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Navigating the 2024 Email Changes: A Guide for Small and Medium Business Owners

  Email marketing has long been a powerful tool for businesses, offering a direct line to customers and clients. However, starting in June 2024, Google and Yahoo are introducing significant changes to their email delivery rules that could impact how your emails reach your audience. If you’re a small or medium business owner who isn’t […]

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Is Your Business One Disaster Away from Permanent Closure? The Harsh Reality of Not Having Backup and Disaster Recovery Plans

Imagine waking up to find your company’s critical data held hostage by a ransomware attack. Your operations would grind to a halt, customers would be unable to access services, and your reputation would hang in the balance.   This nightmare scenario is not just hypothetical – it’s a reality for many businesses. In fact, 93%

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Stand Out from the Customer Service Crowd by Training Your Own GPT Chatbot to Deliver Tailored 24/7 Online Support

Stand Out from the Customer Service Crowd by Training Your Own GPT Chatbot to Deliver Tailored 24/7 Online Support   Most visitors landing on your website likely encounter the same tired FAQ links and maybe a generic live chatbot that gives very little information and can be difficult to talk to.   As competition increases,

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Flawed Assumptions About Computer Hardware Waste Thousands at SMBs With Lost Productivity

Many well-intentioned leaders inadvertently handicap company productivity and tech budgets through dangerous false economies, underestimating computers’ total cost of ownership.   They’ll cringe paying a premium for business-class equipment upfront, yet waste far more long-term enduring consumer laptops and desktops ill-equipped to handle real workplace demands. The logic seems reasonable – workers mostly need tools

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Rapidly Growing Companies Get Suffocated by Unstructured Organic IT (…Here’s How to Break Through the Ceiling and Switch to Strategic IT)

Ambitious organisations tend to share a common technology journey as operations scale.   The early days felt exhilarating as a slick website, a new CRM, and a financial system catapulted progress.   But over time, as new departments and workflows emerge, the technology landscape expands haphazardly without centralised governance. Before long, this unchecked sprawl leads

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How to Boost Your Medical Field’s IT Security for Free in 1 Week (…This is a Goldmine for Healthcare Providers)

In today’s digital age, the security of medical information is paramount. For healthcare practices, safeguarding patient data on mobile devices is not just a best practice but a necessity.   The following statistics from the Cyber Security Report 2022 by the Australian Digital Health Agency show a very startling escalation that is only getting worse

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Australian SMBs – The Devastating Truth About Your Cybersecurity Vulnerability (…And A 10-Step Plan to Build an Impenetrable Culture of Protection Fast)

If you run a small to medium business, statistics confirm that you operate on the edge of catastrophe from cyber threats seeking easy prey. Recent numbers revealed that nearly 50% of reported cyber incidents in Australia directly strike small/medium businesses, with 60% unable to recover post-breach due to crippling costs (Source: Australian Cyber Security Centre).    Sobering reality

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Future-Proof Your Business: The Advantages of Shifting to Microsoft Azure, Entra and InTune

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, small to medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are constantly seeking ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs. One significant shift in the IT realm is moving from traditional on-premises domain controllers to cloud-based solutions like Azure, Entra and InTune. Let’s delve into why this migration can be a game-changer for your

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2024: The Year of Change for Small and Medium Businesses in Cybersecurity

Welcome to 2024, a year poised to be pivotal for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). In the realm of cybersecurity, change is not just a choice; it’s a necessity. The Reality of Cyber Threats in 2024 The Australian Cyber Security Centre’s report in September 2023 highlighted a 13% increase (77,000 attacks) in cyber-attacks reported compared

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