Despite all the risk warnings and countdown communication to the Windows 10 EOL deadline on 14 October 2025, research shows that 45% of devices are still running on Windows 10.
Many businesses are planning to buy Extended Security Updates (ESUs) as a stopgap, but that’s exactly what it is – a very expensive delay.
You’ll still need to migrate in the future, and you’ll be paying a premium in the meantime.
Watch our on-demand webinar where Simon du Plessis and Ross Spacey from CloudClevr discuss why not migrating is a real concern, and how you can explore additional options beyond Windows 11. They discuss how to:
Check device eligibility and plan your migration path
By using Cloud PCs or Azure Virtual Desktop instead of traditional upgrades
Reduce costs with Device-as-a-Service (DaaS) solutions if budget is a concern
By planning budgets and resources to dodge price hikes and bottlenecks
Family Fostercare has been supporting children and carers across England since 2008, but managing highly sensitive information was becoming a real challenge.
Their previous IT setup was basic: ad-hoc support, minimal security and inconsistent Microsoft licenses.
Donna Turner – Director
Family Fostercare
The impact? Staff can now work securely on the move, IT headaches are gone, and the team can focus on supporting families and children.
When technology works as it should, Clevr Customers like Family Fostercare can stay focused on what really matters – supporting families and children in need, without worrying about IT
But with rising costs, tighter budgets, and tech evolving faster than ever, the big question is: Do you keep buying devices outright, or is there a smarter, more flexible way to stay equipped and future-ready?
CloudClevr’s Andrew Linley, and George Hawbrook, from Rigby Capital UK, got together to discuss why leasing is a smarter option in 2025.
Stop juggling multiple suppliers, systems, and support teams. ClevrOffice brings everything your business needs to work smarter – bundled, supported, and ready to go.
From just £19.50 per user/month, based on 50 users, your team gets:
Perfect for SMBs and growing businesses, ClevrOffice gives you a secure, scalable, future-proof digital workplace – with optional add-ons like advanced security, IT support, and device leasing. Ditch the complexity. Get your smarter office today.
In our upcoming podcast, Dave Harrison, Public Sector Lead at CloudClevr, sits down with Chris Bayliss, Housing sector specialist at Zoom, to explore how AI, cloud communications, and modern collaboration tools can help housing organisations. From boosting tenant satisfaction to reducing staff load, this episode offers real answers to today’s biggest challenges the housing sector faces.
This included:
🏆 Best Reseller Business Transformation
🏆 Best SME Managed Service Customer Solution
This recognition reflects the journey we’ve been on – bringing together four businesses into one unified brand and platform in just 2 years, and delivering smarter managed service solutions that drive real outcomes for our customers.
A big thank you to our customers, partners, and of course our Clevr people, who all inspire us to do better and achieve more.
This is just the beginning. Here’s to building smarter, bolder and Clevr solutions for the future.
This win isn’t just about growth; it’s about the impact we’ve delivered in a short amount of time for our customers, helping them unlock smarter collaboration, tighter integration, and stronger cloud experiences through Zoom’s powerful communication and contact centre solutions.
Huge thanks to our Zoom partners for the recognition and the CloudClevr team who made this happen.
We’re just getting started. Here’s to even more milestones ahead.
Microsoft is opening up Copilot to more AI models. Alongside OpenAI’s models, users will now be able to tap into Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4.1. The move gives customers more flexibility in choosing the AI brains behind Copilot. The rollout starts with the Researcher feature (via the Frontier Program) and Copilot Studio, where enterprise users can build and customise their own AI agents.
Zoom is doubling down on its evolution into an AI-powered productivity platform. At Zoomtopia, they unveiled AI Companion 3.0, an agentic assistant that can optimise your schedule, pull context across Slack, Google, and Microsoft, and even suggest which meetings to skip.
Other highlights included smarter sales prospecting, industry-specific AI tools, photorealistic avatars, and improved writing support. The theme was clear: AI that gives people time back to focus on the work that matters.
Hackers have hit a UK nursery chain, threatening to publish sensitive data of children and staff – showing how no one is off-limits when it comes to security breaches. The breach came through a third-party app – another reminder that your security is only as strong as your weakest links. Now’s the time to review third-party access, rotate key admin passwords, and enforce MFA wherever possible.
A new malvertising campaign is pushing Oyster malware through fake Microsoft Teams downloads. By hijacking search ads, attackers trick users into downloading malware instead of the genuine client. The lesson: always get software direct from verified vendor domains – not search results. Educate employees to double-check domains before installing anything.
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