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Posted on August 22, 2018
It’s no secret that Cloud services are rapidly being adopted in Australia. From 2016 to 2017, the volume of domestic businesses adopting cloud computing services rose 19 per cent with almost one-third of enterprises moving to the cloud.This means there has also been a rise in the volume of cloud…
Posted on August 20, 2018
Malware, ransomware and other cyber security threats dominate the headlines while other regulatory deadlines, such as the Mandatory Data Breach Reporting Scheme are keeping CISOs up at night. So how can a CISO prioritise what to address first? The answer is different from most other IT projects,…
Posted on August 13, 2018
Cloud solutions are becoming more and more essential for modern businesses, which means demand is high. And for good reason. Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed that 31 per cent of Australian businesses are already using paid cloud solutions, which rises to 60 per cent when dealing with…
Posted on August 10, 2018
Transporting data isn't just essential for modern business; it can also provide the competitive edge SMEs need to rise to the top of their industry. Custom solutions can deliver greater efficiencies, productivity and boost your revenue by providing seamless data transfers with no downtime. This…
Posted on August 08, 2018
What makes a good firewall? The obvious answer is one that stops what you want to stop and allows what you need to allow. But does it need to be more complicated than that and should enterprises be looking beyond their network boundary for protection? We look at what makes a good firewall and how to…
Posted on August 06, 2018
It seems that millennials are almost born with a mobile phone or tablet in their hands. The current generation is hooked on mobile technology, with 88 percent of Australians owning a smartphone and 66 percent of domestic households using a tablet to access the internet. This translates to our working…
Posted on July 30, 2018
ISDN (the Integrated Services Digital Network) will be retired in 2019 with the arrival of the National Broadband Network (NBN), so it’s time to move to a SIP network to avoid issues down the track. Like most upgrades, this is about streamlining what your organisation uses into a more unified infrastructure…
Posted on July 20, 2018
Bandwidth is seen as the overriding concern in network procurement; it's critical for Internet and IP-WAN connectivity and important for the proper operation of hybrid networks and other common technologies. To a large extent, this concern is understandable, as the volume of online traffic we consume…
Posted on July 16, 2018
The days of small businesses struggling to compete with big corporations is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. This is largely due to the changing digital landscape which arms SMEs, start-ups and small businesses with many tools that give them advantages over big businesses. Through social media,…
Posted on July 13, 2018
The most recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data has shown that the adoption of cloud computing services has risen from 19 percent to 31 percent in a 12-month period of time — highlighting how big the growth in the sector is. And IT research firm Gartner revealed that Australia's cloud market…