When I started in tech, the world was MS-DOS based, with Windows 3.11 for Workgroups if you were lucky. Word Perfect ruled the typing pool and dot matrix line printers sang in the background. There was no plug and play. There was config.sys and autoexec.bat. Token ring and IPX/SPX. I promise I won’t tell you…
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The case for Cloud Access Security Brokers in small business
For most small businesses reading this article, I’ve lost them with the headline. A Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) is likely to be something they’ve never heard of, let alone considered. Yet more small businesses are becoming Cloud-friendly, especially with their adoption of Software as a Service applications. Funny thing is, some security-focused IT professionals…
Microsoft 365 Business – not a rebrand or a marketing wrapper
After the announcement of Microsoft 365, I’d pushed it into the “look at this later” pile. A recent Microsoft presentation at a reseller event flicked the switch for me on how Microsoft 365 Business could really help SMBs who are still stuck on Windows 7 or Windows 8, and how the device management can help with Macs, Android…
Outlook cannot log on. Verify you are connected to the network.
I’ve seen this great little error occur with Microsoft Outlook 2016. It’s so great that even completely uninstalling Office 365 ProPlus and reinstalling it doesn’t get rid of the error. This is on Windows 10 with the latest operating system updates applied. “Outlook cannot log on. Verify you are connected to the network and are…
Why the I.T. guy hates the Cloud
For small businesses, Cloud solutions seem to deliver innovation, productivity and profitability with ease. You don’t have to sit around and wait for the “I.T. guy” to install something on a server, then install something else on your computer. It’s all enabled by just signing up to a service in your web browser and entering…
When business & IT collide.
I had the pleasure of showing a team the features of their new CRM software. Have I lost you yet with how boring that sentence is? Fortunately the reality was far from boring. To me – the CRM system is a plugin to a Joomla website. There are some bits I can configure & some bits…