IT Insights in September: What Has Been Going on in the World of IT

What’s been happening in the tech and vendor world in September? We compiled the latest vendor news and trending topics of the past month. It takes just a few minutes to stay up to date in the world of IT.

Acronis integrates with CloudBlue PSA to simplify MSPs management of client cyber protection

Adobe Reports Record Revenue

Microsoft Office LTSC is now generally available

Microsoft Windows 11 available on October 5th

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 now generally available

Microsoft Teams Phone features give calling a modern makeover

Microsoft: EY and Microsoft announce expansion of collaboration to drive a $15B growth opportunity and technology innovation across industries

Oracle Releases Java 17

VMware Releases Public Security Advisory VMSA‑2021‑0020

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Microsoft recently announced two significant changes that have an impact on most of its customers. First, the commercial pricing for some Microsoft cloud products will increase. The second important update is New Commerce for CSP seat-based offers. Both of these changes will be effective on March 1, 2022. Learn more.

On September 13th, Oracle released its new Long Term Support (LTS) release of Oracle Java: Release 17. With this new release, Oracle has also introduced new licensing terms and conditions under the so called “Oracle - No Fee Terms and Conditions (NFTC).” Many individuals and/or consultancy firms claim that with this new release and the new agreement, Oracle Java is “free of charge” again. But is it? Find the answer in our article.

With many countries slowly lifting some of their pandemic measures, organizations are starting to prepare for a return to the office. Ensuring the safety of your employees requires the protection of your physical office from threats. Therefore, our security team recommends being aware of these security risks inside your office.

SoftwareONE acquires leading independent AWS Premier Consulting Partner HeleCloud: With its market-leading position, this acquisition will help us further build out SoftwareONE’s cloud migration service offering, one of our strategic growth initiatives, and accelerate our growth in AWS-related services in EMEA.

Gartner Identifies Three Areas Where Legal & Compliance Leaders Should Focus Their Technology Investments

Gartner Identifies the Top Technology Trends That CFOs Should Address Today

TechRepublic: working from home is a cybersecurity “ticking time bomb”

TechRepublic: Robotic Process Automation can make work more efficient in your business