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Tom Walat is an editor and reporter at Informa TechTarget, focusing on data management and enterprise technology. Previously, he worked at daily newspapers in Massachusetts, holding a range of editorial roles while contributing to early online journalism projects and newsroom production workflows. His newspaper work has earned awards from the New England Associated Press News Executives Association, the New England Press Association and Suburban Newspapers of America. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Northeastern University.

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Why AI governance and data privacy must be integrated
June 18, 2026
Business intelligence challenges intensify as AI use grows
May 1, 2026
Hybrid search demands reshape retrieval frameworks for AI
April 14, 2026
Why maximum tolerable downtime is a key business metric
April 3, 2026
Strengthen cyber resilience by shifting to a modern DR model
March 24, 2026
Understanding the layers of the AI‑ready modern data stack
March 20, 2026
Build trust on a federated governance model
March 10, 2026
What is data visualization?
Feb. 17, 2026
The top 2026 data conferences to plan enterprise strategy
Jan. 12, 2026
August Patch Tuesday addresses 107 vulnerabilities
Aug. 13, 2025
Microsoft targets 130 vulnerabilities on July Patch Tuesday
July 9, 2025
June Patch Tuesday resolves Windows zero-day
June 11, 2025
Microsoft tackles 5 Windows zero-days on May Patch Tuesday
May 14, 2025
Exploited Windows zero-day addressed on April Patch Tuesday
April 9, 2025
March Patch Tuesday fixes 6 Windows zero-day exploits
March 12, 2025
Microsoft plugs two zero-days for February Patch Tuesday
Feb. 12, 2025
January Patch Tuesday resolves 3 Hyper-V zero-days
Jan. 15, 2025
December Patch Tuesday shuts down Windows zero-day
Dec. 11, 2024
Microsoft halts 2 zero-days on November Patch Tuesday
Nov. 13, 2024
Microsoft repairs 2 zero-days on October Patch Tuesday
Oct. 9, 2024
Four zero-days fixed for September Patch Tuesday
Sept. 11, 2024
Microsoft corrects six zero-days for August Patch Tuesday
Aug. 14, 2024
Microsoft Windows Server LTSC (Long-Term Servicing Channel)
July 12, 2024
Microsoft delivers 51 fixes for June Patch Tuesday
June 11, 2024
Microsoft handles 2 Windows zero-days on May Patch Tuesday
May 15, 2024
Microsoft corks Windows zero-day on April Patch Tuesday
April 10, 2024
March Patch Tuesday fixes critical Hyper-V vulnerabilities
March 13, 2024
February Patch Tuesday corrects two Windows zero-days
Feb. 14, 2024
Microsoft starts year with a subdued January Patch Tuesday
Jan. 10, 2024
Microsoft delivers light December Patch Tuesday for admins
Dec. 13, 2023
Microsoft halts 3 zero-days on November Patch Tuesday
Nov. 15, 2023
Microsoft tackles three zero-days for October Patch Tuesday
Oct. 11, 2023
Windows Sysinternals
Sept. 18, 2023
Microsoft solves two zero-days for September Patch Tuesday
Sept. 13, 2023
Several Exchange Server flaws fixed on August Patch Tuesday
Aug. 9, 2023
Microsoft repairs 5 zero-days for July Patch Tuesday
July 12, 2023
June Patch Tuesday settles two Exchange Server bugs
June 14, 2023
Light May Patch Tuesday will weigh heavily on Windows admins
May 10, 2023
WinZip
April 20, 2023
Microsoft Cloud Witness
April 18, 2023
Microsoft mends Windows zero-day on April Patch Tuesday
April 12, 2023
Windows Admin Center
April 6, 2023
bare-metal provisioning
March 16, 2023
Microsoft stops two zero-days for March Patch Tuesday
March 14, 2023
Microsoft remedies three zero-days on February Patch Tuesday
Feb. 15, 2023
Microsoft resolves Windows zero-day on January Patch Tuesday
Jan. 11, 2023
Microsoft resolves 6 zero-days on November Patch Tuesday
Nov. 9, 2022
Microsoft resolves Windows zero-day on October Patch Tuesday
Oct. 12, 2022
Windows zero-day quashed for September Patch Tuesday
Sept. 14, 2022
DogWalk zero-day squashed on August Patch Tuesday
Aug. 10, 2022
VMware vSAN
July 29, 2022
Microsoft fixes Follina zero-day for June Patch Tuesday
June 15, 2022
Microsoft corrects Windows zero-day for May Patch Tuesday
May 11, 2022
Microsoft plugs Windows zero-day on April Patch Tuesday
April 13, 2022
Critical Exchange Server bug fixed for March Patch Tuesday
March 9, 2022
After rough January, IT gets a mild February Patch Tuesday
Feb. 9, 2022
Exchange Server woes continue on January Patch Tuesday
Jan. 12, 2022
Log4Shell flaw looms over December Patch Tuesday
Dec. 15, 2021
Exchange zero-day corrected on November Patch Tuesday
Nov. 10, 2021
Microsoft squashes Windows zero-day on October Patch Tuesday
Oct. 13, 2021
September Patch Tuesday fixes zero-day, print spooler flaw
Sept. 15, 2021
More printer spooler bugs resolved on August Patch Tuesday
Aug. 11, 2021
3 Windows zero-days fixed on July Patch Tuesday
July 14, 2021
Microsoft resolves 6 zero-days for June Patch Tuesday
June 9, 2021
May Patch Tuesday brings more bad news for Exchange admins
May 13, 2021
Exchange Server bugs continue to bite on April Patch Tuesday
April 14, 2021
Exchange Server issues loom over March Patch Tuesday
March 10, 2021
Microsoft plugs Windows zero-day for February Patch Tuesday
Feb. 10, 2021
Microsoft Defender zero-day fixed for January Patch Tuesday
Jan. 13, 2021
Microsoft closes out year with light December Patch Tuesday
Dec. 9, 2020
Learn how to start using Docker on Windows Server 2019
Nov. 30, 2020
VMware vSphere Client
Nov. 24, 2020
Windows zero-day shut down on November Patch Tuesday
Nov. 11, 2020
Critical TCP/IP bug gets fixed for October Patch Tuesday
Oct. 14, 2020
Exchange Server vNext will have subscription requirement
Oct. 2, 2020
Clearing up the Nano Server vs. Server Core confusion
Sept. 29, 2020
SharePoint gets multiple fixes for September Patch Tuesday
Sept. 9, 2020
Securing Active Directory also involves good backup practices
Aug. 31, 2020
Microsoft plugs 2 zero-days on August Patch Tuesday
Aug. 12, 2020
Windows Server System Insights steers admins from trouble
July 17, 2020
DNS Server vulnerability tops July Patch Tuesday concerns
July 15, 2020
PowerShell book captures the tool’s intense early days
June 18, 2020
Microsoft issues 129 fixes for June Patch Tuesday
June 10, 2020
Q&A: Recounting the rough-and-tumble history of PowerShell
May 29, 2020
Use a Windows Server 2019 domain controller or go to Azure?
May 21, 2020
May Patch Tuesday brings a bevy of SharePoint fixes
May 13, 2020
Remote access is just one of many COVID-19 IT challenges
April 27, 2020
Update makes Storage Migration Service more cloud-friendly
April 17, 2020
3 zero-day fixes in heavy April Patch Tuesday release
April 15, 2020
Mammoth March Patch Tuesday lands on Windows admins
March 11, 2020
A closer look at new and updated Microsoft security features
March 4, 2020
Deploy and configure WSUS 2019 for Windows patching needs
Feb. 13, 2020
February Patch Tuesday resolves IE zero-day
Feb. 12, 2020
Windows Server 2008 end of life means it’s time to move
Jan. 30, 2020
How to install the Windows Server 2019 VPN
Jan. 23, 2020
January Patch Tuesday fixes cryptography bug found by NSA
Jan. 15, 2020
PowerShell tutorials capture attention of admins in 2019
Dec. 23, 2019
How to install and test Windows Server 2019 IIS
Dec. 13, 2019
December Patch Tuesday resolves Windows zero-day
Dec. 11, 2019
Microsoft closes IE zero-day on November Patch Tuesday
Nov. 13, 2019
October Patch Tuesday resolves 59 vulnerabilities
Oct. 9, 2019
How to plan for an Azure cloud migration
Sept. 30, 2019
The future of PowerShell begins to sharpen in focus
Sept. 27, 2019
September Patch Tuesday addresses 2 Windows zero-days
Sept. 11, 2019
August Patch Tuesday corrects new ‘wormable’ exploits
Aug. 14, 2019
Microsoft plugs 4 zero-day exploits for June Patch Tuesday
June 12, 2019
May Patch Tuesday fixes zero-day, new Intel CPU bugs
May 14, 2019
April Patch Tuesday closes 2 zero-day exploits
April 9, 2019
Windows Server cluster sets add more protection to workloads
March 29, 2019
Server 2008 R2 end of life hitting home for many in IT
March 29, 2019
Got infrastructure needs? These PowerShell tutorials can help
March 29, 2019
System Insights
Dec. 24, 2018
Exchange Online
Nov. 30, 2018
Handy PowerShell ISE add-ons for server administrators
Oct. 29, 2018
Why do admins need both powershell.exe and pwsh.exe?
Oct. 23, 2018
Windows Admin Center unlocks Server 2019 features
Sept. 26, 2018
Windows out-of-band patches overshadow April Patch Tuesday
April 10, 2018
Windows Server 2019 preview draws Azure closer
March 26, 2018
Intel microcode updates complicate admin patching duties
March 14, 2018
Future of Windows might involve significant weight loss
Feb. 22, 2018
CPU bugs add to IT stress as February Patch Tuesday drops
Feb. 13, 2018
What are some considerations for a public folders migration?
Feb. 2, 2018
Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities dominate January Patch Tuesday
Jan. 10, 2018
Microsoft Windows Server OS (operating system)
Dec. 28, 2017
Microsoft Hyper-V Shielded VM
Feb. 29, 2016
Eight influential Microsoft experts to follow on Twitter
Feb. 29, 2016
Tracking VMware’s expansion from humble beginnings
April 30, 2015
How does VMware App Volumes differ from ThinApp?
Jan. 26, 2015
Answering common VMware NSX platform questions
Sept. 29, 2014

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