Calnet IT Blog
The latest IT news, updates, tips, guides and insights from the team here at Calnet IT Solutions.
From cyber security to the latest releases and everything in between!
The Fundamentals of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Across the globe, there has been significant growth and expansion in the area of cloud computing services. The main driving force behind this growth is the changing landscape of the working model as many businesses have sought out technology to support their employees...
Why Cyber Security Awareness Training Is Essential For Businesses
While cybercrime is on the rise globally, it’s rapidly becoming a huge problem in Ireland, in particular for small and medium-sized businesses. As online sales continue to account for a bigger chunk of revenue for businesses, this growth in eCommerce has also led to...
13 Ways That Microsoft 365 Can Benefit Small Businesses
There’s no doubt that in the last few years we have seen a dramatic shift in the way businesses and their teams manage their working schedules. Maintaining connections with teams working both remotely and on-site has become a focus for most businesses and finding a...
The Fundamentals of Firewall-as-a-Service (FWaaS)
When it comes to protecting businesses, prevention is always better than cure. The evergrowing trends in cybercrime pose a continuous risk to business owners, who need to stay ahead of the game to protect their data and systems against cyber attacks. Never before has...
The Ultimate Cyber Security Checklist For Irish Employees
Businesses were forced to undergo significant transformations during the COVID-19 pandemic, and while many offices around the country have opened up again, many people are still working from home. While it is clear that remote working provides some considerable...
The Best Virtual Desktop Services For Businesses
Virtual desktop services offer a vast array of benefits to modern businesses. In this article, we explore the advantages that virtual desktop services can offer your organisation, along with a rundown of the best ones on the market as we approach 2023. Why do...
Tips For Protecting Your Hybrid Workplace From Cyber Attacks
Over the past two and a half years, hybrid working models have empowered employees to balance both remote and in-office working arrangements, choosing where they work, and oftentimes when they work. Such a significant change has left businesses with a very real...
How To Protect Your Network Against Ransomware
Ransomware is one of the most common types of cybercrime today, with analysts estimating that every 14 seconds, a business falls victim to a ransomware attack. It has become an existential threat to modern businesses. Today we take a closer look at ransomware – what...
Green IT – How Irish Businesses Can Reduce Their Environmental Footprint
When we consider our environmental footprint as technology-reliant business owners, it appears from the outset that IT and sustainability seem to be at odds. The tech industry is fast-paced and ever-evolving. No sooner has a new product been introduced to the market...
Why Is Business Continuity Planning So Important?
Business Continuity Planning (BCP), simply put, is the creation of documents that consist of the critical information an organisation needs to continue operating during an unplanned event. Businesses are now more reliant than ever on technology such as cloud-based...
The Best Cyber Security Practices For Irish Businesses
Cyber security trends have evolved considerably over the past few years with companies more reliant than ever on technology and the internet. Remote work continues to be a focus for many businesses with cloud-based applications playing a key part in day-to-day...
How To Create A Disaster Recovery Plan For Your Business
Disaster can strike at any moment, and large or small, no business is immune to such an existential risk. Whether in the form of a cyber attack, natural disaster or human error, these unplanned incidents can be detrimental to a business, and with so many businesses...
Why Should Your Business Use Azure Virtual Desktop?
The changing work landscape, resulting from the pandemic, means facilitating remote working is a key consideration for organisations that want to maintain business continuity with a seamless experience for their employees. A cloud-based solution such as Azure Virtual...
Phishing Attacks Are Imitating Credit Unions
Are you confident in your ability to spot phishing attacks? Realistically, not many can confidently answer yes to that question. Though phishing attacks have been around for quite some time, cybercriminals are becoming ever more sophisticated in their efforts,...
10 Questions To Ask Your Managed IT Service Provider
As a business grows and scales, so too do its IT requirements. A dedicated and skilled IT team doesn’t come cheap and it is next to impossible to keep up to date with the constant developments in technology. So how is your business going to handle increased demand, if...
The Sonicwall 2022 Cyber Threat Report
Today’s business world is more reliant than ever on technology and, when you live in a digital economy, it is no surprise that the risk of cyber-attacks increases year on year. We regularly hear reports of big corporations getting hit with these attacks but, in...
Nine Things Your IT Service Provider Should Do For Your Business
Running a business in 2022 comes with many responsibilities and headaches, particularly in the aftermath of the pandemic and all of the changes that it brought. Challenges around remote and hybrid working, increased cybersecurity needs, and the impact of GDPR has...
Building Good Remote Working Culture With Microsoft 365
It appears that for many workers, the traditional 9-5 in the office is a thing of the past, with most businesses now operating on a fully remote or hybrid basis. A 2021 study by NUI Galway found that more than 95% of people favour some form of remote working, citing...
Tips For Maximising Productivity In Azure Virtual Desktop For Windows 11
The way we work, communicate and collaborate has completely changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, with fully remote or hybrid working here to stay, more businesses are turning to virtual desktops, and Azure Virtual Desktop in particular, to facilitate a...
Disaster Recovery: Setting Realistic Recovery Expectations After Data Loss
As a society, we have become accustomed to instant gratification. We want things as soon as possible, and our patience wears thin if we have to wait. This means that there is often a considerable gap between our expectations and the reality of the situation, leading...
Changes To Microsoft 365 Licensing in March 2022
In March 2022 Microsoft is making 2 changes to their Microsoft 365 licensing for business customers. Firstly, the price of certain Microsoft 365 licenses is increasing for the first time in 10 years, and secondly, the purchase options are also changing to move users...
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