When setting the annual IT budget, a lot of businesses seem to lean on the old adage “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That would at least explain why Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system – which admittedly has been a reliable workhorse – still owns 35 percent of the market nearly 10 years after its release. Now that the Windows 7 End of Life (EOL) deadline is less than a year away, a lot of companies are suddenly realizing they need to act fast to ensure their computers are supported after January 15, 2020.

More than a third of all companies worldwide have begun migrating to Windows 10, now that Windows 7 end of life is less than a year away. The IT departments at these companies know there are many compelling reasons why they must upgrade to Windows 10 before January 14, 2020 – including ensuring the performance, stability, security, and compliance of their entire infrastructure.

Everyone knows that change can be difficult. From minor things like always eating the same food to serious examples like staying at a bad job, our comfort zone makes it difficult to try new things – even when we know the change will be good for us in the long run. The same is true in the software industry, where companies increasingly are replacing the one-time-purchase license for their product with cloud-based subscriptions. And while some customers might prefer buying a box and keeping the installation CD on the shelf, the benefits users gain from subscriptions are driving the subscription revolution.  We thought we’d take a look at the differences between traditional one-time purchases (called perpetual licenses) and subscriptions, so you can decide which approach fits your company’s needs when looking at a solution.

Backup deduplication technology helps reduce storage costs and network bandwidth utilization by eliminating duplicate data blocks when you back up and transfer data.