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Remember the days when working from home was a novelty? Employers keen to engage a modern workforce developed flexible working arrangements that allowed staff to spend a day here or there working remotely – usually via

When we celebrated the start of 2020 just a few months ago, I don’t think anyone could have foreseen the situation we all face right now. But as COVID-19 ravages the globe and puts people’s health and livelihoods at

If you’re a regular internet user, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the increase in websites with a https address, rather than a http. The S stands for “secure” and shows that the website has an SSL (Secure Sockets Lay

** Please note this is about VPNs for business-related file sharing. Not VPNs that let you use an IP from another country to watch Netflix! Working the 9-5 in an office is fast becoming a thing of the past, with more peo

At Empreus IT, we want to help you keep your business and its critical data secure. That’s why we’ve been running a series of articles called IT security 101. So far in the series, we’ve covered the importance of f

Last month, we talked about the importance of firewalls and how they add valuable security to your IT network. Comparing your business to a castle, we explored the idea of a firewall as a moat – reducing the number of

Knowing the possible devastation that results from malicious hackers penetrating your private computer systems, wouldn’t you be willing to do just about anything to prevent it? In our last post, 2019 tech predictions y

2018 was a massive year for tech advancement, with new developments making communication, collaboration, and systemisation much faster and simpler than ever before. As we head into a year filled with the promise of even

One of the most essential elements of any business are the lines of communication with customers. For someone to buy from you, they need to be able to reach you, ask you questions, and place an order with you. If they ca

A router is a foundational piece of equipment in any IT environment. However, it rarely receives the respect it deserves when it comes to choosing the right one. While home users and micro businesses might be able to get

To respond or not to respond? That is a question you’d rather not leave in the hands of human error when it comes to responding to an unknown email. Email is one of the world’s most used communication and marketing c

Despite the fact that it sounds like a new age concept, virtualisation has actually been around since the earlier days of computing in the 1960s. In order to reduce the need to expand the number of physical machines (des

  If you’ve headed into the new financial year with a good idea of how you’re going to budget for IT expansion or upgrades, you may be wondering how to go about implementing them. We regularly help our clients u

It’s EOFY! And while the rest of the world celebrates January as the “start of a new year”, for business owners, it is July that signals the chance to start anew. It’s a time ripe for planning, strategising, and

Cryptoware (aka Ransomware) is one of the most dangerous, annoying and frequently experienced attacks on home and business computers. Whereas once we were afraid of viruses that upset the functionality of our computers,

When you run a business that relies on computers to get the job done, something going wrong with those computers is nothing short of a disaster. If you’re a one-man-show, managing your own device seems simple enough. B

With promises of improved collaboration, efficiency and productivity, it seems every business in Canberra is considering a move to Cloud computing this year. But is Cloud really any better than investing in an in-house s

At Empreus IT, we value the knowledge and experience of experts. We could, as is common in the IT world, hire a collection of generalists and claim to do everything well. Instead, we believe in partnering with specialist

When you’re looking for a new laptop or computer, wading through all of the options can be painstaking. And when you do eventually find one you like, how do you know whether it will perform as well as you need it to? H

Businesses can grow exceptionally fast. One minute you’re sitting alone in your lounge room plugging away on your laptop, and the next you’re setting up passwords for the 5th new employee to join your team in 6 month

Imagine for a moment that you lost every important email, every cleverly crafted document, and every precious image on your device. Websites that you’d carefully bookmarked over many years were gone, and every password

Most people have a love hate relationship with technology. We need our laptops, phones, desktop computers, routers, printers and other devices to help us work and keep us connected. And while it would be nice if they cou

Gone are the days of old cash registers and manually typing in the cost of every purchase a customer makes…the internet has changed the way industries work, and point of sale systems are definitely no exception! Seamle

  Servers have been the lifeblood of organisational file sharing for decades. And while new opportunities exist within the exciting new realm of “Cloud storage”, there are still many benefits to investing in a s

  Building and sustaining internal capabilities is one of the toughest parts of running a business. Ensuring that you have the right systems in place to support your business in times of growth is essential, and man

  Business is thriving. New customers are coming through the door every day and you find yourself needing to take on additional staff. As the business grows, so does your reliance on technology, and you know that if