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Shorter days ahead… Switch your Alloy Navigator to Dark Mode and give your eyes a break during cozy afternoons. Perfect for anyone who likes to work in a calmer, low-light environment! Yes, we’re a bit late to the party. Dark Mode for technicians finally arrived in Spring 2025 for Enterprise and Express.

A Microsoft vulnerability with a 7.2 CVSS score has been disclosed, requiring specific steps for exploitation. Proof of concept code is available, which gives attackers an advantage. This vulnerability affects only Windows Server 2025, limiting its impact. Users are advised to apply OS updates for Windows Server 2025 this month to mitigate risks.

Back AGAIN by popular demand! Here's episode 4 of Tim Flower's brand new IT mystery series, Parallel. The team at Zentech has been hard at work investigating a murder. This time it's actually time that's the victim, and everyone is a suspect - especially the VDI team. "The Foundation" makes another appearance, and the team gets closer to uncovering the source of many of their recurring IT issues, with the help of an AI assistant and a very persistent DEX team.

Back again for the last installment of this story! Here's the season finale of Tim Flower's brand new IT mystery series, Parallel. Knowledge is power—until you forget.

In this episode, Tom speaks with Tania Benade-Meyer, founder of Unstructured, about the power of unstructured data, the shift from SLAs to XLAs, and what it takes to be an “enlightened leader” in 2025.

Tim and Tom are joined by Ben Eubanks, Chief Research Officer at Lighthouse Research & Advisory, bestselling author of Artificial Intelligence for HR, and a leading thinker on the intersection of people, technology, and the future of work. Together they explore how AI is reshaping HR — not only in how the function operates day-to-day, but also in how it redefines HR’s outward-facing strategic role in organizations.

The 5 Stages of ITSM (ITIL V2) are essential for understanding how IT Service Management transforms businesses and IT operations.

Creating a unified IT inventory is one of those tasks that always gets postponed. However, sooner or later, you need to get it done to avoid wasting money and resources. The secret to getting your inventory done in 24 hours is that there’s not just one way to build it. InvGate has several ways to track and upload all the different types of assets, so you can choose the one that’s most accurate for your needs.

In the seventh episode of Masterclass 2025, learn the various aspects of an efficient asset management practice and map dependencies between IT infrastructure components to evaluate potential risks. We will go over how to manage hardware and software assets, discover assets using various methods, loan assets temporarily to contract employees, and auto-assign assets to users.

In this episode of Reality Bytes, Sean, Oriana, Dina, Tim, and Tom dive into the ever-present challenge of digital distraction in the workplace. From smartphones and smartwatches to endless Teams notifications, our panelists share their personal "kryptonite" when it comes to staying focused.