Windows 10 in 2026: what to do if you still have it
The first year of extended updates expires on 13 October 2026, and year two cannot be bought without it. The full calendar, the licensing rules, what ESU does not include and the options for incompatible computers.
What IT maintenance costs and what the price covers
IT maintenance has no list price. The five pricing models, what moves the price, what a contract includes and what is billed separately, and the questions that change an offer the most.
An existing backup and a tested backup: the difference shows at restore
A green report says the backup job ran, not that the data can be brought back. What a restore test checks, RTO and RPO, the 3-2-1-1-0 rule and six questions to put to your IT provider.
Private cloud or public cloud: how to choose, workload by workload
The question has no single answer for an entire company. E-mail belongs in the public cloud, heavy applications are often cheaper on your own servers, and most companies run a hybrid.