Notes on managing an IT estate: what can be measured, what usually stays invisible, and what we find when the collection is switched on at a real company. The articles are written in Portuguese.
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Windows 11 24H2 Stops Updating: Which Version Runs Where?
Windows 11 24H2 Home and Pro stopped receiving updates on Oct 13. The date is public; your machine list, branch bandwidth and windows are yours alone.
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Office 2021 Support Ends: How Many Machines Have It?
Office 2021 leaves support on Oct 13 and Windows 11 23H2 on Nov 10. The dates are public; the list of affected workstations often is not. Build it.
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Remote Access: The Support Tool Is Also a Door
A critical remote access flaw became a ransomware entry point in 2026. Four questions IT should answer about who gets into the machines, and when.
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Data Incident: Three Business Days to Explain the Machine
Brazil’s ANPD allows three business days to report an incident. What IT must answer about the compromised workstation, and how to prepare evidence first.
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Software License Audit: Installed Is Not the Same as Used
48% of firms were audited in the past year and only 36% see their whole estate. What to tell the vendor, and how to find paid licenses nobody uses.
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Windows 10 ESU Doubles in Price: Decide Machine by Machine
Windows 10 ESU reaches US$ 122 per device on Oct 14. On a large fleet, every workstation needs a call: upgrade, replace, cover or drop it from the list.
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964 Flaws, One Patch Tuesday: What Gets Fixed First
September’s Patch Tuesday fixed 964 flaws, 104 critical. On a segmented network, deciding what gets patched first is now routine, not the exception.
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Ransomware: Paying the Ransom Doesn’t Explain What Happened
Ransomware grew in Brazil in 2026. Paying or restoring from backup returns the file — not the reconstruction of what happened on each machine.