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...
View ArticleIndia'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...
View ArticleDell 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...
View ArticleBad 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.…
View ArticleTwo 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...
View ArticleMicrosoft 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...
View ArticleMicrosoft 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...
View ArticleGulf 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...
View ArticleSorry 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...
View ArticleChina’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...
View ArticleInfosys 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...
View ArticleBroadcom 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.…
View ArticleIndia'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...
View ArticleAs 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...
View ArticleFoxconn’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...
View ArticleAWS 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...
View ArticleeBay 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...
View ArticleBoss 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...
View ArticleVMware 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...
View ArticleClaims 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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