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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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. Continue reading...

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...

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 –...

This blog is the latest in a recurring series about recent Store trends across categories, markets, and more. Understanding these trends can help you determine what types of apps to build or where to focus your development efforts. With the launch of the unified Dev Center in April, we released...

Taking a closer look at the momentum of Windows 10 compared to its predecessors. read more Continue reading...

SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor Preview is a standalone tool that enables users of prior versions to run a set of upgrade rules against their SQL Server database to pinpoint breaking and behavior changes and deprecated features as well as providing help with the adoption of new features such as...

This Rollout and Adoption Resources package is a collection of tools, documentation, and templates designed to help project teams plan, pilot, deploy, and evaluate the success of their Lync/Skype for Business rollout. These resources are intended for use with the Rollout and Adoption Success Kit...

I oft wonder if the naysayers, the naïve, the neophytes, the nasty fear-mongers, the purveyors of myths, the suckers for myths... will any hear or be able to hear, let themselves hear, all the good (things) in or about Windows8 that many people mention w/ great enthusiasm. Do they or will they...

Hi At least for now I'm giving up on Google Chrome. I've had nothing but problems with it for the last 6 months. I get popups that are supposed to be blocked, it won't display some pages correctly, like the top of this page, which just comes out as a large blank area, the spell checker is lame...

Due to Bethesda's rumored exclusivity agreement with XBOX, one can conclude that the PC and PS3 versions will be available sometime in October. Build your dream house in Skyrim, hire a stewart, bard, move in your wife, and even adopt kids. Protect your Tamriel home from beasts and savages who...

I nearly dismissed this article as a propaganda piece until I got to the part of why Apple lost their business. I've seen a number of posts where people "in the business" are predicting Windows 8 to not make in roads into the enterprise. With regard to desktops, I somewhat agree with that...

It seems that Microsoft wants to have their cake and eat it too. Who wouldn't, after all what good is having cake if you can't eat it. On the one hand they have this new OS (Windows 8) which is likely to RTM in August (some suggest as early as July) and become GA (Generally Available) in...

Microsoft is incorporating a software stack in its upcoming Windows 8 OS to natively support devices based on the USB 3.0 interconnect, which is in a battle for adoption with Intel's Thunderbolt. read more Link Removed

Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer on Tuesday praised the widespread adoption of his company’s desktop operating system, saying it has now sold more than 400 million Windows 7 licenses. However, Ballmer acknowledged Microsoft’s struggles in the mobile phone market, where the company’s...