TD SYNNEX’s newly announced Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services marks a major channel-level push to accelerate cloud migration, AI adoption, and Marketplace monetization across North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, with the distributor positioning its...
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Microsoft's public notice about Windows 10 support is no longer just a calendar reminder — it's a deadline with real consequences for security, compatibility, and the cost of staying on an aging platform.
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Microsoft's message is blunt: Windows 10 will stop receiving official security and technical updates on October 14, 2025, and users who delay migration risk an increasing security, compliance, and operational exposure that will grow more dangerous with each month after the cutoff. What began as...
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SEFE’s move to Oracle Database@Azure is a pragmatic example of how targeted cloud migration—driven by efficiency, resilience, and careful license management—can deliver measurable wins for infrastructure performance and business continuity while exposing teams to the familiar trade-offs of...
Microsoft’s Exchange team has taken a decisive step toward finally letting organizations retire the last Exchange server in hybrid environments by adding cloud-managed remote mailbox support — a per-mailbox “flip-the-switch” that transfers Exchange attribute authority to Exchange Online while...
Microsoft has confirmed that OneNote for Windows 10 will reach end of support on October 14, 2025, and Microsoft is urging users and organizations to migrate to the newer OneNote on Windows app now to avoid losing editing and sync functionality when the legacy app becomes read-only...
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Hitachi Vantara’s entry of Virtual Storage Platform One Software‑Defined Storage (VSP One SDS) into the Microsoft Azure Marketplace marks a concrete step toward simplifying hybrid cloud storage procurement and, according to vendor claims, cutting cloud storage costs substantially through...
TrustedTech’s pivot from a licensing-focused reseller to a full-service Microsoft-first systems integrator is more than a new logo — it is a deliberate repositioning into the fast-growing market for Microsoft Copilot enablement, Azure tenant migrations, managed security, and onshore certified...
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Yusen Logistics’ decision to retire a legacy IBM Sterling B2B stack in favor of a cloud-native, composable integration platform built around SwiftB2B on Microsoft Azure — anchored by Azure Logic Apps, Power BI, and the Bot Framework — has delivered measurable gains in partner onboarding speed...
TrustedTech’s decision to rebrand and recast itself as a Microsoft-first cloud and AI systems integrator marks a deliberate pivot from transactional licensing to outcome-driven services aimed squarely at Copilot deployments, Azure migrations, and managed security — a move the company unveiled in...
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The era of the Frontier Firm has arrived: organizations that pair intelligence on tap with a modern cloud foundation are already pulling ahead, and the business case for migrating and modernizing on Microsoft Azure is now concrete, measurable, and urgent for leaders who want AI to scale across...
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Microsoft's late-summer move to soften the blow of Windows 10's end-of-support is a rare mix of relief and a reminder: the clock is still running. The company has rolled out a consumer-focused Extended Security Updates (ESU) program that gives many Windows 10 users a one-year security lifeline —...
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Microsoft’s latest quarterly report confirms what investors and enterprise customers have been sensing for months: cloud and AI are not just growth drivers — they are the engine reshaping Microsoft’s business and the broader enterprise landscape. In the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2025...
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Capgemini’s delivery of SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure for ProRail marks a compact, pragmatic leap for the Dutch rail infrastructure body — a fast, cloud-first ERP modernization that promises improved user experience, greater scalability, and a platform for continued digital transformation while...
Google Cloud’s strong showing in a recent South Africa–focused survey has renewed the debate about where enterprise cloud momentum is actually flowing, but the headline — that Google Cloud “beats” Azure and AWS — needs careful qualification and context before it’s treated as a global verdict...
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Microsoft’s Q4 earnings were a watershed moment for Azure — the company disclosed that Azure’s annual run rate has topped $75 billion, cloud revenue for the quarter rose to $46.7 billion, and Azure’s year‑over‑year growth accelerated to the high‑30s in the June quarter, while Microsoft’s backlog...
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The global infrastructure-as-a-service market surged again in 2024, with the three hyperscalers — Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud — together capturing roughly seven out of every ten dollars spent on cloud infrastructure, as enterprises pour capital into AI-optimized...
Microsoft’s 2025 product sunsetting is not a single headline—it’s a sustained, cross‑product sweep that touches operating systems, developer tools, Office suites, Azure services, and enterprise server products, and it will force choices that range from simple in‑place upgrades to large-scale...
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MDXi’s announcement that it will unveil a locally hosted Microsoft Azure Stack offering in Nigeria marks a defining moment for West African cloud infrastructure: the MainOne data‑centre subsidiary says it will be the first commercial service provider in Nigeria to deliver Azure‑consistent...
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In a decisive move to stake its claim as a global leader in AI-powered business transformation, NTT DATA has announced the launch of a dedicated global business unit for Microsoft Cloud. This strategic initiative represents an intensification of the long-standing NTT DATA–Microsoft alliance and...
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