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No, Microsoft didn’t remove update deferral option in Windows 10, it just tucked it away

Microsoft removes Windows 10 update deferrals, but not really.

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No, Microsoft didn’t remove update deferral option in Windows 10, it just tucked it away

Microsoft removes Windows 10 update deferrals, but not really.

2 min read

FreshBooks joins Ingram Micro’s Cloud Marketplace

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HPE gets whimsical with Ezmeral software and expands GreenLake platform

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is following through on its promise to enhance its cloud platform GreenLake into a full-scale cloud services market, and much more

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Microsoft Build 2020: Colour me Azure

Microsoft introduced several new features for its cloud service, Azure, leaving no doubt where its priorities now lie.

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MSPs on Reddit discuss securing Teams, hiring displaced talent, DocuSign vs SignNow

It’s May 11 and it’s snowing – in Ontario, anyway. Hope everyone had a good weekend. The MSP subreddit continues to be chatty. Here are some of the most popular topics from the past week.

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Software Videos

Cisco Live Day 1- IoT and multi-domain integrations

BlackBerry QNX digital cockpit platform unveiled – All Hands on Tech at CES 2019

All Hands on Tech – Google Pixel 3XL full review

Using Apple’s HomePod in Canada

Accept Mastercard card payments with a smartphone app

Mastercard will let you withdraw cash from an ATM with a smartphone

Exploring Nuance’s voice-first AI – All Hands on Tech

Exploring Intel’s autonomous car – All Hands on Tech

Software News

CA partners with Cisco on Cloud Builder program

The collaboration between CA and Cisco intends to deliver complementary integrated solutions for channel partners

IBM to acquire analytics vendor

The deal is aimed at strengthening IBM’s presence in enterprise marketing and management

New leadership at Microsoft Canada with departure of Eric Gales

Gales will be replaced as Microsoft Canada president by Max Long, an executive from the SMB and channel group

SQL Server 2012 stands tall

Huge HA and indexing improvements top the list of great new features in Microsoft’s latest database release

Tick-tock: Microsoft to pull plug on XP in two years

Microsoft has kicked off what it calls a “two-year countdown” to the death of Windows XP and the Office 2003 productivity suite

SAP lays out plans to become big player in databases, mobile

The HANA in-memory platform will be bolstered by Sybase’s array of database technologies

Former SAP Canada boss Robert Courteau leaves vendor

Courteau’s resignation means SAP needs a new North American president

Oracle’s Mark Hurd spells out analytics vision

Oracle is staking a big claim in business analytics, from software to hardware appliances

Browser survey puts Chrome in first place

StatCounter reports that Chrome overtook Internet Explorer on Sunday, although Chrome’s use of prerendering may bias the results

Citrix releases desktop as a service improvements for providers

Citrix has announced three updates to its platform that service providers use to create DaaS offerings for end users

Channel help will make flexible workplaces a reality

A new study sponsored by Citrix Systems shows organizations are trying to build more flexible workplaces, and they need channel assistance with the technology component

Microsoft Dynamics partners ponder their future in an Azure ERP world

Partners are expecting to hear more about Microsoft’s plans for ERP on Azure during the Convergence conference

Chrome succumbs to Pwn2Own contest hack

Plus, Google’s ‘Pwnium’ snares a Chrome sandbox-escape exploit with $60K bait

Mona Lisa smiles at new asset management system

The world’s most famous museum has completed a major IT project with an IBM business partner to streamline its maintenance tasks and keep closer tabs on its expensive art collection

Windows Server 8 to be storage-focused OS

It will offer RDMA over Ethernet and InfiniBand, should cut Patch Tuesday downtime, execs say

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