IT infrastructure is the backbone of businesses. And IT outages mean damage to backbones and paralysis for businesses. They come unplanned but cause damages that can take days and weeks to repair. Months in some cases. Most businesses think having the best gadgets can prevent outages altogether but that doesn’t happen. There are several reasons … Read More
The Essential Guide to Mobile Device Management for Small Businesses
You need smartphones for almost every modern workplace. Your team uses them to communicate, store data, and improve productivity. But they can also be a security risk. Smartphones are easy to steal or hack. Potential attackers frequently target them. So, you need a way to manage your team’s mobile devices. That’s where mobile device management … Read More
Instinct + Data = Success How a Local Store Analysed its Way to Growth with Power BI
Running a small business used to be all about instinct and intuition. You’d just know what customers want. While anecdotal knowledge like this still has value, it’s not enough today. Instead, you need data. You need data to make evidence-based decisions on which products to sell. Without it, you’ll be stuck in a guessing … Read More
E8 Assessment: A strategic move for Australian SMEs
Cybersecurity is one of today’s top problems for today’s small to medium enterprises (SMEs). Attackers deliberately target SMEs because they’re the least prepared for cyber attacks. You have to shore up your defences to minimise the impact of cyber attacks. If you don’t, you’ll suffer everything from reputational damage to financial losses. And one … Read More
Sending large attachments via email (using Dropbox)
Emails are great for a lot of things, but not for sending large attachments. In fact, you can’t send more than 25 MB of attachments in an email. Meaning you can’t directly share videos, multimedia files, or even large images. That’s understandably impractical for most businesses. But there is a workaround. Dropbox is one of … Read More
What is Business Process Automation?
Need to crunch 10 years of financial data? Spreadsheets have your back. Gotta send 100 emails? Just copy the mailing list to your email and hit enter. Want to automatically track your employees’ performance? There’s an app for that. The best part of modern technology is that it does the work for you. But, how … Read More