Welcome to our monthly dive into the latest trends, tips, and insights shaping the world of IT today; your go-to source for staying ahead in the ever evolving tech landscape!
Samsung has announced the new Odyssey 3D gaming monitor with a serious trick - you do not need glasses. Read more about this monitor here, and when you can expect to order one (price not announced yet either).
Intel's next-generation desktop CPU's, designed to compete with AMD, are expected in October.
Intel desperately needs these CPU's out in the market to compete with the AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPU's as AMD continues to successfully and steadily eat into Intel's dominance across all markets.
Even corporates are starting to seriously consider AMD as a better-performing and cheaper value proposition.
This move is no surprise as Microsoft tried to remove internal use rights before, but had to back down due to serious backlash. The Action Pack is still available to renew up to January 2025, but after that, you will have to pick of Microsoft's new, more expensive options. You can read more here.
Exchange Server 2016 will end support in October 2025, necessitating a migration to Exchange 2019 or other more cloudy plans. However, Dynamics PSA will also end support in March 2025, with the upgrade path to Dynamics 365 Project Operations. You can read more about this here.
If your business is using Microsoft products that are coming to the end of support, advance notice is important, especially for Dynamics. Please contact us and our Dynamics specialists can help you plan the migration.
Here is yet another lesson in having an alert for anything suspicious and to not click on links. Read the story on how Voldemort malware tricks people, and as always, this serves as a reminder of how careful we need to be at all times.
If you have not installed the August patches, it may be a good idea to get this done. Code to exploit it has been released. You can read more here.
If you need help, our security experts can review your security posture and ensure your attack surface is as narrow as possible.
It seems ChatGPT5, known as Project Strawberry, is aiming to launch no later than November. It is supposed to be much better with maths and reasoning and there are many rumours about what the improvements will actually be. At least we won't have long to wait and find out. Read more here.
AI capability is clearly increasing at an exponential rate, and it's vital that you start to experiment with it, in particular, to make sure your company is ready for AI to be deployed by ensuring your data is secured and classified as best as you can beforehand. We can help you by getting our data platform security specialists to start with planning this with you.
AI is capable of passing most tests and completing almost all homework assignments. The same applies to its application in the workplace.
Detecting AI does not work, and if you have spent money trying to detect it, you may have wasted it.
Instead, with AI a reality, it might be better to consider deploying AI in your company and encouraging staff to use it - teaching people to think with AI, and not to use AI to replace thinking.
Read more about this challenge and possible approaches to embracing AI here.
It's clear from this year's outages that organisations of all sizes need to be proactive about managing their networks in an increasingly unpredictable world. Are networks, especially those of large enterprises, ready to cope with an ever-changing digital landscape?
Read more about key steps to modernise your networks and reduce costly outages here.
We are offering immersive workshops with our team of AI and Modern Work specialists that explore the powerful capabilities of Microsoft 365 Copilot. Read more here
Joe Dennis, our Sales Director, was shortlisted for the Rising Star in Tech Award at this year's Thames Valley Tech & Innovation Awards hosted by The Business Magazine. We are, of course, extremely proud of Joe and everything he's achieved. Read more here
As always, if there is anything in the newsletter that you'd like to discuss, please reach out, we would love to hear from you.
