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October 14, 2025 might seem like a date plucked randomly from a future calendar, but for millions of businesses worldwide, it has the ominous ring of a doomsday clock. That’s the day Microsoft officially pulls the plug on Windows 10 support, ending what has—from 2015 to the upcoming cutoff—been...

It’s a sunny Tuesday afternoon in Europe’s digital corridors, and the cloudscape is crackling with uncertainty and intrigue. The Great European Cloud Quandary Europe’s relationship with US hyperscalers – those cloud behemoths known affectionately (and sometimes acidly) as AWS, Microsoft Azure...

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...

As the digital sands slip swiftly through the hourglass of Windows 10 support, institutions are finding themselves at an inflection point: do they charge forward into the brave, shiny world of Windows 11, or risk being caught in the digital equivalent of running Windows XP in a Windows 95 world...

A mysterious popup appears in the top right corner of your enterprise laptop: “Upgrade to Windows 11 now!” Your jaw drops. Panic ripples through the IT department. No, you’re not in the midst of a beta rollout, nor has some rogue sysadmin gone on a clicking spree. Instead, congratulations—you're...

It’s easy to dismiss an operating system upgrade as a mundane, checkbox-ticking exercise, something that happens far away in the quantum leaps of Silicon Valley and Redmond and eventually ends up as a notification in your system tray. But when the headlines start buzzing—“Asus Windows 11 Pro...

Amazon's Tech Odyssey in Cyprus: A Digital Transformation Tale The Silicon Valley-Cyprus Connection In a move that could make even Aphrodite raise an intrigued eyebrow, senior Amazon executives touched down in Cyprus this week. Their mission? To explore the island's burgeoning tech landscape and...

In recent weeks, IT administrators have been blindsided by an unexpected twist in their Windows update strategy: Windows 11 began appearing on machines explicitly marked ineligible for the upgrade. A latent Intune bug ignored rollout blocks, making feature updates available to desktop devices...

Countdown to Obsolescence: The Final Stretch for Exchange Server 2019 and What Lies Beyond In the world of enterprise IT, few milestones cause as much buzz—and a healthy dose of anxiety—as the approach of a major product's end-of-life. For countless organizations relying on Microsoft Exchange...

Microsoft Teams Faces Major File Sharing Outage: What Went Wrong and How Users Are Coping In the fast-paced world of digital collaboration, Microsoft Teams has become a linchpin for businesses, educational institutions, and organizations worldwide. However, an unexpected outage has recently put...

Navigating the Systems Administrator Salary Landscape in 2025: Pay, Skills, and Career Growth In the fast-moving world of IT, the role of the systems administrator remains pivotal but increasingly complex. Tasked with managing intricate network systems, guaranteeing cybersecurity compliance, and...

Microsoft Teams File Sharing Outage: The Latest in a String of Microsoft 365 Service Disruptions In the ever-growing reliance on cloud-based collaboration tools, even a minor disruption can ripple into significant operational headaches. Microsoft's Teams app, a cornerstone of digital teamwork...

Microsoft has rolled out emergency out-of-band updates to address a critical reporting error in Active Directory (AD) Group Policy—a tool pivotal for managing system settings on Windows devices. The issue, recently highlighted in a Microsoft 365 Message Center update, involves the misreporting...

Introduction In a strategic move set to propel cloud optimization to new heights, CloudKeeper has announced the appointment of Kenneth Ziegler as Senior Advisor and Board Member. This significant development underscores CloudKeeper’s commitment to driving growth in the competitive cloud services...

Windows Server 2025 has hit a snag that could send ripples through countless enterprise networks by jeopardizing one of its most critical components—the domain controllers. Microsoft recently disclosed that following a restart, affected domain controllers might load the default firewall profile...

Cybersecurity in the AI Era: Evolving Beyond Traditional Firewalls Today’s enterprise networks face unprecedented challenges. With digital transformation accelerating and remote and hybrid work environments becoming the new norm, traditional, siloed security solutions are increasingly...

Azure Virtual Machines are fast becoming the backbone of IT infrastructure in a cloud-first world, and by 2025, they’re set to redefine how businesses tackle everything from routine application development to machine learning and high-resolution video editing. As enterprises increasingly embrace...

CDW’s journey with Microsoft’s on-premises Azure Local solution is a prime example of how forward-thinking IT leaders are reshaping the hybrid cloud landscape. In today’s world, where digital transformation is not just a buzzword but a business imperative, CDW’s innovative approach demonstrates...

The world of tech is abuzz with news from the Zacks Analyst Blog that casts a spotlight on major stock players—Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Oracle. While the headline lists all four, it's Alphabet’s stunning $32 billion acquisition of Wiz that steals the limelight. For Windows users and IT...

Secured Signing’s move to partner with Microsoft Azure for its multi-region data centers marks a significant milestone in the evolution of secure digital transaction management. In an industry where uptime, security, and speed are paramount—not only for maintaining seamless business operations...