The End of Office 2010 is upon us!

  Microsoft Office 2010 will no longer be supported by Microsoft as of 10/13/2020. Background Microsoft released Microsoft Office 2010 April 15, 2010. As of October, 13 2020 Microsoft will no longer support it. . Why does it matter? This means no security updates or patches. Compatibility with Office 365 is not guaranteed this means […]

The End of Exchange Server 2010 is upon us!

Exchange Server 2010 will no longer be supported as of 1/14/2020. Background Microsoft released Exchange Server in the winter 2009. With less than 4% of Exchange Servers still running it, if you are – the world has been passing you by. As of January 14, 2020 Microsoft will no longer support this server Why does […]

The End of Windows Server 2008 and 2008R2 is upon us!

Windows Server 2008 and 2008R2 will no longer be supported as of 1/14/2020. Background Microsoft released Windows Server 2008 in Winter 2008 and 2008R2 in the fall 2009. It is still popular with an estimated 8% of Windows servers still running it. As of January 14, 2020 Microsoft will no longer support this operating system. […]

The End of Windows 7 is upon us!

Windows 7 will no longer be supported by Microsoft for free as of 1/14/2020. Background Microsoft released Windows 7 in the summer for 2009. It is extremely popular with 27% of desktops still running it as of March 2019. Starting in March of 2017 certain computers running Windows 7 stopped receiving security patches (those using […]

How (and Why) to Audit Your IT Budget

IT budget auditing done on paper and a clipboard.

At least once a year, though, you should audit your IT budget to make sure it matches your current and future needs. Here are the details on how and why.