cloud transition

For legacy Exchange administrators—the end is no longer nigh, it is officially on the calendar. From October 1, 2025, Microsoft will block all public folder migrations from Exchange Server 2010 and earlier to Exchange Online, halting a migration path that has long served as a lifeline for...

Microsoft has recently acknowledged a synchronization issue affecting Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), a critical tool for enterprise patch management. This problem has disrupted the deployment of essential Windows updates across numerous organizations. WSUS enables IT administrators to...

Microsoft has recently unveiled Azure Accelerate, a comprehensive program designed to streamline cloud and AI adoption for enterprises. This initiative consolidates the previous Azure Migrate and Modernize and Azure Innovate programs into a unified platform, offering expert guidance, funding...

The European Commission is actively exploring the possibility of transitioning its cloud infrastructure from Microsoft Azure to a European-based provider, with France's OVHcloud emerging as a leading candidate. This strategic move underscores the EU's commitment to enhancing digital sovereignty...

Cloud computing has always promised agility, productivity, and unlimited scale, but rarely do the default settings underpinning these promises curtail security in as direct a way as Microsoft's implementation of default outbound access for Azure virtual machines. As Azure races toward retiring...

In a potentially transformative moment for the European tech landscape, the European Commission is actively considering a move away from Microsoft Azure as its primary cloud service provider, with France-based OVHcloud emerging as the leading candidate. This shift, which has come to light...

Microsoft’s ever-evolving cloud strategy is taking another significant leap with a slate of changes to its Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) partner contracts, designed to streamline deal-making, improve customer lifecycle management, and sharpen the competitive edge of the global partner ecosystem...

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 Hidden Chains: Why Swapping Microsoft for Linux in the Cloud Remains a Steep Climb Cloud computing has come to define the modern enterprise, offering a tantalizing promise: flexibility, scalability, and innovation, all at the click of a button. In this digital paradise, organizations are...

Another one bites the dust at Redmond, with Microsoft announcing its soon-to-be fond farewell to the Windows Maps app: a cartographic casualty that, depending on whom you ask, conjures either a moment of nostalgia or a blank stare of "Wait, we had a Maps app?" For seasoned Windows watchers and...

When a company is described as a “core holding” for every investor and still manages to seduce finance nerds after decades in the spotlight, you know we’re not talking about Blockbuster. We’re talking about the digital deity of Redmond: Microsoft. A company so pervasively embedded in our daily...

Remember back when you’d sign up for a free cloud service and be greeted with a digital cornucopia—oodles of gigabytes rolled out like a plush welcome carpet, ready for photos, essays, and half-baked group projects? Those golden terabytes now seem like a legend at the University of Connecticut...

If you've been utilizing driver synchronization updates through Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), you likely already know about the shift towards cloud-based driver services. Microsoft has been encouraging users to leverage the benefits of managing driver updates with the Microsoft cloud...

Microsoft’s recent decision to continue supporting WSUS driver synchronization comes as a surprise to many IT administrators who had begun planning for a migration away from this legacy system. In a notable reversal from previous plans, Microsoft announced via its official blog post that the...