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Managing Your Staff Remotely

How to Make the Most Out of Working From Home! Written by: Delia Gill Due to recent world events, most people have now had the opportunity to try out working remotely in one way or another, especially those who work in...

Save $$, Go Proactive.

How proactive IT management can save you money and mitigate risk. Written by: Phil Strang – Technology Partners   Do you find yourself so caught up in other areas of your business that you tend to only manage your...

Microsoft Teams: More than just video conferencing

Written by: Andrew Fergus - Bay of Islands Computers   There are plenty of options available for video conferencing at the moment, which has been extremely useful with many people working from home in the current environment. Skype, Zoom...

Strengthen Your Password Policy

The simple why and how of passwords for Kiwi SMEs. Written by: Mark Ternent – GTB IT Solutions Small to medium size kiwi businesses are increasingly being targeted by unscrupulous hackers, and cyber-criminals which often leads to loss of...

The SharePoint Shakedown

Let's Pivot to remote work! But wait... how? Written by Linda Montgomery, Rob Facer & Chris Curran  - IT Center, Wanaka The environment in which we operate has significantly changed over the last few months. Businesses have been driven to embrace remote...

Be Warned about Backups!

Why you need to back up your Microsoft 365 data Written by: Peter Marshall - Voicecom Technologies  It’s fair to say that within the business community, COVID-19 has really pushed our business into the cloud. Whilst Microsoft provides...

Contact Tracing

By Delia Gill Levels two and three are on their way and it is time to prepare for what that might look like for your business here in New Zealand. It can feel a little overwhelming, so let’s break down...

The Covid-19 Technology Transformation

By Rick Clement. Director of BlackSANDZ   The big question on everyone’s mind is where to next? With the likelihood of us moving to Alert Level 3 in the foreseeable future, what does this look like for your business operations and what...

How to Secure Your Business For Remote Work

COVID-19 has created an abrupt shift to remote work, putting pressure on the IT infrastructure of many businesses. Although technology has allowed organisations to adapt quickly, usually this shift would require in-depth planning and risk analysis. The quick change to a virtual environment...

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