issues related to Korea's digital industry and technology policy can be consumed simultaneously in the global market."

Meanwhile, major global media organizations are also expanding their international readership through English-based global news services. Japan's Nikkei, for example, targets global audiences through its English-language platform Nikkei Asia, while The New York Times utilizes generative AI across various areas including editorial tools, summarization systems, and content recommendations.

Through the expansion of its global multilingual services, DigitalToday aims to accelerate the global dissemination of K-digital industry content, increase international visibility of technology and policy news, and demonstrate practical applications of AI-driven news automation systems. The company plans to continue expanding as a digital news platform connecting with global readers. (End)

About DigitalToday (www.digitaltoday.co.kr):
DigitalToday is a leading Korean digital news media outlet covering ICT, industry, policy, and startups. Through data-driven reporting and technology-focused journalism, the outlet delivers rapid insights into industry developments. DigitalToday continues to pursue media innovation through AI-powered content automation and global multilingual news services.

 

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Leading Korean Tech Media DigitalToday Launches English News Service