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Microsoft extends deadline for partners to improve their clients' security...

Partners may be dragging the chain a little – perhaps you'd like to hurry them up?Microsoft's campaign to improve the security of its customers and partners – by letting the latter set roles in...

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India’s top four outsourcers report rosy revenues, mild macroeconomic misgivings

Attrition woes subside as workers stop shifting, producing pleasing cost savingsIndia’s top four IT outsourcers, Wipro, HCL Technologies Infosys, and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) all reported...

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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 offMicrosoft's delayed effort to ensure its partners don't enjoy unduly privileged access to their clients'...

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Microsoft coughs up some change after allegedly selling software to no-no...

Nadella happy to sling code to Russians and Iranians, or nah?Microsoft will pay more than $3.3 million to settle allegations it busted US sanctions by selling software and services to blacklisted...

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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 82,000Having spent 2022 struggling to retain workers in the face of high staff attrition rates, India's top four IT outsourcers...

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Dell pulls storage, PCs, and compute into Apex ITaaS platform – a little late

Continues feeding the hybrid cloud monsterDell World It took a little over a year, but Dell has followed through (to an extent) on promises it made in 2022 with the introduction of Project Alpine – an...

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Bad times are just starting for India's IT outsourcers, says JP Morgan

All of FY2024 is going to be a 'washout'JP Morgan has predicted tough times are around the corner for India's big IT services outfits.…

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Two top execs quit Infosys mere months after its president skipped

CISO and head of HR depart as services market tightensTwo senior execs have quit Indian tech services giant Infosys, with head of HR, Richard Lobo, and chief information security officer Vishal Salvi...

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Microsoft tells partners unbundling Teams is a 'compromise' with the EU

Meanwhile, Zoom boss calls on US authorities to consider adopting Europe's breakout policyMicrosoft has told its partner community that unbundling Teams from its Microsoft 365 and Office 365 suites was...

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Microsoft delays debut of IoT security offer due to 'unexpected system...

Software giant tells partners not to sell it but also happy to take your cash nowUpdated Microsoft has quietly delayed the delivery of a security service it hoped to add to the E5 license of its...

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Gulf states and 'The Stans' could become new tech hotspot – analyst

One has the talent, one has the money – both want more techThe gulf states and former Soviet nations of central Asia are set to become a new hub of tech activity, according to Anatoly Motkin, president...

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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 successesInfosys and Wipro have decided to skip hiring graduates this year as part of their "utilization...

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China’s annual e-tail frenzy broke records – trust us, say government,...

5.26 billion packages shipped, 639 million on Saturday alone. But nobody's puffing up the cash pileAlibaba and JD.com have forged a new holiday tradition by discussing anything but the revenue...

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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 openingAsia In Brief Infosys has lost a ten-year, $1.5 billion deal it...

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Broadcom to end VMware’s channel program, move partners to its own...

Suppliers don’t know much about what’s going on. Which leaves users in limbo, tooBroadcom has told VMware partners the virtualization champion’s channel program will end in early 2024.…

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India's big four services giants soar on demand for AI

Pipelines are full, but hiring has slowedIndian IT service outfit HCL’s share price hit a record high this week, and scrip for its peers Infosys, TCS and Wipro also spiked, after the four announced...

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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 addictionAs the fallout from Broadcom’s takeover of VMware continues to rain down on the industry, rivals of the one-time virtualization giant have...

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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 semiconductorsUpdated Taiwan’s contract manufacturer to the stars, Foxconn aka Hon Hai Technology Group , has teamed with...

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AWS Marketplace adds sales of third-party services

Cloud-ready software and implementation from your preferred consultants, on one billAmazon Web Services has made a bid for even more of the cloud business by allowing third-party services to be sold on...

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eBay tells 1,000 employees their days at company are numbered

9% of workforce getting boot after execs hired too many during pandemicTat bazaar eBay is laying off 1,000 employees, or 9 percent of the workforce, claiming that general hiring and overhead costs are...

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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 resignsNeil Murphy, the boss of Bytes Technology Group – one of Microsoft’s largest cloud and software...

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VMware by Broadcom promises more, cheaper, training, starting around May

But for now, smaller customers have been cut off from on-demand training contentExclusive VMware by Broadcom will soon launch a new training experience that will offer “more training at a fraction of...

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Claims emerge that Citrix has doubled price of month-to-month partner licenses

Reaction from channel was 'stunned silence followed by anger and disbelief'Citrix has allegedly made major changes to its partner program, and one of the consultancies briefed on the new arrangements...

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Microsoft reseller Bytes says more than 100 undisclosed share trades linked...

Surprise resignation of chief exec happened after FCA probe began, claims filingOne of Micrsoft's largest cloud and tech licensing resellers, Bytes Technology Group (BTG), today gave the London Stock...

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Wipro appoints new CEO: 32-year veteran and current US boss Srini Pallia...

Plus: YouTube's fake India election ad policy; Singtel not selling Optus; Do Chinese tech stalk former workers?ASIA IN BRIEF Wipro on Friday named Srini Pallia as its leader, effective immediately,...

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Cloud Software Group and Microsoft pledge another eight years of co-opetition

Consortium will spend $1.65 billion on Azure, 365 – and of course some AICloud Software Group (CSG) and Microsoft have renewed their alliance for another eight years, this time with a $1.65 billion...

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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 seemsOracle has had a big win in Japan that could turn into something enormous, and also revealed plans to score more success in the land of...

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VMware by Broadcom blinks again – this time easing change for cloud service...

As the rumor mill whispers about a breakup with AWSVMware by Broadcom has made some fresh concessions to its cloud service provider community – and the customers who rely on it.…

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Google goes shopping for Indian e-commerce dominance … at Walmart

Invests $350 million in FlipkartGoogle has invested in Walmart's Indian e-commerce operation Flipkart, which holds almost half of the market for e-commerce on the subcontinent.…

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ASUS quietly built supercomputers, datacenters and an LLM. Now it's quietly...

The plan is a slow build – not a breakout into enterprise techTaiwan's ASUS is best known for its laptops and Wi-Fi kit, but it's quietly building an enterprise tech and cloud business – and slowly...

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Fujitsu picks model-maker Cohere as its partner for the rapid LLM-development...

Will become exclusive route to market for joint projectsFujitsu has made a "significant investment" in Toronto-based Cohere, a developer of large language models and associated tech, and will bring the...

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South Korea creates $445M bailout fund after payment glitch trips up...

Founder forbidden to leave the country, promises to make things right for out-of-pocket vendorsThe South Korean government on Monday created a ₩560 billion ($445 million) rescue package to bail out...

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IBM Canada can't duck channel exec's systematic age discrimination claim

'They actually replaced me with a younger employee'Three years ago, Bruce Maule, worldwide president of channel marketing at IBM, was informed by bosses that his position was being eliminated.…

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Dow-ward spiral: Intel share price drop could see it delisted from blue-chip...

50% dive in market cap during 2024 forcing CEO Pat Gelsinger to revisit strategyIntel could lose a longstanding seat on the Dow Jones Industrial Average due to the slump in its share price, adding to...

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Admins wonder if the cloud was such a good idea after all

As AWS, Microsoft, and Google hike some prices, it's time to open up the ROI calculatorAfter an initial euphoric rush to the cloud, administrators are questioning the value and promise of the tech...

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Copilot for Microsoft 365 might boost productivity if you survive the...

Loads of governance issues to worry about, and the chance it might spout utter garbageMicrosoft has published a Transparency Note for Copilot for Microsoft 365, warning enterprises to ensure user...

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If every PC is going to be an AI PC, they better be as good at all the things...

Microsoft's Copilot+ machines suck at one of computing's oldest use casesComment A significant cadre of computer users is waking up to the fact that Microsoft's first volley of Copilot+ machines –...

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US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia

Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can't weaponise techThe US has tightened export controls on quantum computing and semiconductor technology to address national defense and foreign...

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SCC, one of Europe's largest resellers, orders staff back to their desks for...

CEO tells The Reg customers are facing same challenges, not ruling out full-time RTOExclusive SCC, one of Europe's largest resellers, is ordering staff to return to the office for three days a work...

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Pakistan's tech lobby warns that slow internet is strangling IT industry

Low-priced freelancers and call centers are at riskPakistan's IT Industry Association (P@SHA) – the nation's sole tech biz lobby group – has warned that government policy could lead to business...

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Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs

IT admins be warned: 13,000 tech suppliers coming for your employer's checkbookCanalys Forums EMEA 2024 When Microsoft needs to make a market, it turns to the channel - a nebulous term used for...

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Ingram Micro to 'stop doing business' with Broadcom, downgrade to 'limited...

Distributor couldn't do a deal that delivered 'appropriate shareholder return', chip giant says it 'continues to refine' its channelExclusive Tech distribution behemoth Ingram Micro will stop doing...

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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 distributorsOpinion The tech hardware industry may be facing something of an existential crisis if one veteran...

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Microsoft invites Chinese software vendors to sell on its marketplace and...

Good luck getting buyers and resellers excited about thatWould you adopt software from a Chinese vendor? We ask because Microsoft has started helping Middle Kingdom developers to sell through its...

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Microsoft, PC makers cut prices of Copilot+ gear in Europe, analyst stats...

Double-digit reduction only served to 'stimulate some interest'Microsoft and its close circle of PC maufacturers slashed the price of Copilot+ PCs being sold into Europe in Q4, an analyst confirmed to...

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UK government tech procurement lacks understanding, says watchdog

NAO report highlights £3B cost overruns and 29 years of cumulative delays in IT projectsUK government plans its technology purchases with limited assessment of technical feasibility, according to a...

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Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration

Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions supplier in hands of FRP AdvisoryA self-described specialist supplier of "transformational data and AI solutions" to the UK government has called in the...

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Biz tax rises, inflation and high interest. Why fewer UK tech firms started...

And the government thinks that AI and taking shackles off big tech will help? God help BritainFor the first time since the start of the pandemic, the number of tech firms incorporated in the UK has...

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Have I Been Pwned likely to ban resellers from buying subs, citing 'sh*tty...

'What are customers actually getting from resellers other than massive price markups?' asks Troy HuntTroy Hunt, proprietor of data breach lookup site Have I Been Pwned, is likely to ban resellers from...

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Tech suppliers await final grade as Trump prepares to flunk Department of...

Vendors with millions in federal contracts are watching nervouslyTech vendors are awaiting the outcome of a constitutional battle to decide the fate of government contracts worth hundreds of millions...

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