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Microsoft is planning to roll out a major change in the way users will be able to buy Power BI, Power Apps and Flow starting in mid-November. And a number of IT admins are none too pleased. The concept of self-service has been integral to Microsoft’s Power Platform for a while now. But a coming … Read more
While true artificial intelligence is some way off, businesses are taking advantage of intelligent automation, like machine learning, to improve business operations, drive innovation and improve the customer experience. AI and automation is changing the business environment across industries, delivering new opportunities through intelligent, automated products. Some companies are ahead of the curve, and others … Read more
With Windows 7 rapidly approaching the end-of-support deadline, it’s time to get cracking on upgrading your organization to Windows 10. Use this planner to help ensure a successful migration. All good things must come to an end, and the reign of Windows 7 as an actively supported, good-enough operating system is no exception. While it … Read more
A broadened Cisco-Microsoft partnership promises to extend Cisco SD-WAN to the Azure cloud and to optimize and secure connectivity to Office 365. Cisco and Microsoft this week extended their relationship to make it easier and more efficient for SD-WAN customers to set up and run direct Internet access to enterprise applications such as Office 365 and other … Read more
October started in the cellar, with a third-time attempt at patching the CVE-2019-1367 IE zero-day that nobody needed, but the situation has gradually improved. Get the October patches installed, but watch out for a handful of known cowpies. If you had automatic update turned on at the beginning of October, you got clobbered with a … Read more
The January end-of-support deadline for Windows 7 is fast approaching. Here’s a rundown of some of the issues companies should keep in mind as that date draws near. The Redmond doctor came into the room, huffed a chair into place, but wouldn’t meet Windows 7’s eyes, just stared at the desk. “I’m afraid it’s bad … Read more
While they don’t generally do wholesale rip-and-replace, enterprises working on network automation initiatives confront factors that may result in choosing new equipment providers, at least for segments of the network. Enterprise network automation initiatives often focus on automating brownfield infrastructure, and many commercial automation tools devote significant resources to communicating with network devices via legacy … Read more
Once considered a competitive differentiator, digital transformation is now table stakes, according to Gartner, which offers tips for surviving disruption scenarios businesses may face in 2020. The honeymoon for digital transformation is over. Forty percent of 1,070 CIOs claim to have reached scale for digital initiatives that leverage technology to drive business change, a hefty … Read more
This Cisco IOS XE REST API vulnerability could lead to attackers obtaining the token-id of an authenticated user. Cisco this week said it issued a software update to address a vulnerability in its Cisco REST API virtual service container for Cisco IOS XE software that scored a critical 10 out of 10 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring … Read more
As the January end-of-support deadline for the aged OS approaches, Microsoft is ramping up efforts to get users to move to Windows 10. Microsoft will soon begin nagging users running Windows 7 Professional to remind them that the operating system is soon to be shelved. “We are now extending the notifications … to Windows 7 … Read more
