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Space42’s decision to list its AI‑powered geospatial intelligence platform, GIQ, on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace marks a clear pivot from bespoke national systems toward a cloud‑native, productized approach to Earth‑observation analytics — a move that increases global accessibility while raising immediate questions about sovereignty, auditability, and long‑term portability. Background / Overview Space42 — the ADX‑listed UAE SpaceTech champion formed from the 2024 merger of Bayanat and...

Microsoft’s latest public preview for Azure API Management (APIM) adds built‑in environmental controls that let APIs make carbon‑aware routing and processing decisions — shifting traffic toward lower‑carbon Azure regions and applying policy‑level behavior changes (caching, telemetry, rate limits) when grid emissions rise — a move that brings sustainability directly into the API gateway layer and into the operational lifecycle of cloud services. Overview Microsoft has published a limited...

ZainTECH, working with Zain Kuwait and Zain Omantel International (ZOI), has listed Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute on the Azure Marketplace for customers in Kuwait — a milestone move that promises private, low-latency connectivity to Microsoft’s cloud while simplifying procurement for government and enterprise buyers. Background ZainTECH is the integrated digital solutions arm of Zain Group, and Zain Omantel International (ZOI) is a wholesale joint venture that combines Zain’s regional...

Developers are the unexpected center of gravity in the next wave of enterprise transformation: not merely consumers of AI tools, but the architects, operators, and governors who will determine whether agentic systems deliver sustained business value or deliver brittle, risky automation that breaks at scale. In a recent FYAI briefing led by Amanda Silver, Microsoft framed a clear thesis: copilots and agents collapse friction from idea to impact, shifting the developer role from manual wiring...

Microsoft has opened the door for secure, managed collaboration with non‑employee accounts by adding external identity support for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 in public preview — a change that lets organizations invite partners, contractors, and other guest users into their Entra ID tenant to access virtual desktops and Cloud PCs without creating full internal accounts. Background / Overview Microsoft’s move extends the Entra External ID and federation model into...

Nerdio’s latest push to simplify and scale Windows 365 management marks a clear inflection point for enterprise desktop modernization: in a press release tied to NerdioCon 2025 the company says thousands of Windows 365 Cloud PCs are now being managed through Nerdio Manager for Enterprise and it has opened a public preview of a migration tool that automates moving workloads from Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) to Windows 365. Background / Overview Windows 365 and Cloud PCs Windows 365 is...

Space42’s decision to list its geospatial intelligence platform, GIQ, on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace on October 13, 2025 marks a significant step in the company’s commercial strategy—bringing a cloud-native, AI-driven Earth‑observation analytics stack into the procurement and operational reach of Azure’s global customer base. Background / Overview Space42 emerged from the 2024 consolidation of Bayanat and Yahsat into an ADX‑listed group that combines satellite operations, geospatial AI...

A compact, enthusiast-focused utility that began life as a blunt instrument to bypass Microsoft’s Windows 11 installer checks has just gained a strikingly practical — and potentially controversial — new capability: an integrated Windows Update control suite that claims to pause or disable updates for extended periods, paired with continued improvements to Out‑Of‑Box Experience (OOBE) and debloat workflows. Background Microsoft’s Windows 11 introduced stricter platform requirements — TPM 2.0...

Windows 10 reaches its formal end-of-life on October 14, 2025, and that changes the security landscape for hundreds of millions of PCs overnight: automatic security patches and routine updates stop, Microsoft is offering a one-year Extended Security Updates (ESU) lifeline with regional caveats, and users are left to choose between enrolling in ESU, upgrading to Windows 11, or accepting the risk (or cost) of running unpatched machines or replacing them entirely. Background / Overview...

Microsoft will still let eligible Windows 10 PCs upgrade to Windows 11 at no extra cost — but there’s a hard deadline and several practical traps to watch for before you click “Install.” Windows 10 reaches end of support on October 14, 2025; Microsoft continues to offer a free in-place upgrade to Windows 11 for devices that meet the company’s minimum hardware requirements, while also providing a one‑year safety net of consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) for eligible devices that cannot...

Microsoft has set a hard deadline: Windows 10’s mainstream support ends on October 14, 2025, and that changes the security calculus for every machine still running the decade‑old operating system. Overview For millions of home users, small businesses and public institutions the technical meaning is simple but consequential: after October 14, 2025 Microsoft will no longer ship routine operating‑system security updates, feature or quality patches, or provide standard product support for most...

As the October 14 end-of-support deadline for Windows 10 arrives, managed service providers (MSPs) and their business customers are locked in an operational sprint — triaging legacy endpoints, enrolling eligible devices in short-term Extended Security Updates (ESU), and rushing hardware refreshes or cloud-hosted desktop alternatives to close glaring security and compliance gaps. The scramble is real: MSPs report holdouts, budget-driven delays, and last-minute migrations that turn lifecycle...

Microsoft will stop issuing free security updates, fixes, and standard technical support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, but the end-of-support moment is a managed cliff rather than an immediate shutdown — there are paid and conditional options that let consumers stay patched for an extra year, and several Microsoft services (notably Defender and Microsoft 365 apps) will continue limited protection beyond that window. Background / Overview Windows 10 launched in 2015 and became one of...

Yes — Microsoft is still offering a free upgrade to Windows 11 for eligible Windows 10 PCs, but there are three things every user must do right now: check hardware compatibility, back up your data, and understand the fallback options if your machine can’t make the cut. Background / Overview Microsoft’s consumer lifecycle calendar reaches a hard stop on October 14, 2025: after that date Windows 10 Home and Pro will no longer receive routine security updates, feature patches, or standard...

Hotpatch delivers a clear, measurable efficiency win: by shipping security-only, in‑memory fixes rather than full cumulative packages, many hotpatch updates are dramatically smaller—Microsoft and industry reporting indicate hotpatch payloads can be roughly an order of magnitude smaller than standard cumulative updates—unlocking faster downloads, lower network impact, and quicker compliance for managed Windows fleets. Background Hotpatching is Microsoft’s enterprise-focused mechanism for...

Microsoft will stop maintaining Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 — a hard lifecycle cutoff that ends routine security patches, feature and quality updates, and standard technical support for the consumer and mainstream commercial editions of the operating system. Background For nearly a decade Windows 10 has been one of the world’s most installed desktop operating systems. Microsoft announced a firm end‑of‑support date for Windows 10 (including Home, Pro, Enterprise, Education and several...

Microsoft’s October 14 deadline has turned a long-simmering lifecycle notice into an operational sprint: managed service providers (MSPs), consultants, and small-business IT teams are performing triage, buying time with special enrollments, and—where possible—converting the work into longer-term modernization roadmaps for clients. The transition from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is not simply about clicking “Upgrade”; it is exposing procurement gaps, hardware incompatibilities (TPM, Secure Boot...

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Microsoft’s decision to end mainstream support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025 is now a firm calendar event that forces organisations and households to make concrete migration choices—upgrade to Windows 11 where hardware and software compatibility permit, buy time with Extended Security Updates (ESU), move workloads to cloud-hosted Windows, or accept rising risk on unsupported endpoints. Background / Overview Microsoft’s lifecycle calendar confirms that Windows 10 (most mainstream SKUs...

AV1 is no longer an experimental codec you have to wrestle with — it’s a mainstream, royalty‑free video format that delivers better compression than older codecs, and Windows users have multiple easy options to play AV1 files today. This feature walks through four practical methods to play AV1 files on Windows, explains what AV1 is and why it matters, verifies key technical details against authoritative sources, and offers troubleshooting and performance advice so playback is smooth on both...