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Renting IT hardware on a subscription basis is bad for customers
We're back with another debate you can vote on as we argue back and forth – this time over cloud computing
29 Nov 2021 10:45 | 53
Dominic Connor used to boss IT pros and quants around in banks, and now recruits people for less crappy jobs in the City.
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The pandemic improved the status of IT workers … forever
Yes, the tech dept was elevated in these trying times – we just need to keep reminding everyone why
01 Nov 2021 10:45 | 66
Feature
When the bits hit the fan: What to do when ransomware strikes
Don't trust the insurer's techies, take the blame and other practical tips
06 Sep 2021 10:01 | 31
Interview
Confessions of a ransomware negotiator: Well, somebody's got to talk to the criminals holding data hostage
We can't deny people are paying up left, right, and centre...
03 Sep 2021 10:28 | 58
Feature
What is your greatest weakness? The definitive list of the many kinds of interviewer you will meet in Hell
You don't mind if we record this, do you?
26 Jul 2021 08:30 | 258
Feature
Want to keep working in shorts and flipflops way after this is all over? It could be time to rethink your career moves
Pandemic has opened a can of worms for our work goals with what comes next
14 Jun 2021 08:30 | 86
Comment
The common factor in all your failed job applications: Your CV
Top tips from an insider in the tech recruitment game
02 Jun 2021 21:01 | 173
AI + ML
Why you'll never make really big money as an AI dev
Artificial Intelligence? How the future was back in the '80s
21 Jul 2017 12:23 | 32
Review
Hololens for biz shocker: Surprisingly, it doesn't totally suck
Serious playtime for suits – but not you, gamers
12 Sep 2016 08:33 | 46
On-Prem
London Stock Exchange's German mega-merger: It's a go, despite Brexit
Playing politics with the IT jobs axe
04 Jul 2016 09:34 | 36
Channel
Friends with benefits: A taxing problem for Ireland in a post-Brexit world
So near (shore), so far
16 Jun 2016 10:32 | 78
Networks
Big data in action: How CompSci theory helps medics fight cancer
UCL professor to lecture at next Real Time Club dinner
11 Apr 2016 13:28 | 6
First look
Hands on with the BBC's Micro:Bit computer. You know, for kids
It's almost, but not quite, entirely unlike a Raspberry Pi. But similar
22 Mar 2016 10:03 | 157
CIO Manifesto
Are CIOs condemned to 'interesting' times in 2016?
Register roundtable looks into... the future
02 Dec 2015 12:39 | 5
Channel
MS Future Decoded conference, or The Empire Strikes Back
Advertising oddness and what MS really wants you to know
12 Nov 2015 18:05 | 20
Updated
Laid-off IT workers: You want free on-demand service for what now?
Zombie programmers awaken ... and they're pretty tetchy
22 Oct 2015 08:02 | 161
Reg Roundtable
Just what do real CIOs think a real strategy looks like?
'I know it when I see it'
14 Oct 2015 11:26 | 1
Reg Roundtable
CIOs ready to leap boundaries in our omni-channel world
Accept software development as creative
24 Jul 2015 09:02 | 1
CIO Manifesto
CISOs' newest fear? Criminals with a big data strategy
Reg roundtable disses pen testers and security theatre
19 Jun 2015 09:01 | 5
CIO Manifesto
Do any REAL CIOs believe we're in a post PC world? No.
Reg roundtable delivers non-rose-tinted view of 2020
20 May 2015 11:01 | 4
CIO Manifesto
How tech bosses manage their teams for fun and profit
'Whenever I hear the word culture I reach for my org chart...'
26 Mar 2015 13:02 | 7
Comment
BBC gives naked computers to kids (hmm, code for something?)
Drop the consoles and look at that LED array
16 Mar 2015 13:26 | 93
Promo
World’s oldest IT dining society breaks into the House of Lords
And Reg readers are invited... for a price
05 Mar 2015 17:31 | 9
Reg Roundtable
CIOs: Want to get onto the Board? Just 'running' IT isn't enough
Still bitching about 'the business'? Then you've no business being on the board
05 Dec 2014 11:22 | 5
DroidCon 14
Droids - everywhere! Is Apple really even in the game any more?
I ain't drinking the Kool Aid, but I can't avoid swimming in it
04 Nov 2014 09:02 | 17
Reg Roundtable
How do Reg readers keep their vendors in line?
CIOs talk sticks, carrots and account managers
27 Oct 2014 12:31 |
Personal Tech
Doctor Who and the Dalek: 10-year-old tests BBC programming game
Young VB warrior commandeers Daleks
20 Oct 2014 08:31 | 72
Comment
BBC: We're going to slip CODING into kids' TV
Pureed-carrot-in-ice cream C++ surprise
01 Sep 2014 15:56 | 110
Comment
Google hops into bed with Brit red-top: Cooks up 'draw an app' coding compo for kids
Yes, Sun asks tots to debug broken page get out crayons
14 Aug 2014 06:02 | 28
Reg Roundtable
Why do Reg readers deserve the big bucks? Here's why...
Top tech managers take control of first Reg Roundtable
07 Aug 2014 09:08 | 10
Appeal
Join me, Reg readers, and help me UPGRADE our CHILDREN
Think of the children? I just did, says Dom Connor
13 Jun 2014 15:59 | 18
Servers
The gift of Grace: COBOL's odyssey from Vietnam to the Square Mile
Add 50, 1964 GIVING Anniversary08 Apr 2014 16:03 | 71
Part One
Your kids' chances of becoming programmers? ZERO
We had it all in the 1980s. Here's what went wrong...
06 Nov 2013 10:05 | 215
Networks
10 Types of IT managers from hell
A Reg reader's guide
05 Nov 2013 09:58 | 104
On-Prem
A short, sharp tool kit to get you to the top in financial IT
Battling the bullshit artists biz analysts with a Black Swan
02 Jul 2013 13:02 | 32
Comment
How City IT is under attack from politicians, diesel bugs, HR
Oh, and the stock exchange could blow any moment....
27 Jun 2013 11:04 | 67
Feature
When to say those three little words: 'I am quitting'
Ruthless headhunter also dispenses tips on when NOT to
17 Jun 2013 09:04 | 138
Feature
Girls, beer and C++: How to choose the right Comp-Sci degree for you
You're just a child. But trust me, I'm a headhunter
14 Jun 2013 09:06 | 198
Feature
Think you're ready to make a big career bet? Read this first...
Reg headhunter serves up array of crystal balls
31 May 2013 09:29 | 60
On-Prem
So you want to be a contractor? Well, here's how it works
Free advice from Reg headhunter Dominic Connor
20 May 2013 11:44 | 104
On-Prem
Is the IT industry short on Cobolers? This could be your lucky day
Sometimes a CV needs a few fossils
01 May 2013 08:37 | 52
On-Prem
IT salaries: Why you are a clapped-out Ferrari
Skills shortages? The thing in short supply is cash
12 Apr 2013 10:04 | 115
On-Prem
Spotting a Big Data faker as you set up Big Data for someone
It says here on your CV....
28 Mar 2013 13:09 | 18
Geek's Guide to Britain
Reg man bested in geek-to-geek combat - in World War 3 nerve centre
Dom Connor and the cool Cold Warriors
28 Mar 2013 10:00 | 31
Analysis
iPads in education: Not actually evil, but pretty close
Why are we giving these playthings of the Devil to kids?
26 Mar 2013 10:00 | 211
On-Prem
Apple share-price-off-a-cliff: Told you that would happen
Don't tell Oracle, but you can be too rich and too thin
25 Mar 2013 12:25 | 137
Tin rattler
Help save the endangered QUANTUM OWL, pleads Reg man
Chip in for proper science with balls and bad smells
25 Mar 2013 08:29 | 30
On-Prem
I used to be an Oracle DBA ... but now I'm a Big Data guru
Dominic Connor shows you how to jump the bandwagon
20 Feb 2013 09:36 | 24
Part two
Where were the bullet holes on OS/2's corpse? Its head ... or foot?
Ex-IBM insider Dom Connor reveals what went wrong
26 Nov 2012 11:02 | 113
Part one
IBM insider: How I caught my wife while bug-hunting on OS/2
No wonder that chkdsk flaw was never fixed
23 Nov 2012 09:39 | 156
Part 2
How to spot a terrible tech boss within SECONDS
El Reg job expert Dom Connor returns with more top interview advice
12 Nov 2012 10:01 | 49
Software
Are you an IT pro? It's no longer safe to bet your career on Microsoft
Obviously don't just become an iOS dev, though ...
06 Nov 2012 10:30 | 95
Part 1
Mmm, what's that smell: Coffee or sweat? How to avoid a crap IT job
El Reg job expert Dom Connor reveals key clues to look out for in interviews
05 Nov 2012 09:01 | 140
On-Prem
Is running IT for the Olympics the worst job in the world?
The results will be in in August
23 Jul 2012 09:03 | 42
On-Prem
How to screw LIBOR and alienate people
Dominic Connor presents another tutorial in Rogue Trading
10 Jul 2012 10:02 | 74
On-Prem
So, that vast IT disaster you may have caused? Come in, sit down
You won't be forced to dig your own grave
03 Jul 2012 12:00 | 156
On-Prem
Do you work in IT at RBS? Or at the next place to get hit ...?
Here's a handy guide to riding out the storm
29 Jun 2012 13:15 | 108
Channel
Why don't the best techies work in the channel?
'Cos the channel doesn't want them
28 May 2012 08:32 | 67
On-Prem
Quitting your job? Here's how not to do it
He deleted most of the source code – the little @£$%%...
29 Mar 2012 12:40 | 108
On-Prem
You're crap and paid too much for the little work you actually do
A recruiter's guide on how to get mo' money...
21 Mar 2012 12:45 | 157
