ESW’s announcement that it is launching Copilot Ascend™, a role-based Microsoft Copilot and AI training program designed to move organizations from experimentation to consistent, measurable Copilot use, lands squarely on a practical problem many IT and HR leaders are confronting today: licenses...
Microsoft’s long march from Windows 10 to Windows 11 has stalled unevenly — then sprinted, then sputtered again — exposing a brittle choreography between security-first engineering, aggressive AI and marketing ambitions, and a large, wary installed base that prizes predictability over novelty...
IT Researches Ltd’s latest press release positions the company as a one‑stop Microsoft modernization partner — promising turnkey migrations to Microsoft 365 and Office 2024, Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 rollouts, SQL Server 2022 data modernisation, and hybrid Azure integrations designed to...
The path from AI hype to steady, measurable value is rarely a straight line; New Era Technology’s conversation with UC Today — led by Kristian McCann and Steve Daly — lays out a pragmatic playbook for moving organizations beyond AI disillusionment and into sustained Copilot adoption. The central...
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ENGIE Impact’s leap into cloud-native AI shows how a specialist sustainability consultancy can turn mass invoice and supplier data into sharper risk signals and faster client value by running Azure AI Foundry, Azure Databricks, and Microsoft 365 Copilot together in a governed Azure estate. The...
More than a third of New Zealand retail investors now say they use generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot to inform their investment decisions — and a large majority report being satisfied with the outcomes — a shift that is simultaneously pragmatic and precarious for markets...
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The UK Department for Business and Trade’s three‑month pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot delivered a familiar but important paradox: users reported real and concentrated time savings—especially on written work and meeting summaries—but the evaluation could not find robust evidence that those...
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The UK government’s recent experiments with Microsoft 365 Copilot have produced a paradox that will shape how public-sector IT teams evaluate generative AI: staff like the assistant and report meaningful convenience gains, yet independent departmental measurement found no clear, verifiable...
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The UK Department for Business and Trade’s three‑month pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot delivered a mixed verdict: users reported high satisfaction and clear wins on routine drafting and meeting summaries, but independent evaluation found only modest, use‑case‑specific time savings and no robust...
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Chevron Nigeria’s reported migration of more than 3,000 users from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in just 12 weeks — completed 40% faster than previous rollouts and returning a reported 98% user satisfaction rate — is a practical blueprint for large-scale enterprise upgrades in Nigeria and beyond...
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Microsoft's hard deadline for Windows 10 support — October 14, 2025 — has shifted the conversation for IT leaders from “if” to how fast and how wisely to move, and the time for planning alone has passed: organisations must now execute migration plans that protect security, preserve productivity...
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HGF has engaged Simpson Associates to modernise its entire data estate on Microsoft Fabric and roll out Microsoft Power BI dashboards, a strategic move the IP firm says will centralise data, automate reporting pipelines, and deliver governed, near‑real‑time executive insights across legal...
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Embracing business innovation in the digital era often means rethinking not just what tools an organization deploys, but how those tools are adopted, governed, and scaled. Microsoft’s Power Platform—a suite designed to empower organizations with low-code and no-code solutions—has seen explosive...
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In the ever-capricious world of SQL Server management, where every version number is both a badge and a potential migraine, Devart has dropped its latest update like a tactical nuke: dbForge Tools for SQL Server 7.1 is here, bringing support for SQL Server 2025, the SSMS 21 Preview, and the...
Welcome to the tech soap opera that is Windows 11. If you've been following the latest episode, you know there's a kerfuffle brewing about this shiny new operating system. It seems users aren’t exactly marching in formation towards an upgrade, leaving Microsoft to mull over the puzzle like a cat...
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, Microsoft’s Windows 11 operating system has emerged with promises of enhanced security and capabilities. However, recent reports indicate a considerable portion of users have yet to transition from Windows 10 to this newer version. The current...
This Saturday 9th of November, there will be a keynote from Microsoft engineers Ryan Levick and Sebastian Fernandez at RustFest Barcelona. They will be talking about why Microsoft is exploring Rust adoption, some of the challenges we’ve faced in this process, and the future of Rust adoption in...
Hyperledger executive director Brian Behlendorf and his team are working to advance cross-industry blockchain technologies through engaging enterprise developers.
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HISTORY
Some months ago, my Windows 7 PC was flagged to be updated to Windows 10, then suffered a hard drive crash. I purchased a new drive and tried to install windows 7 from disk, but since it is an update disk it wouldn't install.
My solution was to grab a Windows 8.1 Pro Preview ISO disk...
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The next stop on our tour was Seoul, Korea. Today it was my honor to join Brian Kwon, President of LG Home Entertainment Company, for a panel discussion on Windows 10 and LG devices.
Windows 10 is off to a great start in Korea, with the fastest adoption the market has ever seen for Windows –...
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