There are changes coming regarding the Essential Eight cyber security strategies in Australia. Any business with an IT infrastructure needs to at least be aware of these changes. Essential Eight – what is it? The Essential Eight are baseline mitigation strategies recommended for Microsoft Windows-based networks. They were developed by The Australian Cyber Security Centre…
When you purchase any piece of technology or equipment for your business, there will always be an “end of life” moment. This is the time when it slows down, doesn’t perform as well, and presents issues and frustrations to your business. Waiting till the time when the technology is no longer useful to the business…
In today’s business landscape, technology is what keeps many companies running. Whether it be EFTPOS terminals, Point of Sale (POS) units or more complicated items such as cloud computing software, these keep your business going. Many companies enjoy more efficient work processes because of new developments in IT. If you want to keep your work…
This seems to be the NEW question plaguing people in the digital age, with most of society divided into two distinct camps when it comes to the answer: The Back-Ups: Those who understand the value of the action and accept their level of individual responsibility to maintain data security and access not matter where it…
2020 proved the importance of adaptability, especially with regards to how businesses are run. Setting up remote workspaces, providing better online services, and migrating the majority of applications and workflows to the cloud were seen to be some benefits of cloud flexibility. The trend towards data centre virtualisation is predicted to intensify as businesses demand…
The task of transferring digital business operations to the cloud, or cloud migration, has been the focus of many businesses over the last year due to the increase in remote work. Cloud migration has been a great advantage for businesses of every size during these uncertain times as it has allowed for business continuity. But…
Reactive vs Proactive Out with the old The traditional approach to IT management has been to react to problems as they come up, typically by outsourcing support where in-house solutions prove insufficient. It’s tempting to take this reactive approach because it has the appearance of saving money. If it ‘ain’t broke don’t fix it, right?…
Since the earliest days of commercial computing, businesses have faced a unique set of technical challenges. Apart from being expensive to acquire and maintain, IT infrastructure requires expertise which is specialised, difficult, and expensive to find, recruit, hire, and retain. Since the days of time-sharing of mainframe computing in the 1960s, organisations have progressively found…
The top five reasons to consider employing a Managed Service Provider (MSP) Traditionally an organisation’s IT services were either exclusively handled by their in-house IT professionals, or outsourced on a piecemeal basis when needed. Over the last decade, however, the trend has been to outsource IT services through a subscription model. This is known as…
The “as a service” trend is changing the way products and service are consumed. Almost anything can be set up “as a service” giving organisations the ability to consume service without having to pay outright. The most appealing aspect of “as a service” is that companies can move significant capital expenditure into operational expenditure and…