it resilience

  1. Microsoft Reinforces Windows 11 with New Resiliency and Security Features

    Microsoft’s relentless drive to reinvent Windows 11 as a resilient, secure, and enterprise-grade operating system continues to gather momentum. This week, the tech giant unveiled a series of innovations bundled under the Windows Resiliency Initiative (WRI), a program conceived to make system...
  2. European Governments Shift from Microsoft to Open-Source Software for Digital Sovereignty

    Few developments in European government IT have made as many international waves as the current trend of public institutions ditching Microsoft software in favor of open-source alternatives. This phenomenon, which recently accelerated with high-profile moves by Denmark and Germany’s...
  3. Microsoft Windows Server DHCP Outage Post-June Patch: Causes, Impact, and Lessons

    Just days after Microsoft’s June Patch Tuesday updates rolled out, system administrators across the globe found themselves embroiled in a scramble to diagnose and mitigate a new threat—not from cybercriminals, but from Redmond itself. Windows Server’s Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)...
  4. Surface Hub v1 Bricked by Microsoft Patch: Risks and Lessons for Enterprise IT

    In an incident that highlights both the power and pitfalls of automatic software updates in enterprise environments, Microsoft recently found itself racing to resolve a critical issue introduced by its own Patch Tuesday update. The problem, affecting Surface Hub v1 devices, left administrators...
  5. Microsoft 365 Outage Highlights Cloud Dependency Risks and Resilience Strategies

    A significant Microsoft 365 outage unfolded this week, bringing to light the enormous risks and critical dependencies that define today’s cloud-based productivity landscape. The episode—traced with case identifier MO1096211 and followed breathlessly on social media and Microsoft’s own Service...
  6. Microsoft 365 Outage Sparks Global Disruption: Causes, Impact, and Lessons

    Microsoft 365 users across multiple regions were left frustrated on Monday evening as core productivity services, including Outlook and Teams, experienced widespread outages. The disruption, which quickly gained traction on social media platforms such as X (formerly known as Twitter)...
  7. Critical Windows Server 2025 Restart Bug Fix: Ensuring Active Directory Resilience

    A critical Windows Server 2025 Active Directory Domain Controller restart bug, recently and officially patched by Microsoft, briefly reopened longstanding concerns about the robustness of server update procedures, network traffic management, and overall IT resilience in modern hybrid cloud...
  8. Windows 11 KB5058405 Update Causes Boot Failures + Microsoft’s Emergency Patches

    Windows 11, as Microsoft’s flagship operating system, is no stranger to constant evolution, both in terms of features and, sometimes, flaws. Over the past month, administrators responsible for Windows environments—particularly those running virtual machines—found themselves grappling with a...
  9. Microsoft 365 Outage: How Azure Front Door Failure Disrupted North American Services

    For millions of businesses, educational institutions, and individual users across North America, Microsoft 365 is not just a productivity suite—it is the backbone of daily operations. On May 6th, reports flooded in from across the continent: users suddenly found themselves unable to connect to...
  10. Microsoft 365 Outage 2025: Assessing Cloud Reliability, Risks, and Resilience Strategies

    Microsoft 365 services are once again in the spotlight, as yet another significant outage has temporarily taken down essential productivity tools like Teams, Outlook, and other components within Microsoft’s cloud-driven ecosystem. This recent event, verified by both Microsoft’s official...
  11. Kaseya Launches Regional Data Centre Support for Microsoft 365 in South Africa

    Kaseya’s strategic announcement to launch regional data centre support for Microsoft 365 in South Africa marks a pivotal development in the country’s rapidly evolving digital landscape. The introduction of local infrastructure addresses an urgent need for robust data management, compliance, and...
  12. Microsoft KB5051987: RDP Freeze Issues on Windows Server 2025 Explained

    Microsoft’s latest patch troubles have the IT community raising an eyebrow—and a few RDP session restart buttons. A recent advisory from the tech giant warns that a seemingly routine security update, KB5051987, released on February 11, 2025, has introduced an unexpected freeze issue on Windows...
  13. Windows Server 2025 RDP Patch Failure: How to Manage and Mitigate Remote Desktop Disruptions

    Few things are more disruptive to a Windows-centric IT operation than a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) meltdown—and yet, that’s precisely what unfolded with the rollout of Windows Server 2025’s February patch. For system administrators and IT professionals, this wasn’t just another bump in the...
  14. Windows Server 2025 Remote Desktop Freeze: Issues and Updates

    Microsoft's recent Windows Server 2025 security updates have left many IT administrators scratching their heads as Remote Desktop sessions reportedly freeze shortly after connection. In a detailed announcement on its release health dashboard, Microsoft confirmed that systems running Windows...
  15. Druva and Microsoft Partnership: A New Era in Cloud Data Protection

    Druva’s strategic partnership with Microsoft marks a pivotal moment in the evolution of cloud data protection and cybersecurity. In an era when enterprises are increasingly leveraging cloud-native and hybrid environments, this collaboration is set to empower organizations with robust, integrated...
  16. Windows Server Remote Desktop Fix: How Microsoft's Patches Are Impacting Administrators

    Rarely does a Tuesday bring as much excitement to the Windows Server world as a hastily deployed hotfix aimed at quashing yet another “unexpected feature” in Remote Desktop. But here we are, living that admin's dream—or nightmare, depending on how many servers you’ve had to swear at...
  17. Windows 11 Upgrade Glitch: How Enterprise IT Can Protect Against Policy Bypass

    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...
  18. Empowering Business Resilience with E&'s New Business Continuity as a Service (BCaaS)

    E& has taken a bold step into the realm of business resilience by launching Business Continuity as a Service (BCaaS). For Windows users and IT professionals alike, this move underscores the growing need to protect critical operations against unexpected disruptions. As enterprises continue to...
  19. Major Outlook Outage: 26,000 Reports & What Windows Users Need to Know

    In a developing story that has caught the attention of Windows users and IT professionals alike, thousands of reports are flooding in regarding an Outlook outage. According to a recent FOX 5 New York report, over 26,000 outage alerts have been recorded, affecting not only Outlook but several...
  20. Introducing Quick Machine Recovery: A Game Changer for Windows 11 System Management

    In a significant move to enhance system management and recovery capabilities for Windows 11, Microsoft has introduced a groundbreaking feature known as Quick Machine Recovery. This remote recovery tool is designed in response to the catastrophic issues caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update in...