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Windows 10 End-of-Life Countdown (Oct 14 2025): Your Device-Audit Checklist

Windows 10 enters its sunset phase in just 97 days. After October 14 2025, Microsoft will stop delivering security patches and bug fixes to the vast majority of Windows 10 devices, leaving any system that remains on the OS increasingly vulnerable to ...

Summer Network-Closet Glow-Up: Cable Hygiene & Power Budgeting

When every digital assignment, online test, and classroom video stream passes through a few wiring closets, disorganization becomes a single point of failure. Dusty switches, unlabeled jumpers, and overloaded backup batteries can turn minor glitches into campus-wide outages. Industry guides ...

Building a Resilient Network: Internet & Wi-Fi Upgrades for Florida K-12 Schools

From Miami-Dade to the Panhandle, Florida classrooms depend on reliable connectivity for digital textbooks, online testing, and cloud-based learning apps. Yet many districts still run on networks installed long before daily video lessons and one-to-one devices cameras became the norm. ...

Keep Your Servers Cool: IT Room Cooling & Environmental Prep for K-12 Schools

Network closets and server rooms are the heart of campus technology. When these spaces overheat or collect moisture, classroom tools slow down—or stop altogether. A proactive environmental plan protects learning time, extends hardware life, and shields your budget from surprise ...

The Hidden Costs Of Waiting: Why Your School Can’t Afford To Delay Your Windows 10 Upgrade

If your school is still running Windows 10 on classroom computers, lab stations, or administrative machines, here’s the bottom line: the clock is ticking. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft ends support for ...

Your Vacation Auto-Reply Might Be A Hacker’s Favorite E-mail

Automated out-of-office (OOO) replies are a helpful way to keep your school’s communications running smoothly when staff step away. But those friendly messages also broadcast exactly when you—and your team—are away. That ...

7 Questions You Should Be Asking Your IT Provider Every Quarter (But Probably Aren’t)

Keeping your school’s technology running smoothly is about more than just renewing contracts and calling support when things break. Technology—and the threats against it—evolve fast. If you only talk to your ...

Out of Office, Out of Luck: Why Reactive IT Support Can Derail Your District’s Summer Break

It's a quiet June morning in your district office. Teachers are winding down for summer, administrative staff are splitting time between packing up and wrapping up, and the only thing on everyone's ...

Shadow IT: How Employees Using Unauthorized Apps Could Be Putting Your School At Risk

When we talk about cybersecurity in schools, the conversation usually revolves around phishing emails, weak passwords, or unpatched systems. But there’s another threat that’s growing rapidly—and most schools don’t even realize ...

Is Your Printer The Biggest Security Threat In Your School?

You’ve locked down your school’s Wi-Fi network. You’ve trained your staff on phishing scams. You’ve invested in firewalls, antivirus, and endpoint security. But what about… the printer? It might sound like ...

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