Meet Quality Food Southland
Meet Quality Food Southland or QFS for short. What started as a humble bakery and Café in the 1900s by Annie C Miller, grew into New Zealand’s leading manufacturer in butter-based bakery products and sauces. They are the largest exporter of butter pastry in NZ. Up until a few years ago, they were struggling with their systems and processes. Continue reading “Document Management – How to Save Time, Decrease Risk and use what you already have!”
Why is a Password Management system important for businesses?
With the rapid rise in cyber security, most IT service providers would highly recommend New Zealand businesses implement a password management system. There have been several high-profile cyber-attacks in New Zealand recently, including the NZX, Banks, and Waikato Hospital. According to Lisa, the director of the National Cyber Security Centre, there has been a sharp increase in criminal activity, jumping from 14 percent of all incidents last year to 27 percent in 2021. Continue reading “Why you need a Password Management system”
Top IT Tips for 2022
A New Year is definitely a chance to kick things off the way you mean to go on. Here is an ITA blog with some top tech tips for New Zealand businesses in 2022. Continue reading “Top IT Tips for 2022”
Windows 11 comes with several new features and improvements: Continue reading “The new Windows 11 – It’s coming this year!”
The Power of Power Apps
Power Apps now make it easy for everyone to build professional-grade, custom business apps. Plus, they easily connect to Dynamics 365.
We can all agree that apps are the fastest way to transform your business. Streamlining your IT processes saves time, and makes your business more efficient to run, therefore helping to reduce cost and increase your revenue.
Traditionally apps have been prohibitive for a number of businesses, in that they are costly, take a long time, and require professional expertise. Continue reading “PowerApps”
Hacking in Your own Backyard!
By IT Alliance Group
Having compromised IT is way more common than you think. Often those that have been compromised have no idea they are. It is not just overseas companies that are targeted – it is literally in your own backyard. We got our IT Alliance Team together to share some local stories below. Implementing Multifactor Authentication is essential to combat these.
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DYNAMICS 365
We all know the person in your organization who has been there for eons. They know everything about their customers, from their names to their life stories. If they weren’t there – you would be ringing IT Support to troll through some emails! Continue reading “DYNAMICS 365”
By Andrew Fergus
As cyber-attacks continue to make headlines in Northland, hackers are exposing or selling customer data files in record numbers. But just like with any threat, there are actions you can take to minimize risk and ensure your business retains a positive reputation among customers. One only needs to look at the data from the last 5 years that has doubled in the healthcare sector as an example. Continue reading “6 Simple Tips to Protect Your Customer Data”
7 Things Lawyers Gain from Workflow Automation
There is always information being collected and shared at a law firm. Files go-between employees all over New Zealand, and the world, back and forth among clients, too, and these can contain critical data. One mistake could cost your firm money – and its reputation. Workflow automation technology tackles document sharing and data collection to offer several benefits.
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We have talked about how Microsoft 365 is more than just email. Data protection solutions, cybersecurity, and how to avoid cybersecurity threats have all been hot IT topics in New Zealand the last few months.
However, it seems as if a lot of us who either have it or are considering it may not realise the full value. We thought we would make a plain and simple list to help. That way you can either become curious about other benefits or make a clear decision about whether it’s best for you to upgrade to Microsoft 365.
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