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Posts tagged as “Blocking & Tackling”

Microsoft’s Chief Partner Officer named

And Microsoft has named a new position, the Chief Partner Officer, and named Nicole Dezen to the job.     She will also hold the title of…

Kaseya’s IT Operations Report examined

Kaseya released their 2022 IT Operations Report.  I’ve always liked this report.. and here are some highlights. The top three priorities are improving IT security…

Microsoft’s rollback, plus Autopatch hits GA

Microsoft with a pair of critical moves. First, they confirmed recently that they are undoing their block of Visual Basic for Application macros in Office.    …

Bad tech drives away employees

Something positive about Technology.    A recent survey of 10,000 IT professionals, office employees, and C-suite executives found that 49 percent of participants expressed dissatisfaction with…

Apple’s upcoming lockdown mode

I wanted to mention Apple’s new Lockdown mode for iOS this fall.  It’s a specific model designed for a limited number of users explicitly targeted…

Mainframes at FedEx – and why we care

One of the facts I’ve referenced for years is how IBM continues to manufacture mainframes – and new versions even.   I do so to highlight…

Microsoft backs off on an unpopular program change

Microsoft has announced it won't block automatic renewals of monthly cloud services account for those with an older plan overseen by Cloud Solutions Provider (CSP)…

The clock starts ticking on Windows 8.1

In the blocking and tackling category, Microsoft is gearing up its reminders of the end of support for Windows 8.1, which comes on January 10,…