Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Extended Support ended on October 10, 2023. Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 Extended Security Updates are now available. What is the Extended Security Update (ESU) program? The Extended Security Update (ESU) program is a
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Extended Support Year 2 ended on July 11, 2023. What is the Extended Security Update (ESU) program? The Extended Security Update (ESU) program is a last resort option for customers who need to run certain legacy Microsoft products past
As announced on May 26, 2022, Broadcom acquires cloud computing company VMware. On October 30, 2023, Broadcom and VMware provided an update on the pending transaction. They announced their expectation that Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware (the “Transaction”) will close soon, but in any event
At Adobe MAX – the world’s largest creativity conference – Adobe announced the availability of Adobe Experience Manager Sites, Adobe’s content management system (CMS) for enterprises. The enterprise application, part of Adobe Experience Cloud, now includes new capabilities that allow businesses to quickly test
Effective October 2, 2023, Microsoft announced that Azure Container Apps is eligible for Azure savings plan for compute. With Azure Container Apps you can build and deploy fully managed, cloud-native apps and microservices using serverless containers. All Azure Container Apps regions and plans are
In October 2022, Microsoft announced that the ability to exchange Azure compute reservations would be deprecated on January 1, 2024. This policy’s start date remains January 1, 2024. However, through a grace period, you have the ability to exchange Azure compute reservations (Azure
Adobe MAX 2023, the world’s largest creativity conference, showcased the future of creativity and Artificial Intelligence (AI) with over 100 new features and updates across Creative Cloud applications. Adobe introduced three new Firefly models – Adobe Firefly Image 2 Model, Adobe Firefly Vector Model
Adobe announced the availability of Adobe Stock Firefly-powered workflows. Now, in addition to licensing creative assets from the Adobe Stock collection of both traditional and AI-generated content, subscribers can use generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) to take their creative needs from imagination to reality instantly.
Adobe Stock introduces video templates to help creatives elevate their multimedia projects. By bringing new Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe After Effects templates together with Motion Graphics templates in a rich new video template collection, Adobe provides creatives with a one-stop solution for all
Until September 30, 2025, there is a promotion, offering 15% off Microsoft 365 E3/E5 to eligible, new-to-Microsoft 365 E3/E5 customers in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) licensing program. This is interesting for organizations transitioning from e.g., Office 365 E3 or a Microsoft competitor. On June 24, 2025, this promotion was
Until September 30, 2025, Microsoft is providing a discount of 15 % for 10 to 2400 seat purchases of Microsoft 365 Copilot in the Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program. On April 21, 2025, the license cap with increased from 300 to 2400 licenses. On June 24, 2025, this promo has
Effective June 2025, Microsoft has introduced Azure Communication Services (ACS), a powerful solution for sending large volumes of communications, like emails. This is especially relevant for organizations facing limitations with traditional email platforms like Exchange Online. This article explains ACS and its licensing, compares it to Exchange Online, and answers