Windows 10 was first launched in 2015, and it’s been a reliable choice for nearly a decade, but big changes are on the horizon. Microsoft announced the Windows 10 end-of-life (EOL) on October 14, 2025. This adds up to the 2016 and 1019 MS Office suites reaching their EOL around the same timeframe. This transition will have far-reaching implications, particularly as Windows 10 remains the dominant operating system, installed on over 62% of computers, compared to Windows 11's nearly 30% share.

IT Service Management (ITSM) has become integral to the success of many organizations. It allows businesses to streamline processes, enhance self-service options and customer satisfaction, and improve operational efficiency. However, to fully reap the benefits of ITSM, it’s crucial to track performance — and that’s where ITSM metrics come into play. By using the right ITSM metrics, you can evaluate how well your IT services align with business objectives and customer expectations.

In this very Memfault-centric post, I’ll be talking about how we shipped our SDK as an ESP-IDF component. This is a continuation of our efforts to make it easier to integrate Memfault into your projects, specifically targeting ESP32-based projects.

Cribl’s recent $319M Series E round marks a significant milestone in our journey to becoming a generational company. While this growth opens the door to new opportunities for our company, it also presents a challenge: how do we ensure our amazing culture scales alongside the business? At Cribl, we believe in Culture on Purpose—an intentional, values-led approach to evolving our culture as we grow.

Every pod has its purpose. During an application deployment, all the workloads in the cluster work cohesively and ensure that the deployment launches—without any hiccups. When a pod is created, it starts its lifetime in a Pending state. A pod is in the Pending state when it is still in the process of being scheduled for deployment. When it is scheduled for deployment and the containers have started, it converts to the Running phase. It only takes a few seconds for the phase transition.

Modern websites typically have a backend API and a frontend user interface. Testing both is essential to deliver a reliable user experience and optimize engagement. Historically, Grafana Cloud k6 has helped you check one of these boxes, allowing you to test your website’s backend APIs with protocol tests. Now, we are excited to share that you can also validate your website’s frontend performance with the new browser testing feature in Grafana Cloud k6.

Windows Firewall notifications is a crucial component of Windows 10’s security infrastructure. They are an extension of this protection, informing users about critical security events, such as attempts to access the network or changes to security settings. Understanding how and when to enable or disable these notifications can help IT professionals and Windows users optimize their security settings while minimizing distractions.

The IT landscape is ever evolving and with vulnerabilities only growing, maintaining the security and stability of your systems is now more critical than ever. Because any increase in vulnerabilities leads to an increase in risk. According to Verizon, exploitation of vulnerabilities increased 180% year over year. And research from Google has shown that zero-day exploits have seen a 50% year-over-year increase.

For many businesses, one of the worst scenarios is losing their data, having sensitive information leaked, experiencing hardware failure, or being attacked by ransomware. Without the necessary security measures and proper cloud infrastructure, businesses need to face the reality that they could lose millions. In today’s competitive and digital world, your business operations' safety, scalability, and efficiency must be protected.

Standardized logging formats are important for teams that rely on logging for observability, troubleshooting, and workflow integration. Using structured formats simplifies parsing and eliminates the need to interpret fields manually, ensuring consistency across logging formats. This reduces manual work, prevents brittleness from unstructured logs, and simplifies integration between teams that feed logs into a shared aggregation system.