Windows 11 Compatibility Hold: Avoid 25H2 and 26H1 Upgrade Problems
Understand why Windows Update refuses to offer Windows 11 25H2 or 26H1 to some devices, how safeguard holds work, how to identify the hold ID with Update Compliance or the registry, and when it is safe to override.
September 29, 2026
Windows 11 Patch Tuesday September 2026 (KB5124008) and the KB5129195 out-of-band fix: what changed
What the September 2026 cumulative update KB5124008 brings to Windows 11 25H2 and 26H1, why Microsoft shipped the KB5129195 out-of-band update for Remote Desktop, and how to stage both safely.
September 29, 2026
A basic RMM monitoring policy for small-business endpoints: disk, patching and antivirus
A practical baseline monitoring policy for Windows endpoints in an RMM tool, with thresholds for disk space, patch age and Defender health, the PowerShell checks behind each monitor, and how to keep alert noise down.
September 29, 2026
Employee Offboarding Checklist: Secure AD, M365 and Workspace Steps
A practical leaver checklist covering Active Directory disable and group cleanup, Microsoft 365 session revocation and mailbox conversion, Google Workspace suspension and data transfer, Zoho user deactivation, plus shared credentials, devices and verification steps.
September 29, 2026
Proxmox vs ESXi 9 for Hosting Providers: Best Choice in 2026
Compare Proxmox VE 9.2 and VMware ESXi 9.1 from a hosting provider's viewpoint, covering subscription and licensing models, storage and clustering options, built-in backup, tooling and automation, and what migrating VMs between the two actually involves.
September 29, 2026
Microsoft 365 shared mailbox vs distribution group vs Microsoft 365 Group
Understand when to use a shared mailbox, a distribution group or a Microsoft 365 Group for addresses like support@ or sales@, with the licensing, storage, Send As, Teams and archiving implications and the PowerShell to create and convert each.
September 29, 2026
What changed in cPanel 138: Meridian, Ask AI, Nova, MCP and domain rename
An operations-focused summary of the cPanel 138 release from July 2026, covering the opt-in Meridian interface, the Ask AI assistant, the Nova site builder, MCP access for AI clients, the Node.js Toolkit, in-place domain renaming and the bundled component versions.
September 29, 2026
What is MailBaby? Outbound SMTP relay pricing, limits and how it works
A practical overview of MailBaby, InterServer's outbound SMTP relay for hosting servers: what it filters, what it costs, the 6,000 messages per hour cap, retention, prohibited content and where it fits alongside your own Exim or Postfix.
September 29, 2026
What changed in cPanel 136: unified SSL, Ruby removed, Ubuntu 22.04 dropped, MariaDB 11.8
A hosting-provider view of the cPanel 136 release from April 2026, covering the changes that need planning before upgrading, including the unified SSL/TLS interface, short-lived certificates, removed Ruby support, the last release for Ubuntu 22.04, MariaDB 11.8 and the WP Toolkit and PHP management additions.
September 29, 2026
Retire PHP 8.1 cPanel Sites Safely: Audit, Test and TuxCare ELS
PHP 8.1 is being retired from EasyApache 4 and PHP 8.2 loses security support at the end of 2026. This guide sets out an audit-test-migrate process for moving sites forward, and where TuxCare Extended Lifecycle Support fits as a bridge.
September 29, 2026
47-Day SSL Certificate Lifetime: Critical Automation for Hosts
Public TLS certificate validity drops to 200 days in 2026, 100 in 2027 and 47 in 2029, with DCV reuse shrinking alongside. What breaks on cPanel and DirectAdmin servers, and the automation, DNS and monitoring changes to make before it does.
September 29, 2026
Ubuntu vs AlmaLinux cPanel 2026: Best OS for a New Server
A decision guide for the operating system under a new cPanel server in late 2026, comparing Ubuntu 24.04 with AlmaLinux 9 and 10 on support lifetime, database and PHP availability, CloudLinux and CSF compatibility and kernel patching.
September 29, 2026