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How to improve workplace collaboration with Microsoft Teams
A few years ago now Microsoft were faced with the decision of either buying Slack or developing a new product of their own that would beat out the competition. However the idea that Slack could dethrone Office 365 is quickly dwindling as Microsoft have found their place in the corporate world. Early this month, March […]
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How To Protect Yourself Against Email Attacks
With the Australian Governments introduction of the Notifiable Data Breach Scheme on February 22nd 2018, it is now more important than ever to protect yourself against all forms of attacks. An incident at a KFC franchisee highlights that even the most seasoned IT professional can fall victim to a phishing attack, reported IT News on […]
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Cloud Managed Services: What are the benefits of moving your IT infrastructure to a managed cloud
More and more organisations are moving to the cloud! The Commonwealth Bank just announced that they are moving their human resources and payroll to the cloud. The company announced two years ago that it would replace its existing on-premises Oracle PeopleSoft platform with a cloud-based human resources solution. Last week it sent its Australian operations […]
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What You Need To Know About The New Data Breach Laws
As of February 22nd 2018, privacy breaches can no longer be hidden from the public. The Australia Government has introduced the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under the Privacy Amendment Act 2017. The new scheme means businesses with a turnover of $3million or more are required to notify individuals whose personal information has been involved in […]
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More Reasons Why You Need An IT Audit
With more industries and business operations becoming increasingly computerised, the need to keep information safe and secure from an ever increasing variety of sophisticated threats and potential liabilities is now more important than ever before. An unidentified IT issue has brought Sydney Airport to a standstill this morning as the airport was forced to halt […]
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Microsoft Azure for Students: How To Prepare Students To Thrive In The Digital Economy
As cloud and specifically distributed computing competencies are the #1 skill set needed most by organisations in 2018, according to LinkedIn, a long with Australia being in the top 4 nations for IoT readiness, there has never been a more integral time for students to think big, get creative and explore the development of digital […]
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What is SharePoint and why do you need it?
What is SharePoint? Microsoft SharePoint is an industry leading platform, used by 78% of Fortune 500 companies to grow their online and offline capabilities. SharePoint provides impressive yet simple content management and team collaboration capabilities from any location across any device. Now all of that sounds great, but what exactly does SharePoint do? SharePoint features: Simple […]
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Its Never Been A Better Time To Join The Microsoft Ecosystem
As team collaboration tools and services become ever more important in facilitating teamwork and communication within organisations of all sizes, recent reports claim that Microsoft could be adding a free tier to their Microsoft Teams service. Microsoft Teams is a digital platform that combines conversations, workplace chat, meetings, notes, apps and attachments in one place. […]
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Why Is An IT Audit Important To The Success Of Your Business?
With more industries and business operations becoming increasingly computerised, the need to keep information safe and secure from an ever increasing variety of sophisticated threats and potential liabilities is now more important than ever before. A recent release from the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) proves that an IT audit and review is vitally […]
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Is This The Death of the Mouse?
Great news for Surface users – Microsoft have patented some interesting new features for the Surface Pen. Microsoft’s new patent, awarded Thursday February 15 2018, describes a new and improved Surface Pen with touch-sensitive retention clip designed to replicate the mouses scroll wheel. The touch-sensitive clip would allow users to simply roll their finger along […]
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