channel TalkTalk Business and ARO to borg into UK tech services giant 70,000 customers will join the collective, whose name and leader remain unknown
columnists Microsoft is losing the battle to protect license lucre. It better get used to the feeling Time for the Clone Wars remake
channel Infosys boss says vibe coding is no threat because there’s more to writing software than writing software Despite warnings of revenue deflation, chairman predicts AI will make more work, not less, for services orgs
channel Node4 CEO Neil Muller found dead at home after suspected stabbing MSP says it is 'absolutely devastated' as woman arrested on suspicion of murder
off_prem 'Death sentence': EU cloud lobby takes Broadcom to Brussels over VMware partner purge CISPE files antitrust complaint, demands interim measures to stop what it calls chip giant's 'ongoing abuse'
off_prem Iran war wreaking havoc on shipping and air cargo, could create global delays Markets in the Middle East will be affected first and worst
off_prem OpenAI asks its friends to tell their friends about Frontier Agent-making tool that mimics human workers is about to get its enterprise close up.
off_prem As memory shortage persists, vendor price quotes are not long remembered HPE and Cisco are adjusting terms and conditions
off_prem Hiring at India’s Big Four outsourcers stalls, as AI seemingly makes an impact Revenue growth is sluggish, too
off_prem 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
off_prem Client defended engineer after oil baron-turned tech support entrepreneur lied about dodgy dealings Reputations earned over years of service can work wonders
on_prem Tariff threat plays havoc with US PC market, economy not helping American businesses join Win 10 upgrade train, consumers happy to sit on the platform
special_features VMware before Broadcom was 'a unicorn in fluffy cloudland' The CEO of VMware's most ardent partner – Yves Sandfort of comdivision – on what's gone well, and where Broadcom needs to do better
security Stock in the Channel pulls website amid cyberattack Intruders accessed important systems but tells customers their data is safe
off_prem Ebuyer website bought by Fraser Group plc UK online reseller bought out of administration in -pre-pack agreement, say sources
off_prem India eats China's lunch in US smartphone manufacturing But overall sales are basically flat, says Canalys
special_features VMware reboots its partner program again – and it looks like smaller players are out Second major change in 18 months will be most unwelcome for many - as will critical flaws announced today
off_prem 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
off_prem 14-hour+ global blackout at Ingram Micro halts customer orders Fears mount while distie remains silent and phone lines down
off_prem Taiwan thumbs its nose at Beijing by blocking chip exports to SMIC and Huawei A symbolic political move
software 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
off_prem 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
off_prem 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
software No joke: Microsoft foolishly published inaccurate price list on April 1st Fixed it the next day but a few lucky folk may have dodged a five percent Copilot price hike
off_prem 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
off_prem 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
off_prem Microsoft invites Chinese software vendors to sell on its marketplace and through its partners Good luck getting buyers and resellers excited about that
off_prem The channel stands corrected: Hardware is a refresh cycle business now 'For 30 years you thought you were business geniuses,' veteran analyst tells resellers and distributors
software Ingram Micro to 'stop doing business' with Broadcom, downgrade to 'limited engagement' on VMware Distributor couldn't do a deal that delivered 'appropriate shareholder return', chip giant says it 'continues to refine' its channel
software Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs IT admins be warned: 13,000 tech suppliers coming for your employer's checkbook
off_prem Pakistan's tech lobby warns that slow internet is strangling IT industry Low-priced freelancers and call centers are at risk
off_prem SCC, one of Europe's largest resellers, orders staff back to their desks for three days a week CEO tells The Reg customers are facing same challenges, not ruling out full-time RTO
on_prem Advania UK gobbles up IT services rival CCS Media Acquisition signals consolidation in the market
off_prem If every PC is going to be an AI PC, they better be as good at all the things trad PCs can do Microsoft's Copilot+ machines suck at one of computing's oldest use cases
off_prem 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
off_prem IBM Canada can't duck channel exec's systematic age discrimination claim 'They actually replaced me with a younger employee'
software Fujitsu picks model-maker Cohere as its partner for the rapid LLM-development dance Will become exclusive route to market for joint projects
security Pretty much all the headaches at MSPs stem from cybersecurity More cybercrime means more problems as understaffed teams stretched to the limit
off_prem Google goes shopping for Indian e-commerce dominance … at Walmart Invests $350 million in Flipkart
off_prem 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
Channel Wipro appoints new CEO: 32-year veteran and current US boss Srini Pallia takes over Plus: YouTube's fake India election ad policy; Singtel not selling Optus; Do Chinese tech stalk former workers?
Channel 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
Channel Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses Reaction from channel was 'stunned silence followed by anger and disbelief'
Channel VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May But for now, smaller customers have been cut off from on-demand training content
On-Prem Atos hires three board directors to stop ship from sinking One of them, One Point CEO David Layani, tried to buy rudderless integrator
Channel 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
Channel eBay tells 1,000 employees their days at company are numbered 9% of workforce getting boot after execs hired too many during pandemic
Channel AWS Marketplace adds sales of third-party services Cloud-ready software and implementation from your preferred consultants, on one bill
Channel Foxconn’s latest Indian foray is a chip packaging JV with HCL Group Fending off ransomware at home in Taiwan as it continues diversification into semiconductors
Channel 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
Channel India's big four services giants soar on demand for AI Pipelines are full, but hiring has slowed
Channel 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
Channel Infosys loses ten-year, $1.5 billion contract announced just three months ago PLUS: Fujitsu Japan spins out servers, storage, and PCs; Japan’s moonshot on track; Samsung reportedly delays Arizona fab opening
AI + ML Everyone's talking about AI but industry reps say few are ready to implement Finding a reason to do it might be the hardest part
CSO SonicWall swallows Solutions Granted amid cybersecurity demand surge CEO Bob VanKirk makes near-20-year partnership official, teases big things coming to EMEA
Channel 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
Channel 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
Channel Gulf states and 'The Stans' could become new tech hotspot – analyst One has the talent, one has the money – both want more tech
Channel Microsoft delays debut of IoT security offer due to 'unexpected system challenges' Software giant tells partners not to sell it but also happy to take your cash now
Channel 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
Channel Two top execs quit Infosys mere months after its president skipped CISO and head of HR depart as services market tightens
Channel Bad times are just starting for India's IT outsourcers, says JP Morgan All of FY2024 is going to be a 'washout'
Channel Dell pulls storage, PCs, and compute into Apex ITaaS platform – a little late Continues feeding the hybrid cloud monster
Channel 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
Channel Microsoft coughs up some change after allegedly selling software to no-no companies Nadella happy to sling code to Russians and Iranians, or nah?
Channel 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
Off-Prem Microsoft warns some Azure usage notifications – including abnormalities – are broken There's a lot of manual work to do from now to March to make sure you don't break the cloud bank
Channel India’s top four outsourcers report rosy revenues, mild macroeconomic misgivings Attrition woes subside as workers stop shifting, producing pleasing cost savings
Security Microsoft fumbles zero trust upgrade for some Asian customers Enhanced access privileges for partners choke on double-byte characters, contribute to global delays
Channel Everything as a service – with a smile How Lenovo 360 helps its partners diversify their revenue streams
Channel Can you outpace the competition? Lenovo’s top channel partners can win a trip to Bahrain to see the F1 Grand Prix
Cyber-crime Cloud vendors should take some responsibility for stolen compute, says Canalys CEO Crypto winter also attributed to semiconductor slumps in recent quarters
Channel 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?
Networks Extreme Networks fesses up to selling kit to Russian hypersonic missile maker Buyer Avangard's ordnance has reportedly been used against Ukraine
Channel Alibaba Cloud reveals billion dollar 'ecosystem upgrade' It's mostly a channel program with a fancy name, plus more outposts
Channel 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
Software Microsoft to stop accepting checks from partners Maybe it's putting the savings into discounts for Windows Server and M365 it's told the channel to sell?
Channel Salesperson's tech dream delivered by ill-equipped consultant who charged for the inevitable fix ‘I had a sharp new suit and a misplaced sense of confidence’ – and made a costly mistake
Virtualization VMware customers optimistically wait for Broadcom’s impact As vCEO Raghu Raghuram tells us Big B won’t treat VMware like its other slash and burn acquisitions
On-Prem Microsoft to drop price for Teams Rooms, add free Basic tier for SMBs Hardware still required – plus tolerance for visiting the office and remote collaboration
Channel 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
Personal Tech Intel axes Nvidia-powered NUC X15 laptops for Arc GPU reseller push Soon enough, you won't have to turn to a large PC vendor to buy an Arc laptop
Security Microsoft gives its partners power to change AD privileges on customer systems – without permission Somewhat counterintuitively, this is being done to improve security
Channel Microsoft postpones shift to New Commerce Experience subscriptions The whiff of rebellion among Cloud Solution Providers is getting stronger
Channel Lenovo to form venture with Hong Kong comms conglomerate PCCW Gains access to offshoring centers in Malaysia and Philippines
Channel Microsoft forgot to renew the certificate for its Windows Insider subdomain Visitors to insider.windows.com met with safety warning - how reassuring
Security Microsoft warns partners to revoke unused authorizations that drive your software June debut of zero trust GDAP tool should make it harder for crims to attack through MSPs and resellers
Channel European tech businesses cool on China due to coronavirus lockdowns Oops. Beijing wants zero COVID, not zero foreign investment
Security Singapore to license pentesters and managed infosec operators Outfits that can rummage around inside customer systems need to prove they're up to the job - and accountable
Channel 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
Security Distributor dumps Kaspersky to show solidarity with Ukraine Security software vendor saddened but says its channel is holding firm
SaaS IT vendors set to use headline inflation to justify price hike It shouldn't affect costs, but it will, says software asset management intel org
Legal IBM bosses wrongly sacked channel salesman after Tech Data joint venture failed, tribunal rules
Channel Who are shortages good for? The channel! World's biggest distributor forecasts tech price hikes from January
Channel Raspberry Pi looks to set up African retail channel to make buying a mini computer there as easy as Pi
Channel Busy day in China: Xi Jinping announces tech-sharing, services export push and a bourse for startups
Channel Lockdown-induced gadgetry rush sent Dixons Carphone's online sales skywards – and repaid £73m of furlough wages
Channel Massive tech-for-British-schoolkids cash pot up for grabs as UK education buyers prep £140m agreement
Channel It's the UK contractor tax factor: IR35 outsiders gaining leverage in skills market, survey finds
On-Prem Holy margins, Batman: Pandemic tech prices balloon as demand outweighs stocks and suppliers get greedy
Channel UK Home Office tenders £5m for a supplier to help it greenlight IT projects. Yes, you read that correctly
Channel Fancy building to-spec PCs for the Bank of England, and more? A £46m end user support contract is up for grabs
Channel Brit tax collector HMRC wants fireside chat with suppliers to discuss ways to spend the annual £900m IT budget
Channel Ex-Dell distributor in Lebanon ignored ban on suing US tech giant. Now four directors have been sentenced to prison in the UK
Channel Brit competition regulator will soon be able to seize rogue traders' domains – and even Amazon accounts
Channel Post-pandemic hard-sell under way: Resellers leaned on to convert free trial users into fully paid-up customers
Channel Brit IT infrastructure giant Computacenter hits pause on shareholder dividends after furloughing 10% of staff
Channel 'Anything' related to remote working is a winner for Euro disties, but classic enterprise hardware? That's another story
Channel Tech services biz Allvotec furloughing staff, asking remainder – including top brass – to take pay cut
Channel Thought you'd go online to buy better laptop for home working? Too bad, UK. So did everyone. Laptops, monitors and WLANs fly off shelves
Channel UK Carphone Warehouse shops set to sling their last phones, 2.9k redundancies hit high street, as Dixons closes all 531 'standalone' sites
Channel Resellers facing 'months' of delays for orders to be fulfilled. IT gathers dust on docks as coronavirus-stricken China goes back to work
Channel 'Up to 300' UK heads to roll at Brit IT services firm Allvotec, with 200 jobs offshored to Bulgaria in cost-cutting drive
Channel AMD takes a bite out of Intel's PC market share across Europe amid microprocessor shortages, rising Ryzen
Channel Mmmm... fresh, delicious tenders: Forget G-Cloud, this £6.5bn Technology Products and Associated Services framework is where it's at
Channel Yay, Intel chip shortages should be over soon! Nope. Strap in, at least another quarter or two to go, say PC execs
Channel Getronics CEO on HMRC winding-up petition: An 'embarrassing' blip with cash in the wrong places
Channel You only need to click once, fool: Gaming rig sales up as Trump presses continue on trade tariff tussle
Channel You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals, so let's watch for tech sales VAT weirdness through the channel
Channel HMRC slaps Getronics with winding-up petition: It'll be sorted out today, blurts tech services firm
Channel Hm. Is it wise to assume 'no material disruption' from 'volatile' UK climate, Dixons Carphone?
Channel Arrow? More like Boomerang, amirite? Computacenter buys back tech disposal biz it disposed of
Channel Microsoft blocked TSO Host's email IPs from Hotmail, Outlook inboxes and no one seems to care
Personal Tech Brit consumers still holding off on buying new PCs until that Brexit thing is over and done with
Channel Microsoft tells resellers: 'We listened to you, and we have acted' (PS: Plz keep making us money)
Channel Will you be inspired by Inspire? If Microsoft's Slack-for-suits Teams is your cup of tea, perhaps
Channel Ready with the 'welcome neighbour' fruitbasket, retailers? Amazon opens Manchester pop-up shop
Channel Europe's home PC buyers reach for their collective smartphone, sigh: We don't need a new desktop. This is a computer, right?
Channel Look what the Softcat dragged in: Revenues grow 21% as UK reseller refuses to blink at Brexit
Channel Hard Brexit, soft Brexit, deal or no deal: Doesn't matter – all integrator CGI sees is dollar signs
Channel Softcat warns of Brexit cloud forming over UK tech, vows: If prices rise, we'll pass them on...
