Why Deloitte acquired Focus IT in the Philippines Why Deloitte acquired Focus IT in the Philippines Decision to strengthen Oracle consulting capabilities across Southeast Asia comes amid an “aggressive” shift in technology investment Eugene Ho (Deloitte Consulting) Credit: Deloitte / Dreamstime Heightened customer demand for migrating workloads from on-premises to Oracle Cloud has been cited as a leading factor in Deloitte’s recent acquisition of Focus IT, a boutique service provider based in the Philippines. The decision to strengthen Oracle consulting capabilities across Southeast Asia - revealed by “We’re seeing a growing demand for our technology offerings with strong growth in Southeast Asia and our Oracle offering is one of them,” said Eugene Ho, regional managing director of Southeast Asia at Deloitte Consulting. “There’s also an increase in demand for cloud-based and industry specific solutions that helps drive business decisions.