Broadcom's answer to VMware pricing outrage: You're using it wrong VCF bundle is worth it if you make the most of every part, says CTO Customers dismayed by Broadcom's move to selling costly bundles such as VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) will realize its value if they'd just use more of the components, the company's CTO says.… #theregister #IT
Shocked by VMware price hikes? You’re not using it fully, sa
: VCF bundle is worth it if you make the most of every part, says CTO
Windows 11 migration heats up... on desktops What about notebooks, including AI-ready devices? Ah well, still months to go, eh Microsoft With fewer than four months before Microsoft pulls the plug on standard support for Windows 10, businesses are replacing dusty – but in some cases perfectly working – desktop PCs in preparation for the migration to the little loved next generation of… #theregister #IT
Windows 11 migration heats up... on desktops
: What about notebooks, including AI-ready devices? Ah well, still months to go, eh Microsoft
SAP ECC 6.0 lives to fight another decade under Rimini Street Third-party provider pledges to support legacy ERP until 2040 Enterprise software support specialist Rimini Street has announced that it will continue to support SAP's ECC 6.0 until 2040, more than ten years after the German vendor plans to retire support for the legacy ERP platform.… #theregister #IT
Rimini Street extends SAP ECC support until 2040
: Third-party provider pledges to support legacy ERP until 2040
Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests Framework agreement may rescue some unis from 'financial abyss' after Oracle per-employee Java license, says insider Exclusive  Oracle requested Java audits with UK higher education institutions leading up to the negotiation of a national framework agreement — set to be worth up to £9.86 million ($13.3… #theregister #IT
UK colleges given £45M
Exclusive: Framework agreement may rescue some unis from 'financial abyss' after Oracle per-employee Java license, says insider
Techie traveled 4 hours to fix software that worked perfectly until a new hire used it Sometimes the 'R' in RTFM stands for 'Remember' On Call  The trek through the working week can be long and tiring, which is why The Register always offers a little Friday morning refresher in the form of On Call – the reader-contributed column in which you share tech support stories.… #theregister #IT
Techie traveled hours to
On Call: Sometimes the 'R' in RTFM stands for 'Remember'
Remembering when NASA stuck a Space Shuttle on top of a Boeing 747 'Black side down,' Lego style Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a Space Shuttle perched on top.… #theregister #IT
NASA Space Shuttle atop 747 commemorated by Lego
: 'Black side down,' Lego style
Attack on Oxford City Council exposes 21 years of election worker data Services coming back online after legacy systems compromised Oxford City Council says a cyberattack earlier this month resulted in 21 years of data being compromised.… #theregister #IT
Attack on Oxford City Council exposes 21 years of staff data
: Services coming back online after legacy systems compromised
Australia finds age detection tech has many flaws but will work Probe into how to implement social media ban finds privacy risks, developer overreach, infosec uncertainties Australia’s trial of age assurance technology has found it’s up to the task of preventing children under 16 years of age from using social media, despite many problems.… #theregister #IT
Australia finds age detection tech has many flaws, but works
: Probe into how to implement social media ban finds privacy risks, developer overreach, infosec uncertainties
AFRINIC election proceeds after ICANN’s attempt to replace officials fails Regulator remains concerned about election integrity Elections at troubled regional internet registry the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) will continue, after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN’s) attempt to appoint new officials to oversee the poll failed.… #theregister #IT
AFRINIC election proceeds after ICANN
: Regulator remains concerned about election integrity
China just two years behind USA on chip design, says White House tech Czar Expects Huawei to start exporting AI chips soon, creating global fight for tech stack dominance China’s AI and chipmaking prowess lags the USA’s by just two years, and America’s efforts to slow its progress could be hobbling its own semiconductor industry, according to Trump administration tech czar David Sacks.… #theregister #IT
US tech Czar: China just two years behind on chip design
: Expects Huawei to start exporting AI chips soon, creating global fight for tech stack dominance