Game Changing – Australia’s Latest – Cyber Security Legislation
Firstly, some of the statements, thoughts and ideas, in this article, are only my views and opinions, and may not be those of PIP. This week, the Australian Parliament passed a landmark cyber security bill aimed at fortifying the nation’s … Continue reading →
What are the Seven Initiatives Under the New 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy
Introduction Australia has recognized the escalating threats in cyberspace and launched the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy to bolster its defences. This strategy encompasses seven key initiatives designed to enhance the nation’s cyber resilience, safeguard critical infrastructure, and protect citizens’ … Continue reading →
How to get a static IP address for Mobile Internet 4G & 5G
Enhancing Connectivity and Security in the Digital Age In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, businesses require robust and reliable connectivity solutions to thrive. One such solution is the use of static IP addresses, especially when bundled with advanced 4G and … Continue reading →
Thin Client is the economical desktop for virtual clients
Optimizing Your IT Infrastructure with Thin Clients In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, businesses are continuously seeking ways to optimize their IT infrastructure. One such solution that has garnered significant attention is the use of thin clients. Considering thin client … Continue reading →
What is DMARC – (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance)
What is DMARC ? DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance), is an email authentication protocol designed to give email domain owners the ability to protect their domain from unauthorized use, commonly known as email spoofing. It builds on two … Continue reading →
What are DomainKeys Identified Mail – DKIM records ?
What is DomainKeys Identified Mail – DKIM ? DKIM is an email authentication protocol designed to detect email spoofing. It allows the receiver to check that an email claiming to come from a specific domain was indeed authorized by the … Continue reading →
What are Send Policy Framework – SPF Records ?
What is Sender Policy Framework SPF ? The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email verification method intended to prevent email spoofing. By using SPF records, domain owners can designate which email servers are permitted to send emails on behalf … Continue reading →
Does Microsoft 365 Office include Windows 10/11 ?
Well as a wise man once said “That depends”. The answer lies in the definition of Microsoft’s Suite of cloud products and the subscription service to subscribe to. Many still reference Microsoft 365 as the entire suite of products Microsoft … Continue reading →
What is ISO 27000 and ISO 27001 – A Definitive Guide
The ISO/IEC 27000-series, also known as the ‘ISMS Family of Standards’ or ‘ISO27k’ for short, comprises information security standards published jointly by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The series provides the IT sector … Continue reading →
FIX: Emails Not Received or Disappearing from Outlook
Microsoft Outlook is the worlds leading Email client, used extensively worldwide from home users to Enterprise corporations. It now boasts over 400 million active users and over 3 million companies. It is currently estimated that an astonishing, 347 billion Emails … Continue reading →
VMware Post-Broadcom Acquisition: Costs, Downfalls, any Benefits ?
A whirl wind of contracts, webinars, meetings and phone calls the new cost structures are in for Broadcom vision for VMware. As expressed and anticipated last year, Broadcom has migrated to a full subscription model. Thereby effectively migrating every Enterprise … Continue reading →
The End of Life for Exchange Server: A Comprehensive Overview
Microsoft’s Exchange Server has been a cornerstone of enterprise communication and collaboration for many years. However, like all technology, it has a lifecycle, and understanding this lifecycle is crucial for IT administrators and decision-makers. Microsoft has released the dates and … Continue reading →
The End of an Era: Windows 10 Reaches End of Life – 2025
Microsoft’s flagship operating system, Windows 10, has been a staple for many users since its inception in 2015. However, all good things must come to an end, and Microsoft has announced that Windows 10 will reach its EOL (end … Continue reading →
WIFI 802.11 Speeds, Standards & Range: A Comprehensive Guide
Wi-Fi has become an integral part of our daily lives, enabling us to connect to the internet wirelessly. Over the years, Wi-Fi technology has evolved significantly, with each new standard bringing improvements in speed, range, and efficiency. This article provides … Continue reading →
Latency to Australian Capital Cities – Guide and Table
Many Australian companies have offices in each capital city of Australia. As Australia is a large country and continent the time it takes for Internet packets and data to travel between these capital cities is significant in todays IT reliant … Continue reading →
Broadband Speed and Bandwidth – A Definitive Guide
What is broadband speed ? Broadband Speed is actually the Latency of a broadband link not the Bandwidth as often advertised. Telcos and the media continually confuse the general public by representing the Bandwidth as a measure of Broadband Speeds. … Continue reading →
How to Prevent Outlook Connecting to Office 365 Account
Due to changes implemented by Microsoft to the Autodiscover service, Outlook and Windows are now configured to connect to Microsoft Office 365 instead of your on-premise Exchange server or our PIP private hosted Exchange server. This new update or new … Continue reading →
Microsoft Office 365 – SMTP Setup for Fax, WordPress and Scan to Email
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, which is a standard for sending and receiving emails over the internet. Conceived in 1980, it has become the primary Email transport protocol worldwide. All manufactures of network attached devices use the SMTP … Continue reading →
Migrating from Microsoft Office to Microsoft 365 – Full Steps
Microsoft 365 is how your Microsoft Office Productivity Suite of products is now delivered to most clients. The Microsoft 365 Suite of products reside on a single cloud platform, combining best-in-class applications, with intelligent cloud services, advanced security, multi-factor authentication … Continue reading →
Private Medical Cloud Hosting for HealthCare Services
Our Medical Portable Practice is a private cloud solution designed for Australian healthcare providers. This cloud comprises dedicated enterprise-grade servers paired with server infrastructure tailored for healthcare organizations needs. This healthcare cloud, operates independently and securely, featuring its own security … Continue reading →
Broadcom’s Acquisition of VMware: The End of VMware ?
In a significant move that has sent ripples across the tech industry, Broadcom Inc., a global technology leader, announced its acquisition of VMware Inc., the leading innovator in enterprise virtualisation and platform software The deal, valued at approximately $61 billion, … Continue reading →
Migrate to Microsoft 365 – Full Checklist
Migrating from on-premise Microsoft Office suite of products, including on-premises Exchange Server or other IMAP Email services can be achieved overnight with careful planning and performing the required steps the previous days or weeks in advance. We achieve this by … Continue reading →
Android vs Windows tablets – Which tablet to buy ?
Which is better? … As usual the depends!…. Read on for a deep dive into Android vs Windows Tablets. Tablets have filled that niche market in mobile devices, between laptops and mobile phones. Tablets are a better choice for portability … Continue reading →
Guide: how much does the average laptop weigh ?
With many of our business users being mobile in this new age of portable computing, one of the biggest questions is – How much does the average laptop weigh ? Of course, as the old adage goes….. This depends! When … Continue reading →
Backup OneDrive/SharePoint – PIP Drive
PIP has services to provide its clients with a Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) for Microsoft 365 One Drive and SharePoint. This backup Service will provide our clients with a – 7 Day Backup 6 Week Backup 12 Month Back 7 year Backup … Continue reading →
Host Genie Medical Software – Scanning How To
PIP has been hosting Genie Medical Software for specialist medical practices, for over 20 years. Two cloud-based solutions are provided for – PIPs private Datacenters (private cloud) or Microsoft AZURE platform (public cloud). During this extended period we have developed many … Continue reading →
Microsoft 365 on the way to Cloud.Microsoft
Just as complicated as the product offerings under the Microsoft Suite of products were, which has now been culminated under the Microsoft 365 banner, so was the multitude of domains and subdomains that represented these This is all about to … Continue reading →
Genie Software Solutions Rebrands as Magentus
From today, Genie solutions will now be know as Magentus. If you recall the Citadel Group bought Genie Solutions in late 2021 through its private equity group – Pacific Equity Partners. This equity group also acquired UK based medical software … Continue reading →
Cloud Growth Slows
The quarterly results form the big three public cloud providers, Azure, AWS and Google have reported slower growth. The era of exponential growth and huge digital footprints may be over for these mega datacenters…. At least for now. Many cloud … Continue reading →
Setup Microsoft Team Avatar
The latest update for Microsoft Teams is the creation of your own personal Teams Avatar in 3D. No longer will you need to make sure your presentable for those early morning Monday teams meetings. Just have your very own personally … Continue reading →