Windows Server 2016 EOL 2027: Refresh, ESU or Migrate?
Windows Server 2016 extended support ends on 12 January 2027 — and UK IT leaders planning the transition now face an unusual complication: server memory contract prices have risen roughly 5.3-fold sin…
Enterprise SSD Prices 2026: Buy Flash Now or Delay?
A 30TB TLC enterprise SSD that cost around $3,000 in Q2 2025 was priced at roughly $17,500 by Q1 2026 — a 472% jump, according to Vdura. That single data point sums up the position UK IT leaders are n…
Post-Quantum Cryptography: Harvest-Now Readiness
The encryption protecting your most sensitive data has an expiry date, and adversaries have already started the countdown. "Harvest now, decrypt later" means data you send today can be quietly collect…
OEM Hardware Support Programmes Compared: HPE, Dell, Cisco & More (2026)
Every major server, storage and network vendor sells a hardware-support contract, and on the surface they look interchangeable: a tier ladder, a response-time promise, an annual renewal. Underneath, t…
Immutable Backup vs Air Gap: Ransomware Defence 2026
Modern ransomware no longer just encrypts your live data — it hunts down and destroys the backups first. In 94% of attacks, criminals now try to compromise the backup, and more than half succeed. This…
How to migrate off VMware: a phased plan (2026 UK guide)
Leaving VMware is a project, not a switch — but a well-run migration is far less daunting than an open-ended Broadcom renewal. This guide sets out the phases a successful VMware exit follows, what eac…
VMware renewal or migrate? How to decide (2026 UK)
A Broadcom renewal quote forces a decision most IT teams did not plan for: pay the higher subscription, negotiate it down, or leave. This guide gives you a framework to decide on the numbers rather th…
The Hidden Cost of OEM Support Renewals — and How to Cut It
Every renewal cycle, the OEM support quote lands a little higher — and by year four or five, the line for maintaining kit you already paid off can rival the cost of new hardware. That is not an accide…
Third-Party Maintenance, Honestly: Cover, Gaps & When to Refresh
Third-party maintenance can cut what you pay to keep post-warranty hardware alive by a large margin — but only if you're honest about what it does and doesn't do. This is the caveats-and-fit piece, no…
Is business laptop leasing worth it? The 2026 numbers for UK firms
A business laptop is not a five-year asset - it is a three-year one that you will replace whether you planned to or not. That single fact is what makes leasing a laptop fleet add up where leasing a lo…
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