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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…
Posted on July 09, 2018
Mobile warriors, home-based workers, freelancers, contract roles. If these are the future of workplaces, how much longer are companies actually going to require one physical work environment if everything can be done remotely? While for some companies, having a physical office is a necessity, it’s still…
Posted on July 02, 2018
Ever since computers became mainstream in Australian offices, the threat of viruses and other malicious intrusions have been an issue that IT managers have needed to mitigate. And the latest threat businesses have to fear are Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, which can shut down an entire…
Posted on June 29, 2018
For many businesses, telephony services are an ongoing source of dissatisfaction because of the gap between what is promised and what is delivered by mainstream telcos. As a result, enterprises often feel powerless when it comes to setting up phone lines, Internet services and other office technology…
Posted on June 22, 2018
There are two primary options available to business when it comes to data backup: onsite or offsite. The traditional method is utilising onsite technology, which typically involves housing data in servers within your organisation. But in the modern world, more and more businesses are turning towards…
Posted on June 11, 2018
The cloud has matured to such an extent that many organisations are now following a cloud-first or even a cloud-only strategy. Alongside this, momentum in software-defined infrastructure, containers and DevOps is fuelling the transformation of IT as business leaders look for increased agility from their…
Posted on June 07, 2018
It's time for SMEs to get off the ground and into the cloud. If you’re still tethered to your desk with an old-school analog POTS (plain old telephone system) or IP-VoIP, you're behind the times. Your competitors are working in the cloud while eating your lunch. In fact, your competitors can stop for…
Posted on June 05, 2018
Toll fraud, or the unauthorised use of phone lines, is costly for both telecommunications companies as well as their customers. However there are some simple steps which can be taken to better protect yourself and your business to minimise the risk of becoming a victim of toll fraud. What is toll…