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IT admins surveyed by Susan Bradley, who moderates the PatchMangement.org mailing list, said Microsoft’s current strategy is failing. So she took their concerns to Microsoft leaders, including CEO Satya Nadella, and asked them to make changes. Microsoft’s patching, updating and upgrading of Windows – in particular Windows 10 – is a mess that the company … Read more
Migration watch: Windows 10 in July saw continued gains in user share and should supplant Windows 7 as the most popular flavor of Windows by the end of the year. Windows 10 posted its third strong month of growth in a row in July, putting it on track to overtake the veteran Windows 7 by … Read more
The days of the blockbuster deal to outsource the IT department and the company’s infrastructure assets are long gone. IT outsourcing deals are now much more targeted. Most enterprises prefer transactions that cover discrete service towers and functions on an increasingly granular basis. This is particularly prevalent in modern network infrastructure deals where enterprises increasingly … Read more
According to CrowdStrike’s new report, two-thirds of respondents have suffered a supply chain attack within the last year. While enterprise leaders scramble to fend off ever-evolving cyber threats, a new report from CrowdStrike shows why business leaders need to be more precious about their supply chain. According to the report, 90% of respondents admitted to incurring … Read more
Google and Cisco setting stage for Kubernetes hybrid cloud push. The joint Google and Cisco Kubernetes platform for enterprise customers should appear before the end of the year, and things are getting warm between the two companies ahead of that highly anticipated release. Cisco and Google last October teamed up to develop a Kubernetes hybrid-cloud … Read more
One-time licenses won’t be available for Java SE 8 or later, but separate support contracts also go away. Oracle has revamped its commercial support program for Java SE (Standard Edition), opting for a subscription model instead of one that has had businesses paying for a one-time perpetual license plus an annual support fee. The subscriptions … Read more
Step 1: Understand that there are updates, and then there are updates. Confused about how updates work in Windows 10? Join the club. In this latest version of its operating system, Microsoft has transformed what was once a straightforward procedure into a seemingly complicated process that varies according to whether you have Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 … Read more
8 Triggers of an Oracle Audit: And Tips to Avoid One The day has come, and it is not good news. You have an Oracle Audit. Oracle is notorious for having a very confusing licensing policy. It is vague and one misstep could possibly have you shelling out thousands in audit fees. Even with Oracles … Read more
The controversial European Copyright Directive has gone back to the drawing board, but it raises important questions about the use of artificial intelligence in protecting individual rights. These questions affect everyone, even if they are not in the EU. The European Parliament’s rejection of the controversial Copyright Directive has highlighted the tensions in the evolving relationship between … Read more
Microsoft says cloud-based Office products made a huge contribution to sales growth. Microsoft sales increased by 17% in the final quarter of its current financial year, with cloud sales driving growth. The software giant reported total sales exceeding $100bn for the full year. Sales for the three-month period to 30 June 2018 reached $30bn, compared with $25.6bn for … Read more
