Readiness Blog
June Patch Tuesday Testing Guidance
June 12, 2025
Each month, the Readiness team analyzes Microsoft’s latest updates and provides technically sound, actionable testing plans. While June’s release includes no stated functional changes, many…
App Wednesday: Urgent New Zero-day for Windows
November 29, 2023Once a month, near the end of the Patch Tuesday release cycle, the Readiness teams publishes an update on Microsoft related patches, out of band …
End of the Line for Their End User Computing
November 27, 2023I am not sure how this article is going to sound to those who have not directly worked with me in the past. I don't…
Windows 11 23H2 – Compatibility Still Matters
November 21, 2023We should remember Chris Jackson and his compatibility cookbook. Chris started an entire industry with a good idea. How to help large organizations migrate faster,…
Critical Zero-Day Flaws in Windows, Office Mean it’s Time to Patch
November 17, 2023Microsoft's Patch Tuesday release for November delivers 63 updates, with three zero-day flaws affecting Windows and Office. That makes quick patching a must.
Assurance Security Dashboard November 2023
November 14, 2023
November Testing Guidance
November 14, 2023Each month, the team at Readiness analyses the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. This guidance is based on…
Pay to Play Packaging Offer from Readiness
November 9, 2023There is a famous (if somewhat apocryphal) story of one of our senior engineers' interview question: "Why do you want to join our team?" The…
App Wednesday
November 8, 2023Once a month, near the end of the Patch Tuesday release cycle, the Readiness teams publishes an update on Microsoft related patches, out of band …
Working With Microsoft
November 7, 2023As part of our ongoing process improvement at Readiness, we run through our successes and failures. Last year we delivered projects where we really "nailed…