Outlook takes another sick day
updated Millions of users disrupted, mailbox infrastructure blamed
Applications10 Jul 2025 | 48
SaaS
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
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 | 18
Palantir jumps aboard tech-nuclear bandwagon with software deal
The AI boom needs power, and startup The Nuclear Company aims to help build
SaaS27 Jun 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 | 116
Kaseya CEO: Why AI adoption is below industry expectations
Interview Business data is fragmented and change management is hard
AI + ML26 Jun 2025 | 61
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
Salesforce adds AI to everything, jacks up prices by 6%
Little agents everywhere
SaaS17 Jun 2025 | 21
A classic crash from Classic Outlook when opening or creating emails
Forms Library blamed for issues experienced by some users
SaaS17 Jun 2025 | 23
Microsoft brings 365 suite on-prem as part of sovereign cloud push
Mostly aimed at Europe and its increasingly nervous users
Software17 Jun 2025 | 41
Workday promises to grow workforce slowly and differently after shedding 1,750 jobs
February jobs cuts will be followed by rehiring in line with AI 'aspirations,' CFO says
SaaS03 Jun 2025 | 16
Atlassian tweaks licenses to reward those who buy more, but gets its sums wrong
Happy to bill for parts of a month when you buy, not when you say goodbye
Software03 Jun 2025 | 12
Snowflake finance veep says big corps migrate at a glacial pace
$100 million+ deals are beholden to enterprises' on-prem upgrade cycles
SaaS02 Jun 2025 | 7
CISA says SaaS providers in firing line after Commvault zero-day Azure attack
Cyberbaddies are coming for your M365 creds, US infosec agency warns
Security23 May 2025 | 2
Google crowns Jules to be its agent and spreads the AI love
Google I/O Choc Fac brings gen mods to Android, Chrome, pretty much everywhere else
AI + ML21 May 2025 | 6
Google, high on AI, flogs Gemini for all things
Google I/O Search? That's now artificial intelligence, too
AI + ML20 May 2025 | 25
Microsoft pulls MS365 Business Premium from nonprofits
Microsoft giveth and Microsoft taketh away
Applications16 May 2025 | 31
Microsoft proposes sweeping global concessions to Teams for up to a decade
Beast of Redmond runs scared from EC antitrust cops half decade after rivals complained
SaaS16 May 2025 | 7
Workday handed no-bid deal to fix staffing meltdown at Uncle Sam's uber-HR agency
Updated Do we smell DOGE? Yup
SaaS08 May 2025 | 17
Microsoft will let partners get creative with pay-when-you-want SaaS plans
A few million here, a few million there, pretty soon you're talking real money
SaaS06 May 2025 | 2
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Security company hired a used car salesman to build a website, and it didn't end well
On Call First came the dodgy lawyer, then the explosively angry HR person, leaving a whistleblower techie to save his career
Lovestruck US Air Force worker admits leaking secrets on dating app
Oh my sweet secret informant lover, what happened in that NATO meeting today?
Intel's leaders have stopped pretending – and it's about time
Comment Not even in the top 10, CEO Lip-Bu Tan reportedly tells employees
Now everybody but Citrix agrees that CitrixBleed 2 is under exploit
Add CISA to the list
AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they're faster, study finds
Predicted a 24% boost, but clocked a 19% drag
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
IBM moves scientists out of Almaden Research Center
Company mum on whether the site will be shuttered
ICANN fumes as AFRINIC offers no explanation for annulled election
As allegations fly regarding fraudulent powers of attorney, one member wants to wind up AFRINIC and start again
Russia, hotbed of cybercrime, says nyet to ethical hacking bill
Politicians uneasy over potential impact on national security, local reports say
Users of PostgreSQL in the cloud say the uptime just ain't up to it
One in five users hit by service failures in the last year, research finds
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20% discount offer on Windows 365 expires around same time as Windows 10 support
Can't run Windows 11? Microsoft suggests renting it instead
SaaS02 May 2025 | 44
Anthropic calls for tougher GPU export controls as Nvidia's CEO implores Trump to spread the AI love
+Comment This couldn't possibly be about Chinese model builders taking some of the shine off US rivals, could it?
AI Infrastructure Month01 May 2025 | 10
After leaving citizens on hold for 798 years, UK tax authority has £1B for CRM upgrade
HMRC kicks off procurement to modernize customer service after scathing reports
Public Sector29 Apr 2025 | 23
When Microsoft made the Windows as a Service pivot
Comment Former Microsoft engineer calls the Windows of today 'a tool that's a bit of an adversary'
SaaS23 Apr 2025 | 57
Daddy of a mistake by GoDaddy took Zoom offline for about 90 minutes
Manager of the .us namespace managed to block zoom.us
Networks17 Apr 2025 | 17
Microsoft hits Ctrl-Z after Teams trips over file sharing
Maybe don't push to production without properly testing first?
SaaS16 Apr 2025 | 32
Apps-from-prompts Firebase Studio is a great example – of why AI can't replace devs
Cloud Next Big G reckons this agentic IDE speeds up or simplifies coding. Developers who've used it aren't so sure
AI + ML11 Apr 2025 | 18
M365 Family users wake up to notice 'Your subscription expired'
Final update License to freak out? El Reg reader recommends reverting to pen, paper, pub
SaaS10 Apr 2025 | 87
Did someone say AI agents, Google asks, bursting in
Cloud Next Customers aren't sure, economy isn't great, tech looks cute, though
AI + ML10 Apr 2025 | 5
Raw Deel: Corporate spy admits role in espionage at HR software biz Rippling
Double-oh-sh...
CSO02 Apr 2025 | 10
Microsoft to mark five decades of Ctrl-Alt-Deleting the competition
Copilot told us that half a century is 25 years. It feels much longer
Software01 Apr 2025 | 121
UK finance watchdog spends millions 'enhancing' Workday software rolled out 4 years ago
FCA still splashing on customizing, integrating HR and finance system way after 2021 go-live
SaaS31 Mar 2025 | 8
Congress takes another swing at Uncle Sam's software licensing mess
SAMOSA digested by House last year, but choked on in Senate. Second time's a charm?
Public Sector28 Mar 2025 | 21
Oracle Cloud says it's not true someone broke into its login servers and stole data
Despite evidence to the contrary as alleged pilfered info goes on sale
Cyber-crime23 Mar 2025 | 29
Microsoft ducks politico questions on Copilot bundling and lack of consent
Consumer price hikes come amid interrogation of why customers have to opt out of added AI features
Applications21 Mar 2025 | 43
Oops, they did it again: Microsoft breaks Outlook with another dubious update
Updated Testing? We've heard of it
Applications20 Mar 2025 | 57
Still can't get to your Outlook mailbox? You aren't alone
No 'zero days without incident' sign for Microsoft thanks ongoing problems
SaaS06 Mar 2025 | 29
iOS users left refreshing in vain as Microsoft Outlook woes drag on
Native mail app? More like no mail app
Applications05 Mar 2025 | 17
Microsoft teases sales agent automation for M365 and Dynamics 365
Redmond says you could ask one for a 'list of deals ... at risk of falling through'
AI + ML05 Mar 2025 | 3
Microsoft Exchange Admin Center takes extended siesta in the EU
Updated Wasn't the cloud supposed to be the cheap, reliable option?
SaaS04 Mar 2025 | 7
Windows 365 Disaster Recovery Plus promises Cloud PC comebacks in 30 minutes
Presumably hosted by AWS?
Disaster Recovery Week04 Mar 2025 | 23
Microsoft: So what if it costs 4X as much to run Windows Server in AWS, Alibaba, and Google?
That's competition, that's protecting our IP, Redmond's lawyers tell UK monopoly cops
PaaS + IaaS04 Mar 2025 | 44
Microsoft blames Outlook's wobbly weekend on 'problematic code change'
And Monday's not looking that steady, either
SaaS03 Mar 2025 | 27
IBM likes Hashicorp, finally puts a $6.4B ring on it
Monopoly watchdogs forever hold their peace, unlike developers still unhappy about Terraform license switch
Devops28 Feb 2025 | 9
Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching 'Azure Abuse Enterprise' operators
Crew helped lowlifes generate X-rated celeb deepfakes using Redmond's OpenAI-powered cloud – claim
AI + ML28 Feb 2025 | 3
No new engineer hires this year as AI coding tools boost productivity, says Salesforce
Yet growth in its AI agent biz not enough to improve numbers
Applications27 Feb 2025 | 9
Yes, Slack isn't working properly right now – enjoy your internet snow day
Final update Chat app chaps slapped, rapped for leaving yakkity-yakkers in a flap
SaaS26 Feb 2025 | 9
Workday talks up AI agents platform that will reap rewards of staff cuts
CEO assures investors he'll plough headcount savings into risk-management enterprise product
AI + ML26 Feb 2025 | 21
Microsoft's Euro-mandated File Explorer surgery shows 'less is more' is still a thing
Opinion Humble but with a huge history, the utility's privacy pare-back points to a productive possible future
Columnists24 Feb 2025 | 21
Oops, some of our customers' Power Pages-hosted sites were exploited, says Microsoft
Don't think this is SaaS and you can relax: Redmond wants a few of you to check your websites
Cyber-crime20 Feb 2025 | 4
Avaya hangs up on users with fewer than 200 SaaSy contact center seats
Customers told to pay up, quit, or wait for promised alternative ‘innovation’ coming real soon now
SaaS18 Feb 2025 | 26
Users await the fine print on SAP Business Suite reboot
Cloud-based revival should come with 'a corresponding discount scale,' customers say
Applications14 Feb 2025 | 4
After Copilot trial, government staff rated Microsoft's AI less useful than expected
Not all bad news for Redmond as Australian agency also found strong ROI and some unexpected upsides
AI + ML12 Feb 2025 | 54
Workday erases 8.5% of workforce because of ... AI
That's 1,750 positions about to join the employment queue and it's only February
SaaS05 Feb 2025 | 32
Abandoned AWS S3 buckets can be reused in supply-chain attacks that would make SolarWinds look 'insignificant'
When cloud customers don't clean up after themselves, part 97
CSO04 Feb 2025 | 33
You begged Microsoft to be reasonable. Instead it made Copilot reason-able with OpenAI GPT-o1
'Magical free' upgrade coincidentally follows M365 price hike
SaaS31 Jan 2025 | 25
Microsoft talks up 'significant capital investments' in AI as sector reacts to DeepSeek
Windows vendor posts more bumper financials, but markets shrug
PaaS + IaaS30 Jan 2025 | 11
Microsoft's London 'Experience Center' packs up and goes home
Oxford Circus space closed after six years
Personal Tech27 Jan 2025 | 29
Atlassian's Bitbucket Cloud went down 'hard' today
Same, Big A, same
SaaS21 Jan 2025 | 11
Microsoft joins CISPE, the Euro cloud crew that tried to curb its licensing
Exclusive From fighters to friends in six months, despite AWS voting against it
PaaS + IaaS21 Jan 2025 | 10
Microsoft tests 45% M365 price hikes in Asia-Pacific to see how much you enjoy AI
Won’t say if other nations will be hit, but will ‘listen, learn, and improve’ as buyers react – so far with anger
SaaS13 Jan 2025 | 128
Devs sent into security panic by 'feature that was helpful … until it wasn't'
On Call Screenshot showed it wasn't a possible attack – unless you qualify everything Google does as a threat
SaaS10 Jan 2025 | 79
Microsoft's spat with ValueLicensing limps toward 2026 showdown
Legal tussle over resale of on-prem perpetual licenses kicked off four years ago
Software06 Jan 2025 | 4
Workday on lessons learned from Iowa and Maine project woes
Interview Nine in ten of our implementations are a success, CEO Carl Eschenbach tells The Reg
SaaS02 Jan 2025 | 11
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 |
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
China's tech giants buy into Indonesia – just like US tech giants did in India
GoTo commits to the Alibaba Cloud, and Alibaba promises not to sell its stake
SaaS18 Sep 2024 |
Unity scraps hated runtime fees, hits devs with subscription hikes instead
Insert coin to continue
Applications12 Sep 2024 | 9
Salesforce mulls charging per AI chat as investors sweat over fewer seats
Benioff sees 'very high margin opportunity' in bid to 'monetize' productivity gains
SaaS29 Aug 2024 | 5
Microsoft partners beware: Action Pack to be retired in 2025
Windows giant continues march away from on-prem and into a cloudy future
SaaS28 Aug 2024 | 30
Choose Your Own Adventure with Microsoft 365
You awake to find yourself in a dark room... with an empty wallet
SaaS22 Aug 2024 | 39
Walmart clears out its shares of Chinese e-tailer JD.com
That’s one way to mark the end of an eight-year partnership
SaaS22 Aug 2024 | 1
China's top Office clone copies Microsoft again – with an inconvenient outage
WPS Office took a long lunch on Wednesday, the day after its developer posted big profits
SaaS22 Aug 2024 | 21
Microsoft Dynamics 365 called out for 'worker surveillance'
Insight Redmond disputes some claims made in Cracked Labs probe
SaaS31 Jul 2024 | 36
Ridesharing makes new and unique mess in Japan's taxi industry
Minister accuses cab drivers of gaming algos to score more lucrative fares
SaaS31 Jul 2024 | 9
Can't get Minecraft, MongoDB Cloud, others to work today? Blame that Azure outage
Shut the Front Door!
PaaS + IaaS30 Jul 2024 | 15
Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble
Updated Ready to talk it up to investors today, Redmond?
Networks30 Jul 2024 | 66
Oracle's Java pricing brews bitter taste, subscribers spill over to OpenJDK
Following licensing changes, 86% of users head for the door. Coincidence?
SaaS25 Jul 2024 | 113
ServiceNow president leaves after policy breach related to public sector boss hire
But the books look good, because of real AI
SaaS25 Jul 2024 | 2
Google slashes maps API prices in India – weeks after a competitor emerged
Startup Ola slashes prices to zero for a year in apparent response
SaaS19 Jul 2024 | 8
Yandex sells off Russian ops, remaining Euro-biz now Putin itself about as Nebius Group
Two-year legal saga ends with Netherlands-based entity ready to bring diverse AI interests to the world
Legal16 Jul 2024 | 21
Microsoft ad subsidiary Xandr accused of violating GDPR
Updated Access, deletion requests go ignored, and consumer profiles contradict themselves, complaint alleges
SaaS09 Jul 2024 | 8
BT bets big on AI with ServiceNow to cut legacy baggage
Promises no pink slips despite service desk in crosshairs
SaaS03 Jul 2024 | 19
Salesforce investors reject plan to add extra $20M to Benioff's total pay
Board to take non-binding vote at mega SaaS haus into consideration
SaaS02 Jul 2024 | 8
EU accuses Microsoft of antitrust violations for bundling Teams with O365
Statement of Objections sent to Redmond HQ following probe that began July 2023
SaaS25 Jun 2024 | 23
Europe accuses Apple of preventing devs from telling users about world outside
Plus: Commission launches new probe into iPhone maker's efforts to work with new laws
SaaS24 Jun 2024 | 13
Anthropic delivers Claude 3.5 model – and a new way to work with chatbots
Video Fast, funny, visionary, sure ... anything that knocks OpenAI down a peg will do
AI + ML20 Jun 2024 | 11
After 13 years, Atlassian delivers custom domain names for Jira
Customers aren't thrilled at double subdomain or need for Premium license
SaaS19 Jun 2024 | 12
Google DeepMind's latest model promises realistic audio for your AI-generated vids
Video Launch comes as Runway, Pika, Kling push the boundaries of machine-imagined video
AI + ML18 Jun 2024 | 2
SAP customers may struggle to escape ECC before support shutters if they don't start now
User group warns of systems integrator and consultant shortage to make herculean shift to S4/HANA
SaaS12 Jun 2024 | 10
Salesforce expects lowest quarterly growth in two decades
Allure of AI fails to inspire customers to increase software spending with CRM giant
SaaS30 May 2024 | 5
EMEA enterprise folks scrutinize deals more closely – and it's hurting Workday
Pesky 'macro' stuff forces SaaS biz to yank revenue forecast, share price plunges double digits
SaaS24 May 2024 | 3
HMRC must grow 'intelligent client' function to sort out post-Brexit tech issues – watchdog
Already delayed, IBM and Deloitte's 'Single Trade Window' presents SaaSy challenge's to tax collector
Public Sector20 May 2024 | 36
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