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Cloud – Kiwi-made or a global players like AWS or Azure?

Cloud – Kiwi-made or a global players like AWS or Azure?

Cloud cloud cloud, our customers must get sick of hearing us bang on about it!  But we keep talking about it because the cloud gives fantastic options to most businesses to do more than ever, for less cost.   But, not all clouds are the same. Regular readers will...

We’re going to be hearing about data privacy for a lot longer yet!

We’re going to be hearing about data privacy for a lot longer yet!

I don't know about you, but every day I open emails and articles about data security and our obligations in business.   It's feeling a little overwhelming, but on closer inspection, most of the conversation is pretty sensible. The headlines have been  the data breach...

Overloading in Outlook? Focussed Inbox is the answer!

Overloading in Outlook? Focussed Inbox is the answer!

Is your inbox overflowing?  Once things move down the page, do they disappear, accompanied by the nagging guilt that you should have done something?  You need a focussed inbox. For many people, their inbox becomes part of their filing cabinet, and that's obviously not...

Letter from Microsoft Inspire – Vegas 2018

Letter from Microsoft Inspire – Vegas 2018

It wasn’t just the weather that was hot. Microsoft is hot right now, and given how much we all rely on them for the tools to run our businesses, that's an exciting prospect. While there weren't specific announcements, what I found encouraging was the consistent...

When does Windows 10 become Windows 11?

When does Windows 10 become Windows 11?

When Microsoft released Windows 10, they said it would be the last version – but that hasn’t stopped them enhancing it.  The updates available in the April 2018 (Version “1803”) release continue to refine it in small but useful ways that add up to a significant...

Sneaky devils – how insecure email led to a $150K loss

Sneaky devils – how insecure email led to a $150K loss

Recently I was lucky enough to spend some time with a group of my Ozzie peers.  One of the things we did was share problems and solutions. During those discussions, I heard of the following hack. [header2 text="This is not a made-up story.  It is true and I know of...

Keeping up with One Note

Keeping up with One Note

I reckon that OneNote's being used by about a third of the people I see in meetings.  And that means that about two-thirds of people are missing out! I've been a big OneNote fan for ages because OneNote conquered my personal chaos of unstructured notes and paper...