Ingram Micro admits summer ransomware raid exposed thousands of staff records
Maine filing confirms July attack affected 42,521 employees and job applicants
Cyber-crime19 Jan 2026 |
Channel
Hiring at India’s Big Four outsourcers stalls, as AI seemingly makes an impact
Revenue growth is sluggish, too
Channel19 Jan 2026 | 11
British Palantir rival, whose founder touted UK tech sovereignty, sells to Accenture
Let the co-opetition commence
AI + ML07 Jan 2026 | 16
Repent ye inefficient – the ‘Palantir-ization’ of IT services is upon us
Palantir's former IT boss just took over as CEO of Thrive-backed AI MSP platform
Channel16 Dec 2025 | 13
Amazon's AI specs aim to stop delivery drivers getting lost between van and porch
Why monitor staff through phones or cameras when Bezos' boxshifter can strap surveillance to their heads?
Offbeat23 Oct 2025 | 52
Tribunal wonders if Microsoft has found a legal hero after pivot to copyright gambit
ValueLicensing dispute probes whether Office counts as a creative work
Software20 Oct 2025 | 19
Client defended engineer after oil baron-turned tech support entrepreneur lied about dodgy dealings
On Call Reputations earned over years of service can work wonders
Channel10 Oct 2025 | 86
Node4's £45M Tisski takeover ends in tears – and £2.4M in damages
Messy ruling details a perfect storm of NAO, MoD, and Aquila contract failures
Public Sector23 Sep 2025 | 3
Tariff threat plays havoc with US PC market, economy not helping
World War Fee American businesses join Win 10 upgrade train, consumers happy to sit on the platform
Personal Tech17 Sep 2025 | 18
Everyone needs an AI phone. No, don't hang up, it's true
Analyst bets smart money on 'proactive digital companion' upgrade cycle
Personal Tech09 Sep 2025 | 67
Pre-owned software trial kicks off in UK as Microsoft pushes resale ban
ValueLicensing's David spins the sling for another go at the Windows Goliath
Software08 Sep 2025 | 86
KPMG wrote 100-page prompt to build agentic TaxBot
Produces advice in a single day instead of two weeks – without job losses
AI + ML20 Aug 2025 | 35
Google admits anticompetitive conduct in Australia, agrees to modest fine
Asia In Brief PLUS: Philippines bans gambling payments; Indonesia warns Roblox; China lures young scientists; And more!
Legal18 Aug 2025 | 12
Forget Foxconn the iPhone factory. AI’s made it a server-slinger first and foremost
Next: Modular datacenters ready to host rack-scale systems, to meet endless demand
Systems15 Aug 2025 | 1
Stock in the Channel pulls website amid cyberattack
Updated Intruders accessed important systems but tells customers their data is safe
Cyber-crime14 Aug 2025 | 5
Ebuyer website bought by Fraser Group plc
Exclusive updated UK online reseller bought out of administration in -pre-pack agreement, say sources
Channel12 Aug 2025 | 67
Ransomware gang sets deadline to leak 3.5 TB of Ingram Micro data
Distie insists global operations restored despite some websites only now coming back online
Cyber-crime30 Jul 2025 | 4
India eats China's lunch in US smartphone manufacturing
But overall sales are basically flat, says Canalys
Channel28 Jul 2025 | 11
Microsoft admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty
Updated Under oath in French Senate, exec says it would be compelled – however unlikely – to pass local customer info to US admin
PaaS + IaaS25 Jul 2025 | 100
Security shop Adarma ceases trading, confirms it will enter administration
Former staffers of struggling UK biz say they don’t expect to be paid for July
Security16 Jul 2025 | 3
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Windows 11 shutdown bug forces Microsoft into out-of-band damage control
Ships emergency update to fix a Patch Tuesday misfire that prevented systems from switching off
Cop cops it after Copilot cops out: West Midlands police chief quits over AI hallucination
Craig Guildford banned Israeli fans based on Microsoft's match report, told MPs 'we don't use AI,' then discovers... they did
ATM maintenance tech broke the bank by forgetting to return a key
Who, Me? Bank staff wore the blame for a silly security slip
Nvidia leans on emulation to squeeze more HPC oomph from AI chips in race against AMD
AMD researchers argue that, while algorithms like the Ozaki scheme merit investigation, they're still not ready for prime time.
Open source's new mission: Rebuild a continent's tech stack
Opinion Freedom can be very contagious if it grows on its own terms. Europe of all places should know that
Microsoft Intune changes to start biting unprepared admins
Mobile application management updates mean apps could soon be blocked
Just the Browser claims to tame the bloat without forking
Strips the slop and snoopery from Chrome, Edge, and Firefox
Mandiant releases quick credential cracker, to hasten the death of a bad protocol
Infosec In Brief PLUS: Navy spy sent to brig for 200 months in brig; Black Axe busted again; Bill aims to crimp ICE apps; and more
Royal Navy's helicopter drone makes its first autonomous flight
Capable of carrying 1-ton payload and key to strategy protecting North Atlantic from Russian submarines
Microsoft hiring energy strategists to power its Asian datacenters
Asia In Brief PLUS: ASUS gets into healthcare gadgets; Vietnam’s first fab; Australia's child social ban takes out 4.7 million accounts; And more!
STORIES
VMware reboots its partner program again – and it looks like smaller players are out
Exclusive Second major change in 18 months will be most unwelcome for many - as will critical flaws announced today
Cloud Infrastructure Month16 Jul 2025 | 49
Trump tariffs turn techies topsy-turvy as US braces for PC tax
Shipments in America flat, surge across ROTW ahead of Win 10 support cutoff
Channel10 Jul 2025 | 105
Ingram Micro restarts orders – for some – following ransomware attack
Customers say things are still far from perfect as lengthy support queues hamper business dealings
Cyber-crime09 Jul 2025 | 1
Ingram Micro confirms ransomware behind multi-day outage
Updated SafePay crew claims responsibility for intrusion at one of world's largest tech distributors
Cyber-crime06 Jul 2025 | 18
14-hour+ global blackout at Ingram Micro halts customer orders
Exclusive Fears mount while distie remains silent and phone lines down
Channel04 Jul 2025 | 44
Impact of Microsoft taking over Enterprise Account renewals starts to 'bite'
Cutting out middle man dents coffers of larger service providers, helps Redmond offset AI investments
SaaS02 Jul 2025 | 17
Kaseya CEO: Why AI adoption is below industry expectations
Interview Business data is fragmented and change management is hard
AI + ML26 Jun 2025 | 61
Taiwan thumbs its nose at Beijing by blocking chip exports to SMIC and Huawei
A symbolic political move
Channel17 Jun 2025 | 7
Doomed UK smartphone maker Bullitt Group finally liquidated
Preferred and secured creditors walk away with nothing
Personal Tech17 Jun 2025 | 20
VMware drops the lowest tier of its partner program – except in Europe
Wants channel to be all in on private cloud as more details emerge on VCF 9 licensing and hardware
Virtualization01 Jun 2025 | 22
VMware price hikes? Between 800 and 1,500%, claim Euro customers
Report slates end of perpetual licenses, death of monthly pay-as-you-go model, and 'punitive' changes by Broadcom
PaaS + IaaS22 May 2025 | 54
India’s services giants brace for impact as US tariffs bite their customers
Wipro was forced to pause an active SAP project due to client’s jitters
Channel24 Apr 2025 | 18
Tech suppliers await final grade as Trump prepares to flunk Department of Education
Vendors with millions in federal contracts are watching nervously
Public Sector27 Mar 2025 | 32
Have I Been Pwned likely to ban resellers from buying subs, citing 'sh*tty behavior' and onerous support requests
'What are customers actually getting from resellers other than massive price markups?' asks Troy Hunt
Channel13 Feb 2025 | 33
Biz tax rises, inflation and high interest. Why fewer UK tech firms started in 2024
And the government thinks that AI and taking shackles off big tech will help? God help Britain
Channel23 Jan 2025 | 32
Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration
Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions supplier in hands of FRP Advisory
Public Sector17 Jan 2025 | 10
UK government tech procurement lacks understanding, says watchdog
NAO report highlights £3B cost overruns and 29 years of cumulative delays in IT projects
Personal Tech16 Jan 2025 | 69
Microsoft, PC makers cut prices of Copilot+ gear in Europe, analyst stats confirm
Double-digit reduction only served to 'stimulate some interest'
AI + ML14 Jan 2025 | 47
Microsoft invites Chinese software vendors to sell on its marketplace and through its partners
Good luck getting buyers and resellers excited about that
Channel09 Jan 2025 | 7
The channel stands corrected: Hardware is a refresh cycle business now
Opinion 'For 30 years you thought you were business geniuses,' veteran analyst tells resellers and distributors
Channel08 Jan 2025 | 56
Ingram Micro to 'stop doing business' with Broadcom, downgrade to 'limited engagement' on VMware
Exclusive Distributor couldn't do a deal that delivered 'appropriate shareholder return', chip giant says it 'continues to refine' its channel
Virtualization16 Dec 2024 | 18
Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs
Canalys Forums EMEA IT admins be warned: 13,000 tech suppliers coming for your employer's checkbook
AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 53
Pakistan's tech lobby warns that slow internet is strangling IT industry
Low-priced freelancers and call centers are at risk
Channel21 Nov 2024 | 12
SCC, one of Europe's largest resellers, orders staff back to their desks for three days a week
Exclusive CEO tells The Reg customers are facing same challenges, not ruling out full-time RTO
Channel21 Oct 2024 | 22
US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia
Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can't weaponise tech
Public Sector06 Sep 2024 | 4
If every PC is going to be an AI PC, they better be as good at all the things trad PCs can do
Comment Microsoft's Copilot+ machines suck at one of computing's oldest use cases
Channel05 Sep 2024 | 151
Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the compliance minefield
Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbage
AI + ML04 Sep 2024 | 25
Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all
As AWS, Microsoft, and Google hike some prices, it's time to open up the ROI calculator
PaaS + IaaS04 Sep 2024 | 141
Dow-ward spiral: Intel share price drop could see it delisted from blue-chip index
50% dive in market cap during 2024 forcing CEO Pat Gelsinger to revisit strategy
Channel03 Sep 2024 | 22
IBM Canada can't duck channel exec's systematic age discrimination claim
'They actually replaced me with a younger employee'
Channel04 Aug 2024 | 34
South Korea creates $445M bailout fund after payment glitch trips up e-commerce giant
Founder forbidden to leave the country, promises to make things right for out-of-pocket vendors
Software30 Jul 2024 | 9
Fujitsu picks model-maker Cohere as its partner for the rapid LLM-development dance
Will become exclusive route to market for joint projects
AI + ML17 Jul 2024 | 4
ASUS quietly built supercomputers, datacenters and an LLM. Now it's quietly selling them all together
The plan is a slow build – not a breakout into enterprise tech
Off-Prem13 Jun 2024 |
Google goes shopping for Indian e-commerce dominance … at Walmart
Invests $350 million in Flipkart
Channel27 May 2024 | 5
VMware by Broadcom blinks again – this time easing change for cloud service providers
As the rumor mill whispers about a breakup with AWS
Virtualization01 May 2024 | 16
Oracle scores big win with Fujitsu Japan for its Alloy partner cloud
But Big Red's $8 billion investment plan may not be all it seems
Channel19 Apr 2024 | 1
Cloud Software Group and Microsoft pledge another eight years of co-opetition
Consortium will spend $1.65 billion on Azure, 365 – and of course some AI
Software08 Apr 2024 | 1
Wipro appoints new CEO: 32-year veteran and current US boss Srini Pallia takes over
ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: YouTube's fake India election ad policy; Singtel not selling Optus; Do Chinese tech stalk former workers?
Channel07 Apr 2024 | 1
Microsoft reseller Bytes says more than 100 undisclosed share trades linked to ex-CEO
Surprise resignation of chief exec happened after FCA probe began, claims filing
Channel18 Mar 2024 | 12
Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses
Reaction from channel was 'stunned silence followed by anger and disbelief'
Channel15 Mar 2024 | 31
VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May
Exclusive But for now, smaller customers have been cut off from on-demand training content
Channel11 Mar 2024 | 8
Boss at one of Microsoft's largest resellers quits, admits secret share deals
London Stock Exchange listed Bytes Technology Group 'working to clarify details' after Neil Murphy resigns
Channel22 Feb 2024 | 10
eBay tells 1,000 employees their days at company are numbered
9% of workforce getting boot after execs hired too many during pandemic
Channel24 Jan 2024 | 20
AWS Marketplace adds sales of third-party services
Cloud-ready software and implementation from your preferred consultants, on one bill
Channel23 Jan 2024 | 1
Foxconn’s latest Indian foray is a chip packaging JV with HCL Group
Updated Fending off ransomware at home in Taiwan as it continues diversification into semiconductors
Channel19 Jan 2024 |
As Broadcom nukes VMware's channel, the big winner is set to be Nutanix
A lot of IT depts can't wait to get past their ESX addiction
Channel18 Jan 2024 | 26
India's big four services giants soar on demand for AI
Pipelines are full, but hiring has slowed
Channel18 Jan 2024 |
Broadcom to end VMware’s channel program, move partners to its own invite-only offering
Suppliers don’t know much about what’s going on. Which leaves users in limbo, too
Channel28 Dec 2023 | 9
Infosys loses ten-year, $1.5 billion contract announced just three months ago
Asia In Brief PLUS: Fujitsu Japan spins out servers, storage, and PCs; Japan’s moonshot on track; Samsung reportedly delays Arizona fab opening
Channel27 Dec 2023 | 26
China’s annual e-tail frenzy broke records – trust us, say government, Alibaba and JD.com
5.26 billion packages shipped, 639 million on Saturday alone. But nobody's puffing up the cash pile
Channel13 Nov 2023 | 6
Sorry kids, Infosys and Wipro have cancelled graduate recruitment
India's big four outsourcers scored record deals in Q2, but revenue didn't reflect those successes
Channel20 Oct 2023 | 11
Gulf states and 'The Stans' could become new tech hotspot – analyst
One has the talent, one has the money – both want more tech
Channel12 Oct 2023 | 17
Microsoft delays debut of IoT security offer due to 'unexpected system challenges'
Updated Software giant tells partners not to sell it but also happy to take your cash now
Channel05 Oct 2023 | 11
Microsoft tells partners unbundling Teams is a 'compromise' with the EU
Meanwhile, Zoom boss calls on US authorities to consider adopting Europe's breakout policy
Channel06 Sep 2023 | 17
Two top execs quit Infosys mere months after its president skipped
CISO and head of HR depart as services market tightens
Channel06 Jul 2023 | 3
Bad times are just starting for India's IT outsourcers, says JP Morgan
All of FY2024 is going to be a 'washout'
Channel16 Jun 2023 | 70
Dell pulls storage, PCs, and compute into Apex ITaaS platform – a little late
Dell World Continues feeding the hybrid cloud monster
Channel23 May 2023 |
India's major IT outsourcers slow hiring and fret about deal pipelines
Two years ago the big four hired 243,000 workers. Last year that fell to 82,000
Channel05 May 2023 | 15
Microsoft coughs up some change after allegedly selling software to no-no companies
Nadella happy to sling code to Russians and Iranians, or nah?
Channel07 Apr 2023 | 13
Microsoft pauses delayed partner ecosystem security update to count its money
Active Directory privilege de-escalation will run for nine days in May before taking June off
Channel16 Mar 2023 | 2
India’s top four outsourcers report rosy revenues, mild macroeconomic misgivings
Attrition woes subside as workers stop shifting, producing pleasing cost savings
Channel17 Jan 2023 | 3
Microsoft extends deadline for partners to improve their clients' security with unauthorised Azure AD tweaks
Partners may be dragging the chain a little – perhaps you'd like to hurry them up?
Channel14 Oct 2022 |
Alibaba Cloud reveals billion dollar 'ecosystem upgrade'
It's mostly a channel program with a fancy name, plus more outposts
Channel26 Sep 2022 | 1
Philippines decides outsourcers need incentives to stick around, after all
Just three months ago senior bureaucrat said 'Tax perks are not that important to investors.' Contortions now in place to keep cash flowing
Channel19 Sep 2022 | 4
Salesperson's tech dream delivered by ill-equipped consultant who charged for the inevitable fix
Who,Me? ‘I had a sharp new suit and a misplaced sense of confidence’ – and made a costly mistake
Channel05 Sep 2022 | 56
India's big four services giants bemoan rising labor costs
Business is good at TCS, Wipro, Infosys and HCL – but margin pressure and staff attrition are big problems
Channel25 Jul 2022 | 24
Microsoft postpones shift to New Commerce Experience subscriptions
The whiff of rebellion among Cloud Solution Providers is getting stronger
Channel29 Jun 2022 | 8
Lenovo to form venture with Hong Kong comms conglomerate PCCW
Gains access to offshoring centers in Malaysia and Philippines
Channel15 Jun 2022 | 2
Microsoft forgot to renew the certificate for its Windows Insider subdomain
Visitors to insider.windows.com met with safety warning - how reassuring
Channel10 Jun 2022 | 37
European tech businesses cool on China due to coronavirus lockdowns
Oops. Beijing wants zero COVID, not zero foreign investment
Channel06 May 2022 | 13
Ericsson pulls out of Russia 'indefinitely' to protest war in Ukraine
Plus: AMD tells El Reg it stopped 'all technical, product support and marketing' in pariah state
Channel11 Apr 2022 | 18
Capita offloads Microsoft licensing biz Trustmarque to private equity for £110m
Remainder of Capita's Portfolio of unwanted businesses to be expunged by year end, says CEO
Channel28 Jan 2022 | 1
Pakistan considers ten-year tax holiday for freelance techies
Could clean up dispute over who collects tax and when, but unlikely to worry outsourcing rivals
Channel25 Jan 2022 | 11
Renewal chasing as-a-service is now a thing – and vendors love it
Third parties get some data, use it to send mails as if they were your reseller, and – phew! – you don't get calls from sales people
Channel28 Oct 2021 | 21
Who are shortages good for? The channel! World's biggest distributor forecasts tech price hikes from January
Canalys Forum 2021 Things not likely to improve until 2023
Channel15 Oct 2021 | 3
Windows what? PC makers have bigger things on their minds
Canalys Forums Remember those days when OSes were the be-all and end-all?
Channel08 Oct 2021 | 40
Raspberry Pi looks to set up African retail channel to make buying a mini computer there as easy as Pi
High shipping costs barrier to access for many of continent’s inhabitants
Channel06 Oct 2021 | 17
Japan's NTT Group to allow remote work for all 320,000 staff
Ditching central offices in favour of over 250 regional facilities for a workforce twice the size of Microsoft's
Channel29 Sep 2021 | 3
BRICS bloc deepens collaboration on ecommerce and selling services across borders
Good news for consumers, exporters, and outsourcers
Channel06 Sep 2021 | 4
Busy day in China: Xi Jinping announces tech-sharing, services export push and a bourse for startups
Also banned telly shows from featuring men with an 'abnormal aesthetic' – basically the kind of chap you'd find in a boy band
Channel03 Sep 2021 | 17
Biting the hand that feeds IT
