Business Continuity
The latest Business Continuity coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Opens Gated Preview for Windows 365 Reserve: 10-Day Cloud PCs for Emergencies
Microsoft has started inviting organizations to trial Windows 365 Reserve, a new managed Cloud PC service that gives each licensed user up to 10 days of temporary desktop access per year. The...
Microsoft Opens Gated Preview for Windows 365 Reserve, Offering 10-Day Temporary Cloud PCs for Device Outages
Microsoft has quietly launched a gated public preview of Windows 365 Reserve, a new standalone subscription that provides each covered user up to 10 days of temporary Cloud PC access per year. The...
Microsoft’s New Windows 365 Reserve Lends Cloud PCs When Employee Hardware Fails
Microsoft is preparing to let IT administrators instantly loan a temporary cloud computer to any employee whose primary device goes offline, breaks, or needs repair—without shipping a spare laptop....
Sophos Central Gets First MDR-Optimized Backup for Microsoft 365
Sophos and Rubrik have combined forces to deliver the industry’s first managed detection and response (MDR)-optimized backup and recovery service nested entirely within a unified security...
CrashPlan Transforms OneDrive into a Free Ransomware-Proof Vault at TechCon 365
Ransomware now hits more than two-thirds of organizations, yet many Microsoft 365 admins still assume their data is fully protected. That dangerous myth will be under the spotlight when CrashPlan...
Azure Backup’s Enterprise Lock-In: How a 10-Hour Outage Revealed the Hidden Costs of Cloud-Native Protection
When a DDoS attack knocked out a major Azure region for 10 hours earlier this year, it wasn’t just websites that went dark—backup and restore operations for thousands of businesses ground to a...
CrashPlan Touts Free OneDrive Backup for Microsoft 365 at TechCon 365 Atlanta
Ransomware attacks have paralyzed organizations of every size, and boardrooms are demanding more than just backup—they want ironclad cyber resilience that can restore critical Microsoft 365 data in...
The 2025 Email Security Shift: Why Proofpoint, Mimecast, and Others Are Replacing Microsoft EOP
Microsoft Exchange Online Protection (EOP) has been the default email security gatekeeper for millions of businesses, but in 2025, a growing number of organizations are finding its basic defenses...
Rubrik and Sophos Debut First MDR-Optimized Backup and Recovery for Microsoft 365
Sophos and Rubrik have jointly announced a strategic partnership to deliver the industry’s first Managed Detection and Response (MDR)-optimized backup and recovery solution for Microsoft 365,...
Navigating Cybersecurity in the Age of AI and Quantum Computing: Strategies for Windows Environments
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations are facing a seismic shift in the threat landscape brought about by the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum...
Sophos and Rubrik Launch MDR-Optimized Microsoft 365 Backup with Immutable Air-Gapped Recovery
In an era where data breaches and cyberattacks have become persistent and evolving threats, organizations are prioritizing resilience, continuity, and security for their critical digital assets. The...
Sophos and Rubrik Unite to Revolutionize Microsoft 365 Backup and Recovery
As organizations increasingly rely on Microsoft 365 as the backbone of modern business collaboration and productivity, the challenge of securing this complex, cloud-first environment has grown...