Microsoft blamed for million-plus patient record theft at US hospital giant Updated Probe: Worker at speech-recog outfit Nuance wasn't locked out after firing CSO26 Jun 2024 | 19
Oracle fears US TikTok ban will dent its cloud profits Dance! Dance for me! PaaS + IaaS25 Jun 2024 | 5
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 | 22
Alibaba Cloud unleashes thousands of Chinese AI models to the world Like Bedrock or Azure OpenAI Studio – but with the added fun of geopolitical risk Off-Prem25 Jun 2024 |
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
HPE GreenLake sales on the rise as branding tweaks include more lines The strategy has changed so much that previously poor channel numbers don't count, we're told PaaS + IaaS24 Jun 2024 | 3
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
AI-assisted automation for clouds and networks climbs Gartner's hype cycles Yes, AI will volunteer to run your IT estate. You might be a fool to trust it AI + ML20 Jun 2024 | 2
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
HPE intros virtualization solution it says is totally not targeting grumpy VMware customers HPE Discover It's complementary to Virtzilla, and will eschew controverial aspects of Broadcom's licensing changes Virtualization19 Jun 2024 | 4
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
Handling inference at the edge One way to minimise AI latency is to process ML models closer to end users and the data being ingested Sponsored Post
Unleashing the power and control of industry-specific cloud platforms Where Red Hat OpenShift fits in the ICP space Sponsored Feature
AWS is pushing ahead with MFA for privileged accounts. What that means for you ... The clock is ticking – why not try a passkey? CSO17 Jun 2024 | 17
Microsoft answered Congress' questions on security. Now the White House needs to act Feature Business as usual needs a real change Public Sector15 Jun 2024 | 42
Microsoft bigwig says the Feds catching Chinese spies in Exchange Online is the cloud working as intended 'It's not our job to find the culprits – That's what we're paying you for' lawmaker scolds Brad Smith CSO14 Jun 2024 | 57
X marks the spot where Twitter's severance math doesn't add up Surely an everything app includes a working currency converter? Off-Prem13 Jun 2024 | 34
Cloud data backups made easy Fast, secure backup and restore with transparent pricing – what’s not to like? Sponsored Post
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 |
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
If you're using Polyfill.io code on your site – like 100,000+ are – remove it immediately Scripts turn malicious, infects webpages after mysterious CDN swallows domain
Microsoft blamed for million-plus patient record theft at US hospital giant Updated Probe: Worker at speech-recog outfit Nuance wasn't locked out after firing
British Airways blames T5 luggage chaos on fault 'outside of our control' Exclusive It was Vodafone, basically
Julian Assange pleads guilty, leaves courtroom a free man Now, about that bill for the private jet that's taking him home to Australia …
Microsoft makes it harder to avoid OneDrive during new Windows 11 installs Hey, OneDrive! Leave my files alone
Organized crime and domestic violence perps are big buyers of tracking devices Australian study finds GPS trackers – and sometimes AirTags – are in demand for the wrong reasons
Resource burden of electric vehicles set to triple by 2050 Experts say 'circular economy strategies' could keep demand at 2015 levels
Microsoft founder Paul Allen's tech museum closes, sells off collection Letter from Einstein, vintage space suit, and ancient computers all up for sale
Apple tells emulator developers it's OK with retro games – not entire OSes Updated We sure hope this won't upset European regulators given how great their relationship is with Apple right now
OpenAI to pull plug on 'unsupported' nations – cough, China – from July 9 It’s not entirely clear what actions the ChatGPT maker plans to take, if any
UK CMA says public sector will be in cloud services probe after all Nothing is as juicy as a nice fat tender, amirite tech giants? PaaS + IaaS12 Jun 2024 | 1
Advania acquires Servium as part of IT services outfit expansion plans Exclusive CEO tells The Reg about plumping the portfolio and AI PaaS + IaaS12 Jun 2024 |
Microsoft extends Azure into Oracle cloud to satisfy OpenAI Big Red has also cuddled up to Google's cloud and made the transition to high-growth off-prem business Off-Prem12 Jun 2024 | 3
Beijing wants more outfits like Temu teeming around the world Calls for massive cross-border e-commerce expansion at home and abroad Public Sector12 Jun 2024 | 14
Apple built custom servers and OS for its AI cloud WWDC Mashup of iOS and macOS runs on homebrew silicon, with precious little for sysadmins to scry Off-Prem11 Jun 2024 | 12
Broadcom ends easy elasticity for VMware Cloud on AWS Amazon is not taking this lying down, as shown by aggressive migration promotions PaaS + IaaS10 Jun 2024 | 11
Are our IT decisions costing the planet? Issues raised in a new documentary, Clouded II, provide a template for greener thinking on IT provisioning Sponsored Feature
UK CMA early findings indicate Microsoft restricts cloud choice Pricing, licensing, ease of switching and more under the microscope PaaS + IaaS07 Jun 2024 | 6
Microsoft paid Tenable a bug bounty for an Azure flaw it says doesn't need a fix, just better documentation Let customers interfere with other tenants? That's our cloud working by design, Redmond seems to say CSO05 Jun 2024 | 9
Pentagon 'doubling down' on Microsoft despite 'massive hack,' senators complain Meanwhile Mr Smith goes to Washington to testify before Congress Public Sector04 Jun 2024 | 5
Hudson Rock yanks report fingering Snowflake employee creds snafu for mega-leak Analysis Cloud storage giant lawyers up against infosec house Cyber-crime04 Jun 2024 | 18
Microsoft could be about to write a fat check to stave off cloud antitrust complaint 'No agreement has been reached,' Euro cloud lobby insists PaaS + IaaS03 Jun 2024 | 20
Snowflake denies miscreants melted its security to steal data from top customers Updated Infosec house claims Ticketmaster, Santander hit via cloud storage Cyber-crime31 May 2024 | 20
Singapore to offer enterprises incentives to buy greener hardware Tropical nation ends DC build hiatus and calls for energy optimization everywhere – even software Public Sector31 May 2024 | 1
Amazon to add 15 datacenters to atomic-powered campus And with up to 960MW of capacity on the table, that may only be the beginning On-Prem30 May 2024 | 8
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
In support of Internet projects Company offering cloud-based hosting, mail, SaaS, backup, CDN and other services celebrates 27th birthday Sponsored Post
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries bets big on small turbines for datacenters Another endorsement for the theory that on-prem power generation trumps tapping the grid Off-Prem29 May 2024 | 41
AWS leads UK cloud market while Microsoft dominates growth and new customers And guess who has highest margins? Some interesting findings from fresh market watchdog report PaaS + IaaS28 May 2024 | 4
Alibaba Cloud built its edge network hardware on Intel Ethernet ASICs Custom 2U boxen with Tofino inside are in production and mean Chinese cloud has more space for servers Off-Prem28 May 2024 |
Google goes shopping for Indian e-commerce dominance … at Walmart Invests $350 million in Flipkart Channel27 May 2024 | 5
Was there no one at Microsoft who looked at Recall and said: This really, really sucks Kettle Our vultures weigh in on the week that was more 'what we Built' than 'what you can Build' OSes25 May 2024 | 75
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
Latvian DEAC and Lithuanian DLC datacenters join forces Datacenter operators point to solid growth in Northern Europe and export markets’ expansion Partner Content
AWS pledges to spend €15.7B expanding Spanish operations Much of the money will go to mountainous Aragón – not mainly in the plain Off-Prem24 May 2024 | 7
Alibaba is taking its cloud to Mexico, likely following Chinese manufacturers More AZs in its Asian backyard also planned Off-Prem24 May 2024 | 3
Microsoft invites punters to test drive custom Arm-based Cobalt 100 CPU VMs in Azure Build Subscribers in US, Europe, SEA can take silicon out for a spin for free PaaS + IaaS22 May 2024 | 2
IBM packages its Power cloud into 'pods' that run on-prem Zero bucks to start but then the meter runs on everything – for years On-Prem22 May 2024 | 4
Two weeks ago, Alibaba Cloud bragged its AI was soaring. Now it's slashing prices ByteDance added a cheap service and the market followed it down AI + ML22 May 2024 | 1
CIO who dropped VMware 18 months ago now feeling thoroughly chuffed Next Predicts worse to come for customers as he builds AR for slot machines around Nutanix Virtualization21 May 2024 | 43
Ohio power plants want special tariffs on datacenters to protect regional grid Server operators may need to pay up front, even for electricity they don't need yet Off-Prem21 May 2024 | 15
Google's €1B Finnish datacenter expansion to heat the local community AI might take your job, but you'll be toasty warm while you starve On-Prem21 May 2024 | 19
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 | 35
Google Cloud shows it can break things for lots of customers – not just one at a time Deleted about 40 networks that services needed, causing late Thursday fun Off-Prem20 May 2024 | 29
AWS to pump billions into sovereign cloud for Germany It'll own the datacenters, but keep data and employees local PaaS + IaaS17 May 2024 | 20
Amazon's latest 'flex' VMs promise savings for your burstiest apps Updated Sustained workloads need not apply PaaS + IaaS16 May 2024 | 3
AWS CEO logs off after three years at the helm Adam Selipsky off on new adventures. What those are, we'll have to wait and see SaaS14 May 2024 | 2
Ellison's exemplar SAP-to-Oracle region rules out ditching Oracle Largest local authority in Europe expects to go live with re-implementation PaaS + IaaS14 May 2024 | 23
Once Alibaba’s main investor, SoftBank sheds remaining stake SoftBank to focus on AI, but might pick up LINE, Yahoo! holding company PaaS + IaaS14 May 2024 | 1
CoreWeave plows £1B into UK HQ and datacenters as it eyes European expansion Ah, just nod and smile when they talk about Britain and Europe Off-Prem13 May 2024 | 5
AWS CISO tells The Reg: In the AI gold rush, folks are forgetting application security RSAC 'Everybody's learning as they go. But there's a rush to get these apps out' AI + ML13 May 2024 | 5
UniSuper Google Cloud outage caused by an unfortunate series of events Duplication across geographies no defense against the 'one-of-a-kind' accidental deletion PaaS + IaaS09 May 2024 | 17
From chips to cloud, tech titans continue to splash cash across APAC Intel and pals automate manufacturing in Japan while AWS pledges billions to Singapore PaaS + IaaS09 May 2024 | 1
Microsoft builds $3.3B cloud campus on Foxconn's failed Wisconsin LCD plant plot A Pleasant spot to Mount an AI push AI + ML08 May 2024 | 9
Google Cloud blunder sinks Australian fund for a week That pesky 'previously unknown software bug' strikes again PaaS + IaaS08 May 2024 | 11
VMware waves goodbye to AWS middleman as Broadcom takes the reins Updated Customers brace for bumpy ride PaaS + IaaS07 May 2024 | 2
Spanish startups say 'no más' to Microsoft cloud dominance Updated Group alleges anticompetitive behavior PaaS + IaaS07 May 2024 | 4
Microsoft doesn't want cops using Azure AI for facial recognition Facial recognition based on body cam footage? Absolutely not ... in our cloud, says Microsoft Off-Prem04 May 2024 | 14
What do we make of Apple's plan B for a down quarter – that $110B buyback of shares? Kettle Plus: What our vultures thought of the US v Google trial that's wrapping up Personal Tech04 May 2024 | 32
AWS promotes itself as alternative to its own VMware service Why? Maybe because it looks likely VMw Cloud on Amazon is changing PaaS + IaaS03 May 2024 | 6
Cloud Big Three take lion's share as market expands 21% Q1 2024 sees strongest growth since Q3 2022 PaaS + IaaS03 May 2024 |
Alibaba Cloud details storage tech that's doubled its VMs per host Exclusive Using one disk as a write cache eases stresses created by manycore CPUs Off-Prem02 May 2024 | 3
Dropbox dropped the ball on security, haemorrhaging customer and third-party info Only from its digital doc-signing service, which is isolated from its cloudy storage Security02 May 2024 | 20
AI boom is great news for the nuclear power dreamers Uranium is so hot right now, mining CEO is glowing with enthusiasm Off-Prem01 May 2024 | 19
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
Google Search results polluted by buggy AI-written code frustrate coders Analysis Pulumi claims it has culled bad infrastructure-as-code samples AI + ML01 May 2024 | 42
Huawei's woes really were just a flesh wound – profits just soared 564 percent The Chinese domestic market doesn't care about sanctions Off-Prem01 May 2024 | 18
AWS hits $100B revenue run rate, expands margins, delivers most of Amazon's profit Growth is rather slower than cloudy rivals, but boss Andy Jassy can explain that Off-Prem01 May 2024 | 3
Microsoft boss charms Indonesia with $1.7B AI, cloud injection Promises to train 850,000 workers and build datacenters AI + ML30 Apr 2024 | 5
Alibaba Yitian 710 rated fastest Arm server CPU in the cloud (for now) Researcher finds it beats Intel's Xeons for speed on one database-related tests, joins AWS Gravitons in cost-efficiency win Off-Prem29 Apr 2024 | 6
Workday abandons new-build Dublin office project Continues to expand EMEA HQ in existing buildings instead SaaS27 Apr 2024 | 12
Big Cloud is still making bank – Is this AI adoption, price rises, or what? Kettle Shareholders are loving it. What are customers getting out of it all? AI + ML26 Apr 2024 | 4
Amazon to blow $11B on cluster of Indiana bit barns Talk about going round the (South) Bend PaaS + IaaS25 Apr 2024 | 4
IBM to acquire Hashi for $6.4B, hopes it will boost software biz and Red Hat Investors want to know what Big Blue is smoking after growth disappoints Off-Prem25 Apr 2024 | 22
With Run:ai acquisition, Nvidia aims to manage your AI kubes Now Jensen has a control plane to play with his army of NIMs AI + ML24 Apr 2024 |
Oracle changes its tune with HQ move to Music City Nashville 'ticked all the boxes' for Big Red's employees, says founder Ellison PaaS + IaaS24 Apr 2024 | 17
Senate passes law forcing ByteDance to sell off TikTok – or face a US ban Updated Somewhere in Beijing, someone's screaming: Mother, PFACAA! Personal Tech24 Apr 2024 | 88
Protest group says Google has fired more staff over sit-ins opposing work for Israel Group of now-ex Googlers say 50 folks have been let go, vow ongoing protests Off-Prem22 Apr 2024 | 86
Tokyo wags finger at Google for blocking Yahoo Japan! from using ad tech Seven years of stonewalling and no consequences for advertising giant Off-Prem22 Apr 2024 | 4
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
Google fires 28 staff after sit-in protest against Israeli cloud deal ends in arrests Alphabet Workers Union says bosses refuse to listen to concerns Off-Prem18 Apr 2024 | 95
Google laying off staff again and moving some roles to 'hubs,' freeing up cash for AI investments Restructure of finance teams will see some leave, and other roles created in Mexico City, Bangalore, and US cities Off-Prem18 Apr 2024 | 9
Snowmobile, Amazon's truck-powered migration service, reaches the end of the road Demand for bulk storage on wheels turned out to be wan Storage17 Apr 2024 | 13
Are we in a cost of technology crisis? Our vultures think so Kettle Won't somebody please think of the shareholders SaaS17 Apr 2024 | 5
Tencent Cloud to revisit design after circular dependencies slowed emergency API fix Almost 2,000 customers experienced outages Off-Prem17 Apr 2024 | 2
Broadcom throws VMware customers on perpetual licenses a lifeline Meanwhile, Gartner predicts massive market share loss and European regulators start asking questions Virtualization16 Apr 2024 | 15
Alibaba Cloud reveals network telemetry tool that helped cut number of engineers needed by 86% Exclusive Zoonet employs 'elegant generalization of ping and traceroute' among other tricks Off-Prem16 Apr 2024 | 4
Open source versus Microsoft: The new rebellion begins Opinion Neither side can afford to lose, but one surely must SaaS15 Apr 2024 | 187
Microsoft hikes Dynamics 365 prices by around ten percent or more First rise in five years varies between 9.26 and 16.67 percent for different products – for no apparent reason SaaS15 Apr 2024 | 15
Australian operation of web host BlueVPS laid low by storage failure Asia In Brief PLUS: AWS expands India payment options; Alibaba co-founders unite in criticism; Korea invests in AI; and more Off-Prem15 Apr 2024 | 3