enterprise migration

ANS’s acquisition of Oxford-based Sci‑Net Business Solutions marks the latest and most deliberate step in a consolidation wave among UK Microsoft specialists as firms race to scale cloud, ERP and AI delivery capabilities for customers in retail, e‑commerce and distribution. The deal—announced in...

The end of Windows 10 on October 14, 2025 has forced a binary choice for millions: upgrade to Windows 11 where possible, buy new Windows 11 hardware, enroll in a time‑limited Extended Security Updates (ESU) plan, or migrate to a different platform entirely — and Apple, predictably, is making a...

Windows 11 has finally crossed a psychological and statistical threshold: adoption is accelerating across businesses and consumers, but the path to a full enterprise migration remains rocky as Windows 10’s end-of-support deadline (October 14, 2025) looms and Microsoft offers a costly — and...

The migration from Windows 10 to Windows 11 is no longer a distant IT project — it is a definable strategic opportunity that, when handled correctly, can deliver measurable security, productivity, and competitive gains for businesses across sectors. The recent CAJ News Africa briefing framing...

Microsoft’s push for Copilot+ PCs has moved from product launch to full‑throttle migration messaging as Windows 10 approaches its October 14, 2025 end‑of‑support deadline, with Redmond now framing Arm‑based, NPU‑equipped laptops as the recommended path for consumers and organizations that want...

Microsoft’s latest push to make Windows on Arm not just possible but practical has given Redmond a concrete, timed reason for users and IT teams to move off Windows 10: the combination of Windows 10’s scheduled end of support and major Windows 11 on Arm improvements (notably the Prism emulator...

Windows desktop market-share data flipped twice this summer: after StatCounter showed Windows 11 briefly overtaking Windows 10 in July 2025, August’s snapshot reversed some of that gain and put Windows 11 back under the 50% mark while Windows 10 recovered several points—an unexpected wobble with...

Microsoft has quietly turned a gentle nudge into a full-court press: the company is actively moving Windows users away from Mail & Calendar and the classic Outlook client toward the modern, web-powered new Outlook for Windows, and it’s doing so with scheduled automatic rollouts, built-in opt-out...

Microsoft’s October deadline for Windows 10 support has arrived like a ringing bell for an industry that—by several measures—wasn’t ready: large numbers of consumer and corporate endpoints still run Windows 10, many organisations face compatibility and budget constraints, and the safety net...

Windows 10’s sudden rebound in usage just weeks before end of support has shifted the migration narrative: a late-month rise in Windows 10’s market share has narrowed the gap with Windows 11, exposing a fragmented upgrade landscape that will complicate Microsoft’s push to consolidate users on...

Windows 11 has finally edged ahead of Windows 10 in global install share, but millions of PCs — consumer and corporate — will still be running an OS that stops receiving regular security updates on October 14, 2025, raising urgent questions about risk, responsibility and practical migration...

Microsoft’s quiet entry on the Windows deprecation list this summer signals a decisive end to another generation of web integration in the OS: Legacy Web View, EdgeHTML-based web apps, legacy PWAs, and the EdgeHTML DevTools are now officially deprecated, and developers are being pushed toward...

Microsoft has set the long-awaited public rollout of Windows 11 in motion: the OS began its phased public release on October 5, 2021, as a free upgrade for eligible Windows 10 PCs and as the factory-installed operating system on new devices shipping with Windows 11. Background Microsoft framed...

Windows 11 now offers a built-in, local PC-to-PC transfer path inside the Windows Backup app that promises to simplify moving your files and settings to a new machine — but it comes with important caveats, sharp trade-offs, and a handful of setup steps most users will need to know before they...

Upgrading to a new PC or moving from Windows 10 to Windows 11 doesn’t have to be a digital cliff edge: there are multiple, practical ways to move your documents, photos, and settings safely and with minimal fuss. This feature pulls together step‑by‑step methods — from Microsoft’s built‑in...

If you’re planning the move from a Windows 10 PC to a new Windows 11 machine, this is the moment to get it right: files, photos, game saves, and app data are all portable — but not all at once, and not always in the way you might expect. This practical, step‑by‑step feature explains every viable...

Microsoft’s next-generation operating system, widely referred to in leaks and concept renderings as Windows 12, is shaping up to be less an incremental update and more a strategic pivot: an AI-first, modular OS that promises deeper cloud integration, a refreshed user interface, and a renewed...

Microsoft’s next major Windows chapter is already shaping up as a defining moment for the PC era: rumors and early leaks point to a profoundly AI-centric, security-first, and modular operating system—commonly referred to as Windows 12—that could reshape how people interact with their computers...

Nexthink’s warning that “sticking with Windows 10 could cost businesses billions” captured headlines for a reason: a simple arithmetic model — 121 million Windows 10 PCs multiplied by an enterprise Extended Security Update (ESU) list price of $61 per device — produces a first‑year bill in the...

Microsoft’s new Windows Backup for Organizations arrives as a focused, cloud‑native lifeline for IT teams wrestling with mass device refreshes and the ongoing Windows 10 → Windows 11 migration — but it’s important to understand exactly what it does, what it doesn’t, and how to deploy it safely...