cloud management

Here’s a concise summary of Syncro’s launch of the Unified XMM Platform in collaboration with Microsoft, as reported by CRN Magazine: What is XMM? XMM (Extended Monitoring and Management) is a new unified IT and security management platform from Syncro, developed with close collaboration with...

Microsoft’s forthcoming shift to a paid subscription model for Windows Server hotpatching represents not just a pricing change, but a significant evolution in how enterprise customers will manage server security and uptime. Administrators responsible for keeping mission-critical services running...

Syncro’s launch of the XMM (Extended Monitoring and Management) platform signals a significant shift in the landscape of IT and security management for managed service providers (MSPs) and in-house IT teams. Built in close collaboration with Microsoft, XMM aims to address longstanding pain...

Microsoft’s announcement of hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 is more than simply a new technical feature—it's the culmination of years of innovation aimed squarely at reducing downtime, simplifying IT workflows, and fortifying enterprise security. For anyone who has ever coordinated overnight...

Microsoft's introduction of a $1.50 per core monthly fee for hotpatching in Windows Server 2025 marks a significant shift in how businesses manage server updates. This new model, effective July 1, 2025, applies to organizations running Windows Server 2025 Standard or Datacenter editions on their...

In the rapidly evolving landscape of enterprise IT, one of the most persistent challenges is maintaining system security and stability without sacrificing uptime. The perennial trade-off between applying critical security updates and facing disruptive system reboots has long frustrated...

For the better part of two decades, Patch Tuesday has been both a blessing and a bane for Windows administrators. The routine delivery of security patches has safeguarded billions of devices, but the necessity to reboot mission-critical servers has led to countless late nights and meticulously...

Microsoft’s decision to roll out a paid hotpatching subscription for Windows Server 2025 signals a transformative moment in enterprise update management—a move destined to reshape how organizations approach system uptime, security, and maintenance. Beginning July 1, 2025, what was once reserved...

When Microsoft unveiled Windows Server 2025 in late 2024, IT professionals and system administrators worldwide took note of a standout feature: hotpatching. The promise was simple but transformative—cut downtime, keep infrastructure running, and make reboots a rare event, not a regular pain...

Microsoft’s recent decision to extend support for Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) beyond its originally planned end date in April 2025 offers a significant insight into the complex reality of enterprise IT infrastructure management. Although WSUS has long been a stalwart in Windows...

The landscape of enterprise IT management is in a constant state of evolution. From the rapidly shifting priorities around endpoint security to the ever-growing tentacles of cloud services, administrators must adapt to a complex web of tools and strategies to keep organizations safe and...

The landscape of Windows device management is undergoing a pivotal transformation as IT professionals prepare for the next wave of changes in the Windows ecosystem. Microsoft’s “Windows Office Hours” epitomizes this evolution, offering a chat-based Q&A environment that blends technical insight...

In the dynamic world of business IT, more organizations are adopting a multicloud strategy to maximize the flexibility and performance of their technological landscapes. This shift isn’t simply about scattering workloads across various providers—it's a deliberate, nuanced response to the...

If your favorite part of cloud licensing is frantically tracking acronyms and playing licensing musical chairs, Microsoft’s latest Partner Center updates just handed you a fresh playlist. Microsoft’s Partner Center Makeover: A Transition Tango for Expiring EAs Microsoft knows that change is the...

If there’s one thing guaranteed to put a twinkle in a CIO’s eye and a flutter in the heart of any cloud architect, it’s the promise that “we want to make life simpler for customers.” That, ladies and gents, comes straight from the playbook of Clay Magouyrk, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s (OCI)...

BUI is riding high on a fresh wave of cloud credibility, having just announced its attainment of the new Microsoft Solutions Partner for Private Cloud designation—a shiny new badge that not only looks good on LinkedIn but signals real technical muscle in the labyrinthine world of hybrid IT. And...

Legacy authentication protocols rarely make the news for good reasons, and yet here we are—NTLM is back in the headlines, but not for a nostalgia tour. Instead, it’s at the center of a renewed wave of cyber-attacks, reminding enterprise IT pros (and anyone reckless enough to run a Windows...

The average IT department has a well-worn relationship with the server room. It’s that humming sanctuary behind a keypad lock, full of blinking lights and patch panels where a handful of lucky sysadmins have kept your business running through more caffeine-soaked evenings than they care to...

If there’s one thing modern students have gotten used to, it’s the digital sprawl—the ever-growing accumulation of lecture notes, TikTok-laced group projects, PDFs of textbooks they’ll never read, and draft upon draft of resumes. All of it, until now, has found a cozy, free resting place in the...

When you think your organization has built an ironclad fortress of IT policies—laser-sharp Intune rules, zero-day patching, airtight whitelists—the last thing you expect is for Windows itself to slip past your defenses in the dead of night. Yet that’s exactly what happened for thousands of...