When considering how sustainable an #ITstorage offering is, the two most important metrics are the capacity density and how much performance you can get for the energy that you use.
Check out this fun video to discover why the IBM FlashSystem family are the market leader for Sustainability.
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As IBM Silver Partners, Complete IT Systems have the skills and resources to help your business implement the best solutions for the modern workplace.
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QR codes can be a security risk. Have you covered the base?
We’ve all scanned those little tags on tables, adverts and such. You’re not alone! In 2022 there was a 433% increase in QR code scans from 21. Your users will be doing this to work productively, efficiently and get things done.
So what’s the problem?
A malicious link hidden in a QR code can bypass traditional email filters. Additionally, the tell-tale signs of a phishing link are not as apparent with a QR code because it is difficult to validate and lures your users to switch to their mobile device with weaker security protection.
KnowBe4 have developed a new FREE tool so you can test your end users on the type of attack. Scan now to get started (see how easy it is!)
Our customer was initially looking at renewing the support on their existing storage provider, as it was due to expire.
The issue that first became apparent was the fact the vendor was withdrawing support for the current arrays within the next three months – which would have meant the leaving the client unsupported. With it being short notice and that we were approaching the financial year end, we had to ensure a cost-effective solution in quick time this it wasn’t a budgeted project. Here’s how we helped them.
The solution
Complete IT Systems in partnership with our partners IBM and TD Synnex worked together to scope and build a suitable replacement for the existing storage environment. With support from our technical teams, we proposed a FlashSystem 5200, which is IBM’s densest storage system, within the FlashSystem portfolio. This offers the customer benefits such as cyber resilience capabilities, immutability and FlashCore modules (IBM’s NVMe patent drives).
The result
All-in-all, this gave customer new levels of infrastructure performance, and new capabilities. We also provided the customer with finance options to enable them to install the Storage array sooner rather than later and over the term of the agreement. This has saved the company money compared to continual support renewals.
Did you know that 91% of successful data breaches started with a spear phishing attack?
Find out what percentage of your employees are Phish-prone™ with your free phishing security test. Plus, see how you stack up against your peers with the new phishing Industry Benchmarks!
IT pros have realised that simulated phishing tests are urgently needed as an additional security layer. Today, phishing your own users is just as important as having antivirus and a firewall. It is a fun and an effective cybersecurity best practice to patch your last line of defence: USERS!
Here’s how it works:
Immediately start your test for up to 100 users (no need to talk to anyone)
Customise the phishing test template based on your environment
Choose the landing page your users see after they click
Show users which red flags they missed, or a 404 page
Get a PDF emailed to you in 24 hours with your Phish-prone % and charts to share with management
See how your organisation compares to others in your industry
The Phish-prone percentage is usually higher than you expect and is great ammo to get budget.
Start phishing your users now. Fill out the form, and get started immediately!
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Complete IT Systems have a team of KnowBe4 specialists on hand to demo the solution, discuss business benefits and help you understand how the technology works for your organisation.
To get in touch or request a demo please contact us.
Windows 11 offers new productivity features and functionality to enable users to work safely and securely on the go.
🏃♂️ Here’s some of the key changes over Windows 10:
Universal search: Taskbar search function to find what users need from files, photos, contacts, emails, and the web.
Accessibility: Move to new ways of working with voice recognition1, live captions, and on-screen text read aloud by a narrator in a natural, human voice.
Easy setup and personalisation for users to tailor their workspaces.
Snap assist to organise screens in an easy manner
Desktop groups to silo work and business
Optimised working: Microsoft Phone Link is now available for iPhone® devices and Android™ to view notifications, read messages, and dial calls from your PC
Keeping devices and data more secure
🔐 For IT, it’s also easier to keep users and data safe with new performance and security features
From start up, Windows 11 is on guard. It works in combination with your hardware and was designed with multiple layers of protection to help keep your apps, information, and privacy secure.
Devices are also protected with SmartApp Control, meaning Windows 11 will only run reputable apps that won’t compromise your data. In addition to giving your users control over their data and defending against malware, Microsoft Edge can also scan the web to check if your passwords have been compromised.
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❔ Contact us today to find out how we can help you migrate your users to Windows 11.
In a recent customer survey conducted with Tintri, we asked some of our customers what would make their team successful in 2023.
We’ll be looking into the results in much more detail over the coming weeks. But when starting to analyse the results, it is interesting to note that the top success criteria (38% of respondents) was to achieve a faster application performance for their users in new, hybrid ways of working.
Easy in practice, but the trick is designing a strategy to achieve it. Tintri’s predictive analytics enable ongoing workload optimisation for all sizes of virtual machine infrastructures – and all manageable with a single click by IT teams.
Data’s role as a transformational business asset continues to grow. This article helps you understand its value further, and some insights in how to protect it.
Thanks to increasing investments in application development; modern DevOps practices; and heightened business intelligence, analytics, and machine learning demands, nearly all businesses are accelerating data creation and usage. They are also scaling the number of locations that leverage data. This proliferation of data combined with mounting pressure to accelerate operations has led to an increase in the complexity of both IT infrastructure and IT operations.
Such factors put organisations and their infrastructures at great risk of experiencing malicious attacks, human error, and negligent behaviour. Unfortunately, legacy strategies cannot adequately ensure that business operations will continue during and after these types of incidents. Companies can try to weave together capabilities in an attempt to prevent attacks and other breaches, but functional gaps, poor integration, and management complexity make meeting security objectives time-consuming and difficult.
Changing organisational mindsets from prevention to incident preparation—e.g., implementing storage solutions with built-in cyber resilience—is key to safeguarding critical data assets and being able to quickly respond to and recover from ransomware and other cyberattacks.
So what’s next?
This analyst report from ESG outlines how to shift from Cybersecurity to Cyber Resilience with IBM.
In energy terms, the UK and the rest of Europe is still facing deep uncertainty regards to price and supply.
This unsettling scenario is as a result of major current geopolitical events, a rebound from the economic slowdown created by COVID-19, and the long-term decision of many European countries to reduce their dependency on fossil fuels, while slowly transitioning to renewable energy sources.
While it’s true to say that each country within Europe has a unique profile in terms of reliance across the energy-mix, and different levels of energy supply resilience, the region is in a precarious position, where it cannot guarantee sufficient levels of energy to power itself. Bloomberg Europe recently reported that power outages are ‘the next threat for the continent’. Even as we move out of winter and into the warmer months, businesses still need to be sure of supply and cost.
The UK’s National Grid is talking about ‘three-hour power cuts ’, while Norway is ‘set to curb its electricity exports’ . So, with already stretched energy supplies and such uncertainty in the energy sector, it’s no wonder our region is bracing itself for volatility.
What does this mean for businesses that rely on IT resilience – for safety, comfort and business continuity to keep IT environments running? The impact of power outages is not to be understated, with power fluctuations resulting from an unstable power grid capable of causing disruption and even damage to office computing devices, and critical IT applications within small and large businesses.
A full power outage could cause disruption to critical smart home functionality for example, as well as severely hamper critical IT applications that businesses rely on in their daily operations. Simply put, power quality and availability ensures comfort and safety for homes, and business continuity for businesses of all sizes.
What’s the solution?
Implementing an uninterruptable power supply strategy can underpin your business operations and give your customers, staff and shareholders the confidence of business uptime. Schneider Electric is a leading UPS manufacturer that gives IT professionals access to a broad portfolio of UPS solutions all designed to protect critical IT appliances and data in homes and across businesses. Customers can also benefit from Schneider’s Green Premium™ certification guarantee, meaning complete compliance, transparency and higher environmental performance.
Here’s a short introduction into how you can ensure clean, efficient power at all times, improve productivity and resilience, and pay less for your power.
Cybersecurity can feel overwhelming for SMBs, for they have to manage issues related to data security and integrity, avoid breaches, and understand and implement the protection measures required to efficiently deal with cyber threats.
Sometimes, this responsibility falls on SMB owners, who often must fill several roles at once. Otherwise it falls on overstretched IT teams looking for support to manage issues related to data security and integrity, avoid breaches, and understand and implement the protection measures required to efficiently deal with cyber threats.
This whitepaper provides guidance on the latest cyber security dangers, defence strategies, and best practices, with a particular focus on prevention rather than remediation, that should be followed by SMB leaders and their employees from all over the world.
With cyber threats increasing in number and quality, it’s important to know how prepared you are. Find out where your organisation stands on threat prevention, detection and response by answering a few questions and then in only 7 minutes, download your free personalised guide with recommendations from the experts at Bitdefender.
How does it work?
The interactive questions will help assess your level of cyber resilience maturity and identify the security gaps based on the following criteria: risk management, prevention, detection and response.
After taking the assessment, you will receive a dynamic and personalised report to identify your security pain points along with recommendations from our experts. Share it with your team and management to communicate how you can become more cyber resilient.
Your personalised report will help you understand where you are in your journey to improve your cyber resilience. It identifies your cybersecurity blind spots, provides recommendations on how to address them, and shares guidance on how to address your overall cyber security challenges.
Want to find out more?
As Bitdefender Partners, Complete IT Systems can offer you expert advice on the solutions and how they could be effectively deployed in your business.
To find out more please call us on 01274 396 213 or use our contact form and we’ll arrange a good time to call you back.
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