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FEATURED BLOG ARTICLE

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 22 , 2025

IT-Strategy-Roadmap

Future Ready Starts With an IT Strategy Roadmap

Read time: 6 mins.

Managing IT without a plan is costly. It leads to wasted budgets, security gaps and missed opportunities. A strategic IT roadmap aligns technology with business goals, streamlines resources and helps you anticipate change instead of reacting to it.

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BLOG ARTICLE

AI Risk Is Business Risk

Read time: 6 mins
Defining AI risk, governing agentic AI, and keeping humans in the loop. This Secure Iowa panel unpacked visibility, vendor accountability, and why governance matters.
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Get 10 Copilot licenses plus expert-led training and an AI Envisioning Workshop—all for one price and designed to help your team adopt AI quickly and turn it into real results.

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News You Should Know

AI skills

AI Skills Now Core to 78% of Tech Roles

A new AI Workforce Consortium report finds that nearly 8 in 10 ICT roles now require AI skills—while human skills like collaboration and leadership remain vital for responsible adoption.


With global leaders pledging to upskill 95 million people in the next decade, the message is clear: the future workforce needs both AI fluency and human strengths.

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Get the latest insights, updates, and success stories—straight from the HBS team. Follow us on LinkedIn and join the conversation.

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End-of-Life Round-Up

Product

EOL Date

Time Remaining

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MacOS 13
Ventura

Sept. 15, 2025

Support Ended

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Windows 10

Oct. 14, 2025

3 weeks

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Office 2016/2019

Oct. 14, 2025

3 weeks

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SQL Server 2016
Ext. support

July 14, 2026

10 Months

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Dynamics GP

Sept. 30, 2029

4 Years

Events & Webinars

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Age of AI: How to Capitalize

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025
Time: 11-12pm (CT)    

Tomorrow—don't miss out!  
AI is everywhere, but where does it make sense for you? This webinar gets into what intelligent agents are, how industries are already using them and where Azure AI delivers actual business value you can act on.

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Innovate.HBS 2025 at Lambeau Field

We're counting down the days until Innovate.HBS in Green Bay—we're bringing together the brightest minds in technology, security and innovation. We'd love to see you there.

Contact your HBS representative to learn how you can attend.

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