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Government Tech Week

The Register will be taking an in-depth look at the challenges facing government IT organizations. From bullet-proof security to making tough decisions about IT infrastructure, Government Tech Week will bring you up to speed on what's next in the public sector.

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Spotlight on Databases

This month The Register will take a deep dive into the world of databases; from established monoliths to the emerging crop of upstarts. Join us for a special 30 days of interviews and analysis on these tools that drive business forward.

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Defense Tech Week

All week long The Register will explore the wide-ranging technologies that power next-generation global military and defense. From future aerospace to innovations in securing defense systems, we'll take a deep dive into what's next for defense and military tech.

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China aims to pair J-20 stealth fighter with 'loyal wingman' battle drone

Energy Efficient Datacenters

This week El Reg will be taking the heat when it comes to cooling high-density chips, networking, and server hardware with our special focus on energy efficient tech and concepts.

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Spotlight on RSA

Over the last 32 years the RSA conference has grown from a few security geeks getting together to one of the largest security conferences in the world, attracting those who need to know what to invest in next to keep networks secure. The four-day event will be held in San Francisco between April 24 - 27 and we'll be covering it live.

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RSA Conference or Black Mirror? Either way, we're doomed ... probably

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week

This week The Register will bring special focus to the broad technologies delivering next-generation clean energy. From fusion to EVs and future datacenter cooling, follow us this week for an in-depth look at what's next.

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The Reg in Space

Make space for The Reg in Space week. All week we'll be bringing you the best of what's happening on this planet and others.

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Sysadmin Month

From tools, data security practices, network troubleshooting, server virtualization insights, backup strategies, performance optimization techniques, user management, cloud guidance, automation and scripting and more, tune in all month.

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Open source licenses need to leave the 1980s and evolve to deal with AI

Black Hat and DEF CON

Join The Register as we tackle the most important stories around Black Hat and DEF CON 2023. From in-depth interviews to detailed analysis, El Reg has you covered.

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Cybersecurity Month

Fortify your frontlines: It's Cybersecurity Month at The Register, your one-stop hub to bulletproof your digital landscape. From next-gen firewalls to human-factor risks, we're diving deep to make sure you stay ahead of the gang.

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Malware Month

Join The Register as we dive deep into the world of malware: From examining the latest threats to enterprises to dissecting the internal anatomy of code used in today's cyber-attacks, we want to help you better protect your organization. Forewarned is forearmed.

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Cloud Infrastructure Month

Join The Register for a full month of in-depth insight around what's next in enterprise cloud infrastructure. From how the IaaS providers stack up and differentiate to what businesses are doing to form (and reshape) their cloud plans, we'll keep you in the know.

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VMware Explore

For the 15th year in a row, The Register is attending VMware's annual conference and will bring readers all the news from the show, what it means for users, and how it advances Broadcom's strategy to transform the virtualization pioneer. We'll also consider how VMware's flagship products and technologies have evolved and explore the VMware vision for the future of hybrid cloud.

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Deep dive into “Special Features” topics

State Forum Posts Latest Post
open Cloud computing hits the nuclear button amid energy crisis 13
By klh
open Broadcom has brought VMware down to earth and that’s welcome 32
open Nvidia's growth slows to a mere 122 percent but it’s still topping expectations 10
open Public clouds are 'dirty' about VMware's on-prem push, says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan 8
open VMware reveals how it will deliver Broadcom's unified hybrid cloud … sometime soon 7
open The elusive dream of cloud portability: Why migrating workloads isn't so simple 18
open Broadcom promised to reform VMware so it enables better hybrid clouds. Will it deliver? 8
By shfy70
open Open Compute Project seeks standard for concrete, with help from AWS, Google, Meta, and Microsoft 10
open LG Electronics aims to become a datacenter cooling player, with aircon and immersion tech 4
open UK competition regulator's cloud probe remedies have global implications 2
open B2B ISP Fastnet staggers back to feet after VMware incident 8
open If the world had a hyperscale datacenter capital, it would be... Northern Virginia 10
open GitHub rolls back database change after breaking itself 14
open Icelandic group demos private cloud powered by renewables 8
open DEF CON badge disagreement gets physical as firmware dev removed from event stage 38
open DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure 2
By DS999
open What a glimpse inside the Black Hat NOC reveals about infosec pros' security habits 3
open Alibaba Cloud claims K8s service meshes can require more resources than the apps they run 9
By Rich 2
open How to ingeniously and wirelessly inject malware onto someone's nearby Windows PC via Google's Quick Share 16
By ExpatZ
open Secure Web Gateways are anything but as infosec hounds spot dozens of bypasses 20
By Telman
open Software innovation just isn't what it used to be, and Moxie Marlinspike blames Agile 66
open Ransomware groups are better at web app security than you, says researcher 10
By druck
open Lawyers say US cybersecurity law too ambiguous to protect AI security researchers 1
open If you give Copilot the reins, don't be surprised when it spills your secrets 18
open ICANN reserves .internal for private use at the DNS level 67
open Your victim's Windows PC fully patched? Just force undo its updates and exploit away 8
By mpi
open Cloud storage lockers from Microsoft and Google used to store and spread state-sponsored malware 2
open Devices with insecure SSH services are everywhere, say infosec duo 10
open AWS 'Bucket Monopoly' attacks could allow complete account takeover 2
open Faulty instructions in Alibaba's T-Head C910 RISC-V CPUs blow away all security 48
open Supermicro CEO teases service to build or upgrade datacenters in six months 2
open Need to move 1.2 exabytes across the world every day? Just Effingo 25
By Bebu
open Nvidia's subscription software empire is taking shape 23
open What AI bubble? Groq rakes in $640M to grow inference cloud 3
open Tencent Cloud's home-grown traffic-tamer halves WAN latency 3
open Lights, camera, AI! Real-time deepfakes coming to DEF CON 15
open AI boom is reshaping the face of cloud infrastructure 2
open Breaking the economy of trust: How busts affect malware gangs 6
open Amazon: Our cloud growth just sped up. Did you know we are also quite a big retailer? 9
open Five months after takedown, LockBit is a shadow of its former self 19
open Ransomware gangs are loving this dumb but deadly make-me-admin ESXi vulnerability 18
open Desktop hypervisors are not dead: Oracle preps major VirtualBox update 29
open Omnissa, VMware's old end-user biz, emerges with promise of 'AI-infused autonomous workspace' 3
By J. Cook
open VMware sends vSphere 7 into extra time by extending support for six months 9
open Google, Oracle, Microsoft make their case for VMware migrations – HPE on the outer? 6
By Mobster
open VMware license changes mean bare metal can make a comeback through 'devirtualization', says Gartner 46
By rg287
open VMware by Broadcom makes its stack easier to live with, as promised 5
open On-prem AI has arrived – the solution to cloudy problems no one really has 3
By Bebu
open How to escape VMware's pricey clutches with Virt-v2v 17
By chasil