Understanding Microsoft volume licensing, Windows media, and software reimaging rights.
Microsoft giveth, and Microsoft taketh away. Such is the lifecycle of Windows OS releases. Microsoft wows us with new features and slick animations, but it forgets to mention everything we give up when we transition to a new OS. One feature that’s become far less reliable with each new Windows OS release is the ability
Windows 11 hardware requirements solidified In this summer-ending episode, Brad and Aaron bid each other farewell – Brad is moving on to another position in the Windows app space, and Aaron will be continuing the Enterprise Dish podcast with another host at a time yet to be determined. I never spoke to Brad myself, but
Using CARES Act funding to manage 1:1 student computers Managing a school’s IT strategy, security, and infrastructure is no walk in the park even in the most pedestrian of times – which makes tackling this through a pandemic something entirely herculean. Tell you something you don’t know, right? To again tell you something you likely
This week’s Enterprise Dish podcast was like an out-of-control IT freight train, bringing news so fast that it is literally outdated by the time I have a chance to write about it. Even Aaron’s small talk about the weather – lamenting a heatwave sweeping the rest of the country but sparing Seattle – is out-of-date
This month, I’ll be writing a reaction blog post to Aaron and Brad’s discussion on the Enterprise Dish podcast. This is not intended as a recap of what they discussed, and I may even contradict them some of the time (don’t tell Aaron!), so I would encourage you to check out their discussion as well,
Microsoft made some exciting announcements at Build 2020 including the introduction of Windows Package Manager and Windows Project Reunion. Listen to Windows expert, Brad Sams, and SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki, break down the highlights of Build and stick around until the end for a special SmartDeploy announcement. Microsoft announced Windows Package Manager…finally! Build 2020 began
In these “interesting times” according to Microsoft expert Brad Sams , Microsoft has acted fast in assisting customers who have unexpectedly shifted to support remote users. Specifically, we’ve seen recent changes in Windows 10X and extended support for Windows 10 version 1809. Watch the video to hear Brad and SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki, share their
February has proved to be an eventful month for Microsoft as they announced Windows 10X containers, Bing experienced a local search outage, and Windows 7 users are seeing an increase in the ever-accumulating bugs on the unsupported OS. Listen in to hear Windows expert, Brad Sams, and SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki, give their two sense
2020 started off with bang as Microsoft patched a Windows 10 spoofing vulnerability, while Windows 7 entered end of support; phew, what a way to kick off the new year! Hear from host, Brad Sams, and SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki, as they break down these topics and more. Keep reading for details on the points
As 2019 ends, SmartDeploy CEO, Aaron Suzuki, and host, Brad Sams, unpack this past year of Microsoft news and trends and make predictions for what users can expect in 2020. Catch the latest episode of Enterprise Dish to hear their conversation and keep reading to get the full breakdown of the topics discussed. “Tick-tock” update