Daniel Todd
Dan is a freelance writer and regular contributor to ChannelPro, covering the latest news stories across the IT, technology, and channel landscapes. Topics regularly cover cloud technologies, cyber security, software and operating system guides, and the latest mergers and acquisitions.
A journalism graduate from Leeds Beckett University, he combines a passion for the written word with a keen interest in the latest technology and its influence in an increasingly connected world.
He started writing for ChannelPro back in 2016, focusing on a mixture of news and technology guides, before becoming a regular contributor to ITPro. Elsewhere, he has previously written news and features across a range of other topics, including sport, music, and general news.
Latest articles by Daniel Todd

How to protect against 'endemic' Log4j vulnerabilities
By Daniel Todd published
News A US government report details a series of recommendations to help counter the Log4Shell flaw in the long term

Most IT buyers experience high levels of regret
By Daniel Todd published
News Gartner research shows 56% of organisations feel buyer's remorse over the latest tech purchases

BAE Systems lands $699 million US army HPC contract
By Daniel Todd published
News Defense giant will operate and maintain the military’s high performance computing systems until 2027

Cyber attackers strike flood monitoring system in Goa, India
By Daniel Todd published
News Ransomware attack has prevented the ability to back up data, with attackers demanding Bitcoin in return for decryption

TikTok launches programme to help SMBs with social media marketing
By Daniel Todd published
News Six-week initiative aims to equip businesses with the skills they need to get started on the social platform

US PC market facing successive quarters of double-digit decline
By Daniel Todd published
News Global PC shipments fell 15.3% during Q2 as post-lockdown demand for devices continues to wane

Kaseya denies Datto benefits cuts
By Daniel Todd published
News In an email to staff, CFO Kathy Wagner described the alleged cuts as “false information”

SHI malware attack causes major disruption and forces staff offline
By Daniel Todd published
News IT supplier says there's no evidence to suggest customer data was exfiltrated during the "security incident" attack

Kaspersky appoints new territory manager for UK&I
By Daniel Todd published
News Channel veteran Stuart Peters is tasked with expanding the cybersecurity provider’s presence in the region

Maui ransomware actively targeting US healthcare organizations
By Daniel Todd published
News North Korean state-sponsored attackers are said to have been targeting critical services since at least May 2021

IBM snaps up data observability specialist Databand.ai
By Daniel Todd published
News The acquisition will help IBM address the “full spectrum” of observability, as well as capitalise on predicted market growth

EU votes to implement Digital Markets Act
By Daniel Todd published
News New DMA legislation aims to prevent big tech companies from giving preferential treatment to their own products and services

Xerox snaps up Go Inspire to boost digital services business
By Daniel Todd published
News The UK-based provider specialises in print and digital marketing and communication services

Sharp expands IT service offering with new Skykick partnership
By Daniel Todd published
News Collaboration aims to provide European customers with seamless migration to the cloud and ongoing data management

Google strikes $90 million settlement with US developers over Play Store dispute
By Daniel Todd published
News Tech giant will compensate developers that earned $2 million or less in annual revenue between 2016-2021

Scality's new channel programme aims to simplify partner onboarding
By Daniel Todd published
News The storage specialist wants to better support partner growth through new incentives, training, marketing tools, and sales paths

Databricks announces major contributions to flagship open source projects
By Daniel Todd published
News The Data and AI specialist will contribute new Delta Lake features and enhancements to the Linux Foundation

VMWare unveils new vSphere+ and vSAN+ solutions
By Daniel Todd published
News New capabilities bring centralised infrastructure management, integrated Kubernetes, and new hybrid cloud services to on-premises setups

Open source giant Red Hat joins HPE GreenLake ecosystem
By Daniel Todd published
News Extended partnership will make it easy for GreenLake customers to work with Red Hat’s open source solutions, HPE says

HPE wins contract to provide The Home Depot with Aruba edge services
By Daniel Todd published
News Adoption of HPE GreenLake for Aruba networking and Aruba ESP will power advanced customer and associate experiences, retailer says

Cloudflare unveils new One Partner Program with zero trust at its core
By Daniel Todd published
News Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says the initiative aims to take the complexity out of zero trust architecture

Kyndryl strikes up new delivery partnership with Oracle
By Daniel Todd published
News IT services provider becomes a key partner for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in a bid to expand its delivery network

UK government opts against regulation for cyber security standards
By Daniel Todd published
News UK Cyber Security Council will move ahead with its planned chartered standards, with the government to monitor its adoption
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