Managing Your IT Budget in 2024 and Beyond
As your business evolves, managing your IT budget becomes more complicated and involved. To many, it’s a painful administration process that leads to a lot of hair-pulling, especially in today’s tricky business environment. We’re here to save your hair and help you control that IT budget! Whether you’re a private…
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Become a Microsoft Teams Power User
Anyone who has been following Smile IT knows what a big fan we are of Microsoft Teams. An office communication juggernaut, Teams streamlines internal and external interactions and is an immense boost to productivity. Teams may be an easy program to get the hang of, but behind the ease-of-use lurks…
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Why Brisbane Businesses Should Backup Their Data
Data loss is one of the single biggest threats facing businesses today. Your business and client data is the lifeblood of your business and is of great value to you. In today’s age of cybercriminals, this value makes it vulnerable. It becomes a target of hackers and online miscreants, eager…
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What is a Chief Security Officer?
The role of the Chief Security Officer, or CSO, is growing in importance in Australia. Once reserved for large corporate organisations, today businesses of all sizes are starting to incorporate this role. It’s a sign of the importance of online security, and the growing hyper vigilance around keeping business data…
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Cybersecurity Framework: The Importance of NIST
In terms of cyber security and staying safe online, it’s a jungle out there. Phishing scams are increasing exponentially while ‘hackers for hire’ are using their skills to exploit whatever they can from businesses of all sizes. Throw in a pandemic that’s disrupted where and how people work and we…
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Device Monitoring in Brisbane Using Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become more prevalent in our everyday lives and businesses, to the point where we all use it in some form or another. The IDC (International Data Corporation) estimates that by 2025 there will be 41.6 billion connected IoT devices. Broadly speaking, IoT refers to…
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How a Hosted Desktop Can Transform Your Business
When technology lowers our business costs, simplifies processes and improve your cyber security you can bet your bottom dollar it’s going to get talked about. Which is why you’ve probably heard the term ‘hosted desktop’ getting thrown around a bit. We’re going to look at what this is, the reasons…
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