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
Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft Exclusive El Reg has seen the presentation to CISPE members which sources say was intended to keep the lawsuit over licensing alive PaaS + IaaS28 Nov 2024 | 12
Swedish authorities probe Oracle Cerner health record rollout $190 million project under scrutiny after reported failures PaaS + IaaS27 Nov 2024 | 11
Cloudflare broke its logging-as-a-service service, causing customer data loss Software snafu took five minutes to roll back. The mess it made took hours to clean up Off-Prem27 Nov 2024 | 5
AWS bends to Broadcom's will with VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-service Microsoft, Oracle, and IBM are all doing it. Andy Jassy's rent-a-server shop may have felt it was leaving money on the table Virtualization26 Nov 2024 | 5
Alibaba Cloud brings chatty SaaS products out of China and into more markets Teams-like DingTalk gets an enterprise edition, and virtual Androids unleashed SaaS25 Nov 2024 |
China sends cloud powered by homebrew Loongson CPUs into space Asia In Brief Plus: Korea cracks down on Temu; US, Vietnam, sign infosec pact; India extends controversial hardware import law; and more Off-Prem24 Nov 2024 | 5
Amazon bets another $4B on Anthropic You just gonna stand there, Google, let AWS take the 'primary training partner' title? Not gonna do nothing? AI + ML22 Nov 2024 | 7
AWS gives its management screens a makeover in the name of improved productivity Maybe it was crowded layout, inconsistent colors and drop shadows that made cloud so hard? Off-Prem22 Nov 2024 | 6
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
Kyndryl insiders say there's little new business Special report IT giant aims to end revenue slide by March, former employees have doubts On-Prem20 Nov 2024 | 19
European Cloud Competition Observatory created to keep an eye on software licensing Exclusive Initiative follows Microsoft settlement with CISPE consortium PaaS + IaaS20 Nov 2024 | 3
Japan looks to nuclear energy to power AI-powered datacenter boom Shuttered reactor's operator says it's needed - once giant seawall is finished The Future of the Datacenter - 2025 and Beyond20 Nov 2024 | 17
Microsoft unleashes autonomous Copilot AI agents in public preview Ignite They can learn, adapt, and make decisions – but don't worry, they're not coming for your job PaaS + IaaS19 Nov 2024 | 9
Equinix to close its 'Metal' IaaS offering in 2026 Joins the likes of HPE, Cisco, and VMware in failing to challenge dominant hyperscalers Off-Prem18 Nov 2024 | 3
Apple hit with £3 billion claim of ripping off 40 million UK iCloud users Consumer champion Which? not amused by fruit-based giant's alleged preference for its own cloud storage Off-Prem14 Nov 2024 | 40
TSMC confirms 'unexploded ordnance' removed from wafer fab construction site Probably a relic of a Japanese WWII naval site Off-Prem14 Nov 2024 | 6
Starlink finally files proper paperwork to operate in India Government both excited and cautious about benefits of Muskband Personal Tech14 Nov 2024 | 4
Amazon leaves Snowcone data migration boxes and older Snowball edge kit out to melt Don't worry, existing users have another year to use 'em or lose 'em Off-Prem14 Nov 2024 | 2
Here's what we know about the suspected Snowflake data extortionists A Canadian and an American living in Turkey 'walk into' cloud storage environments… Cyber-crime12 Nov 2024 | 5
CISPE framework aids EU Data Act compliance, cloud switching 'It helps Euro organizations to avoid lock-in and design the cloud strategy they want' PaaS + IaaS08 Nov 2024 |
Don't have MFA on a Google Cloud account? You'll have to from Jan Lock it up. Lock it up PaaS + IaaS05 Nov 2024 | 6
VMware by Broadcom finds friends to advance its private cloud and AI visions VMware Explore User group members offered more generous discounts and licenses we're sure nobody would abuse Off-Prem05 Nov 2024 | 2
Amazon to cough $75B on capex in 2024, more next year Despite extending server lifespans, AI's power demands drive more datacenter builds PaaS + IaaS01 Nov 2024 | 9
Dropbox to shed another 500 staff, CEO takes 'full responsibility' Cloudy concern has also spent over $500M buying back its own shares amid multiple rounds of layoffs SaaS31 Oct 2024 | 65
Microsoft turning away AI training workloads – inferencing makes better money Azure's acceleration continues, but so do costs AI + ML31 Oct 2024 | 18
Meta spruiks benefits of open sourcing Llama models – to its own bottom line It's not like Zuck needs the coin despite increased infrastructure spend, headcount, losses on VR Off-Prem31 Oct 2024 | 10
Equinix to pad Thai coffers with $500 million investment Another Asian country declares ambition to be a tech hub Off-Prem31 Oct 2024 | 6
Cloud repatriation officially a trend... for specific workloads It's not a mass exodus, say analysts, but biz bods are bringing things down to earth PaaS + IaaS30 Oct 2024 | 24
Musk, Bezos need just 90 minutes to match your lifetime carbon footprint, says Oxfam Between jets, yachts and investments in destructive companies, billionaires are speed running the apocalypse Off-Prem30 Oct 2024 | 87
Alphabet posts big revenue and profit growth, just 1,100 job losses Google Cloud grows fast thanks to AI, which now writes a quarter of all G-code AI + ML30 Oct 2024 | 35
Microsoft accuses Google of creating a lobbying front called 'Open Cloud Coalition' Seemingly dissatisfied with CISPE settlement, new UK-centric cloudy industry group calls for end to 'restrictive licensing' Software29 Oct 2024 | 12
Microsoft reshuffles execs in Europe, Middle East and Africa unit UK CEO becomes EMEA president after taking on role in Brit industrial strategy PaaS + IaaS28 Oct 2024 | 1
Google Cloud burst by 12-hour power outage in German region Loose juice led to cooling issue in one zone, but the pain was widespread Off-Prem25 Oct 2024 | 26
Billionaire SaaS CEO loses title after week of sleaze allegations Not much more than a slap on the wrist as WiseTech boss stays on in new role and keeps salary Legal25 Oct 2024 | 6
$180 for an overpriced, dubious SSD drive? Maybe don't join the USB Club No specs and few details, but the promise of access to an exclusive community is still drawing buyers Off-Prem24 Oct 2024 | 29
On-prem SaaS? ServiceNow will do it if you ask nicely, and really need it Turns out its application can work with databases other than its own SaaS24 Oct 2024 | 6
Telcos find cloud migrations, security, are a pain in the IaaS Carriers consume less than half the cloud they committed to use PaaS + IaaS22 Oct 2024 | 17
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
Microsoft's Arm-based Cobalt 100 CPU now live and powering Azure VMs For general-purpose and memory-optimized workloads PaaS + IaaS21 Oct 2024 | 5
AWS boss: Don't want to come back to the office? Go work somewhere else It's our way or the highway PaaS + IaaS18 Oct 2024 | 111
Datacenter CEO faked top-tier IT reliability cert to snag $10.7M SEC deal, DoJ claims Updated The Uptime Institute rates availability. The 'Uptime Council' … apparently doesn't exist Off-Prem17 Oct 2024 | 21
Amazon makes $500M bet on itty-bitty nuclear reactors to fuel cloud empire The duo eyes a target of 5 GW online in US by 2039, assuming tech comes to fruition Systems16 Oct 2024 | 38
IBM acquires Indian SaaS startup Prescinto to shine a light on renewable energy assets Also: Crypto-hub Binance helps Delhi police shut down solar power scam SaaS16 Oct 2024 | 1
Google hopes to spark chain reaction with nuclear energy investment Commits to molten salt small modular reactors it thinks can come online in 2035 Off-Prem15 Oct 2024 | 52
Tencent builds one NoSQL database to rule all data models Exclusive Tamed DB sprawl and saved cloudy resources with 'X-Stor' Databases11 Oct 2024 | 8
The .io domain isn't going anywhere anytime soon amid treaty UK-Mauritius handshake holds but Chagos Islands shift could eventually phase out the ccTLD Off-Prem10 Oct 2024 | 51
SAP promises developer 'fusion teams' in cloud low-code environment TechEd But projects must be completed in old desktop IDE PaaS + IaaS10 Oct 2024 | 4
Starlink was offered for free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It is not entirely free Updated And now SpaceX clarifies special promotion Networks08 Oct 2024 | 152
Google Cloud to help India export its Digital Public Infrastructure Bundles free government apps to help digital diplomacy – and maybe find some new customers Public Sector04 Oct 2024 | 2
Not just AI datacenters needing own power: Taiwanese server-maker Quanta has bought microgrids California utilities couldn't deliver for hyperscalers' favorite hardware slinger Systems04 Oct 2024 | 5
Cisco is abandoning the LoRaWAN space, and there's no lifeboat for IoT customers Support stretches to end of 2029, no more maintenance beyond 2026 Networks02 Oct 2024 | 5
Fresh court filing accuses Oracle of creating 'maze' of options 'hidden' in 'contract' Big Red says claims are baseless and wants case thrown out SaaS02 Oct 2024 | 33
Germany is monitoring Microsoft to thwart 'anti-competitive practices' Wants to peer into gaps in DMA to keep Redmond honest in cloud and AI PaaS + IaaS01 Oct 2024 | 6
Imagine a government that told Big Tech to improve resilience – then punished failures It's happening in South Korea Off-Prem01 Oct 2024 | 16
Rackspace internal monitoring web servers hit by zero-day Exclusive Intruders accessed machines via tool bundled with ScienceLogic, 'limited' info taken, customers told not to worry Cybersecurity Month30 Sep 2024 | 9
AWS must fork out $30.5M after losing P2P network patent scrap No one really wins when a troll, sorry, assertion entity scores a victory Networks30 Sep 2024 | 31
Google files first ever complaint with European Commission against Microsoft Mountain View versus Redmond: Fight over cloud software licensing policies gets formal PaaS + IaaS25 Sep 2024 | 29
Ancient US air traffic control systems won't get a tech refresh before 2030 Updated If they don't crash first, say government auditors Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 41
As IBM pushes for more automation, its AI simply not up to the job of replacing staff So say our sources, who warn job cuts, outsourcing risk depriving biz of seasoned technical talent Off-Prem24 Sep 2024 | 53