Amazon's $100B DC spend similar to entire Costa Rica GDP
Microsoft cap-ex larger than output of Uganda and Google trumps Slovenia... all in the name of AI
Cloud Infrastructure Month14 Aug 2025 | 8
PaaS + IaaS
The £9 billion question: To Microsoft or not to Microsoft?
Register debate series Are UK taxpayers getting real value from SPA24 — or just high cost convenience?
Public Sector14 Aug 2025 | 60
CoreWeave CFO: $25B raised in debt and equity in 18 months
Reliant on two mega customers? Who says GPU-for-rent kingpin is a not a sustainable biz model?
Cloud Infrastructure Month13 Aug 2025 | 5
MS confidence in Windows 11: Pay us to host VMs for when your desktop inevitably dies
Windows 365 Reserve offers 10-day cloud PCs when your machine goes kaput – but you'll still need another device to access them
OSes13 Aug 2025 | 19
Microsoft wares may be UK public sector's only viable option
Register debate series For now at least, even though government buying can improve, open source is not all it's cracked up to be
Public Sector13 Aug 2025 | 82
Colo operators flock to emerging markets to build DCs
Joburg and Warsaw among the hotspots for sprawling server farm construction
On-Prem12 Aug 2025 | 2
Defra doubles contract value for cloud and DC services
Legacy tech for nation's farmers must migrate ... contract swells to £245M
Cloud Infrastructure Month12 Aug 2025 | 6
UK.gov's nuclear strategy is 'slow, inefficient, and costly'
Taskforce delivers damning interim report on next generation of energy generation
Science12 Aug 2025 | 63
Sudden spike in demand causes issues in Azure East US region
'Although the incident has been marked resolved, in practice it lingers,' admin tells us
Cloud Infrastructure Month08 Aug 2025 | 2
Mexit, not Brexit, is the new priority for the UK
Opinion A Microsoft Exit strategy isn’t just a good idea, it’s vital. It must go a long way beyond a farewell to Redmond
Public Sector08 Aug 2025 | 146
The plan to make all networks optical is about to take two big steps forward
'IOWN' backers think it can replace the PCI bus, reinvent servers, and rewire motherboards
Cloud Infrastructure Month07 Aug 2025 | 14
AWS wiped my account of 10 years, says open source dev
Updated Cloud giant erased decade of work – denies it was due to botched dry run of user-pruning tool
Cloud Infrastructure Month06 Aug 2025 | 80
Tony Blair Institute: UK needs bit barns to lead in AI deployment, not training
Let US and China compete in the AI development arms race, says former Brit PM's non-profit org
Cloud Infrastructure Month04 Aug 2025 | 62
When hyperscalers can’t safeguard one nation’s data from another, dark clouds are ahead
Opinion If it’s not on-prem, it’s on the menu
Cloud Infrastructure Month04 Aug 2025 | 41
Oracle offers workaround to Windows boot issue in the cloud instead of fix
Kludge causing production outages
Cloud Infrastructure Month01 Aug 2025 | 6
Brit watchdog pushes to rein in Microsoft and AWS with 'strategic market status'
Regulators around the globe pay attention as results of 21-month cloud probe published
PaaS + IaaS31 Jul 2025 | 8
UK buys time with £1.65B extension to G-Cloud framework
Replacement deal not ready, so old one gets 6 more months and budget bump
Public Sector29 Jul 2025 | 9
'Impossible hill to climb': US clouds crush European competition on their home turf
Local providers squeezed out despite market growth, leaving sovereignty hopes in question
PaaS + IaaS28 Jul 2025 | 25
Intern did exactly what he was told and turned off the wrong server
Who, Me? And was then blamed for not knowing about inaccurate labels
On-Prem28 Jul 2025 | 149
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
Power cuts, cable damage, and government shutdowns behind Q2 internet outages
Loads of unexplained ones, too. Maybe normalize providing a freaking reason for multi-hour outages, mmm?
Networks23 Jul 2025 | 6
Sh!t happens, so Microsoft is paying biz to flush its carbon sins underground
Organic waste to be pumped out of sight as part of 4.9M-tonne CO2 removal deal
On-Prem23 Jul 2025 | 15
Not so SaaSy now: Oracle sugars BYOL deals as AWS database tie-in goes live
Big Red incentivizes perpetual licenses with 76% savings as it parks racks in hyperscaler datacenters
Cloud Infrastructure Month18 Jul 2025 | 2
Time for Britain's CMA to strike hard – or risk losing the cloud competition fight
Comment With watchdog set to publish report into health of market next month, will it hold AWS and Microsoft's feet to the fire?
PaaS + IaaS18 Jul 2025 | 26
EU cloud gang wins Microsoft concessions, but fair software licensing group brands them 'stalling tactic'
Updated Pay-as-you-go model, privacy protections agreed – but critics say it just buys 'Microsoft more time to lock in customers'
PaaS + IaaS18 Jul 2025 |
UK tech minister negotiated nothing with Google. He may get even less than that
Comment Peter Kyle promised alternative to 'ball and chain' of legacy systems, but he has no plan and little power
Public Sector16 Jul 2025 | 39
Microsoft offers EU cloud providers fresh commercial terms, staves off risk of litigation
Exclusive Agreement or otherwise expected from CISPE top brass before August
Cloud Infrastructure Month11 Jul 2025 | 4
Red Hat sweetens the RHEL deal for biz devs – just don't put it in prod
Up to 25 instances for free, but only to play with
PaaS + IaaS10 Jul 2025 | 21
Google Cloud lands gig to make 100,000 UK civil servants tech-literate
But Chocolate Factory love-in sorely lacks detail
Public Sector09 Jul 2025 | 19
SUSE launching region-locked support for the sovereignty-conscious
Move targets European orgs wary of cross-border data exposure
Software08 Jul 2025 | 13
Feds brag about hefty Oracle discount – licensing experts smell a lock-in
If a deal looks too good to be true, it probably is
Cloud Infrastructure Month08 Jul 2025 | 12
Former and current Microsofties react to the latest round of layoffs
'JFC, again?'
Software04 Jul 2025 | 105
Microsoft kicks off new fiscal year with more layoffs
Reports of 9,000 staff cut
Software02 Jul 2025 | 20
Amazon's latest Graviton 4 EC2 instances pack dual 300Gbps NICs
And no, that's not a typo
PaaS + IaaS02 Jul 2025 | 2
Microsoft pulls plug on generous Azure credit program for startups
Up to $150K tier shelved, perks folded into two-track system
PaaS + IaaS01 Jul 2025 | 8
Oracle just signed one mystery customer that will double its cloud revenue in 2028
Could it be an AI model builder? A Chinese e-tailer? Perhaps a TikTok mass migration
Databases01 Jul 2025 | 5
What if Microsoft just turned you off? Security pro counts the cost of dependency
Comment Czech researcher lays out a business case for reducing reliance on Redmond
Security26 Jun 2025 | 117
Gridlocked: AI's power needs could short-circuit US infrastructure
You are not prepared for 5 GW datacenters, Deloitte warns
On-Prem26 Jun 2025 | 55
Germany asks if US hyperscalers hold keys to AI kingdom
Competition authorities listen to concerns over barriers to entry and reliance on AWS, Google and Microsoft
AI + ML25 Jun 2025 | 9
Bank of England expands data and cloud framework by £26.7 million after revising data strategy
Dependent on SAP and Oracle, UK central bank wants to modernize in the cloud, refresh data strategy
Public Sector25 Jun 2025 | 4
Microsoft is about to retire default outbound access for VMs in Azure
Interview 'Things will break,' Aviatrix CPO tells El Reg
Datacenter Networking Nexus24 Jun 2025 | 28
Economists sceptical over UK Spending Review's partly AI-driven 10% budget cuts
MPs hear doubts over efficiency savings that are reliant on speculative gains from IT, machine learning
Public Sector23 Jun 2025 | 26
OVHcloud chief talks up sovereignty discussions with the European Commission
... And then promptly deletes comment. Optimism or an opportunity? Or perhaps both
PaaS + IaaS20 Jun 2025 | 9
Broadcom's answer to VMware pricing outrage: You're using it wrong
VCF bundle is worth it if you make the most of every part, says CTO
Virtualization20 Jun 2025 | 40
SAP ECC 6.0 lives to fight another decade under Rimini Street
Third-party provider pledges to support legacy ERP until 2040
PaaS + IaaS20 Jun 2025 | 3
Microsoft patches the patch that can brick Surface Hub v1 screens
Out-of-band getting out of hand
PaaS + IaaS17 Jun 2025 | 14
Alt cloud platform Railway forced to pause lowest tiers after onrush of GCP customers
A moment of panic as some customers thought the free tiers were going away
PaaS + IaaS16 Jun 2025 | 5
Enterprise AI adoption stalls as inferencing costs confound cloud customers
Please insert another million dollars to continue
PaaS + IaaS13 Jun 2025 | 9
Google Cloud flexes as first to host Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 Server VMs
Baby got Blackwell GPUs
PaaS + IaaS12 Jun 2025 | 2
Google Cloud goes down, takes Cloudflare and its customers with it
UPDATED Big G said it was fixed, but acknowledged ongoing customer pain
PaaS + IaaS12 Jun 2025 | 55
Oracle scores cloud customer – maybe China's TEMU – that wants any available server, anytime, anywhere
Big Red hails growth from 'astronomical' and 'insatiable' demand for cloud and huge IaaS growth
PaaS + IaaS12 Jun 2025 | 3
Tinfoil hat wearers can thank AI for declassification of JFK docs
Plus: AWS launches second Secret-level cloud region
AI + ML10 Jun 2025 | 28
Europe's cloud datacenter ambition 'completely crazy' says SAP CEO
Christian Klein sees little benefit from trying to compete with the dominant hyperscalers
On-Prem09 Jun 2025 | 62
As Europe eyes move from US hyperscalers, IONOS dismisses scaleability worries
Interview The world has changed. EU hosting CTO says not considering alternatives is 'negligent'
PaaS + IaaS06 Jun 2025 | 36
Just 15 buyers are in charge of £14B in UK central government tech spending
Concerns over lack of commercial expertise with big tech suppliers as country implements digital 'Blueprint'
Public Sector06 Jun 2025 | 33
HPE working on Plan B if DoJ nixes the Juniper deal it rates as shareholders' rocket to riches
AI sales are a little 'lumpy' but all things hybrid cloud are going well - including job cuts
PaaS + IaaS04 Jun 2025 | 4
AWS forms EU-based cloud unit as customers fret about Trump 2.0
Locally run, Euro-controlled, ‘legally independent,' and ready by the end of 2025
PaaS + IaaS03 Jun 2025 | 46
CoreWeave signs megalease at Applied Digital's not-so-little house on the prairie
A big win for North Dakota
PaaS + IaaS02 Jun 2025 | 2
European Commission: Make Europe Great Again... for startups
Sick of paying the US tech tax and relinquishing talent to other continents, politicians finally wake up
CxO29 May 2025 | 31
Poll of 1,000 senior techies: Euro execs mull use of US clouds
IT leaders in region eyeing American hyperscalers escape hatch
PaaS + IaaS28 May 2025 | 11
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