Following Microsoft’s recent outage, many business leaders are wondering if they should move away from cloud systems entirely. It’s a fair question, but it needs some context. Think of large cloud platforms like utilities – water, electricity, or gas. They operate on a massive scale, with multiple backup systems, specialist teams, and billions invested in…
If you want to uncover unsanctioned cloud apps, don’t begin with a policy. Start with your browser history. The cloud environment most businesses actually use rarely matches the one shown on the IT diagram. It’s built through countless small shortcuts: a “just this once” file share, a free tool that solves one problem faster, a…
Following a recent Microsoft outage, many business leaders are wondering if they should move away from cloud services. It’s a fair question, but it needs some context. Large cloud platforms are built like utilities. They operate on a massive scale, with multiple failover systems, specialist teams, and billions invested in resilience and security. While they…
You know, keeping IT systems safe is a bit like looking after your health. You wouldn’t skip brushing your teeth, right? Well, in the world of technology, skipping those daily security checks is just as bad, if not worse. Cyber threats are always lurking, and new ways to get into systems pop up all the…
Following a recent Microsoft outage, many business leaders are wondering if they should move away from cloud services. It’s a fair question, but it needs some context. Large cloud platforms are built like utilities. They operate on a massive scale, with multiple failover systems, specialist teams, and billions invested in resilience and security. While they…
Time moves fast in the world of technology, and operating systems that once felt cutting-edge are becoming obsolete. With Microsoft having set the deadline for Windows Server 2016 End of Support to January 12, 2027, the clock is ticking for businesses that use this operating system. Once support ends, Microsoft will no longer provide security…
Following a recent Microsoft outage, many business leaders are wondering if they should move away from cloud services. It’s a fair question, but it needs some context. Large cloud platforms are built like utilities. They operate on a massive scale, with multiple failover systems, specialist teams, and billions invested in resilience and security. While they…
The recent AWS outage got me thinking about how we manage complexity in our IT systems. It’s a good reminder that in business, we should always try to cut down on the disorder, or ‘entropy’, that creeps in over time. When things get too varied, systems can break in ways we don’t expect. On the…
The recent AWS outage got a lot of people talking, and some suggested a simple solution: just replicate your systems across Azure or Google Cloud. It sounds like a good idea on paper, right? If one cloud goes down, you just switch to another. Easy. Key Takeaways Automating failover to another cloud provider can introduce…
If you’re using Microsoft 365, you might assume that Microsoft backs up all your data. After all, you’re paying for a cloud service, so your emails, files, and Teams chats should be safe, right? Wrong. Microsoft 365 does offer some data retention and recovery features, but it’s not a comprehensive backup solution. If you experience…