Understanding the Essential Eight The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) Essential Eight framework has become a yardstick for cybersecurity in Australia but proper implementation still eludes many businesses and keeps threats like ransomware an ever-present problem. The ASD Essential Eight is regarded as a foundational component to resilience in online security and while it doesn’t cover…
WRITTEN BY JON PANELL – SALES & COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR AT DIGITAL SENSE As Sales & Commercial Director at Digital Sense, I have regular discussions with multiple parties about service levels, from opportunities won and lost to contract negotiations and re-negotiations. These service levels cover a range of products and services, from existing services to “what’s…
A company seeking to stay ahead of the competition and utilise every available resource in the modern age needs to embrace the most beneficial systems and infrastructure available to them. Every business is different and has different needs, but nearly all businesses can benefit by altering their operations and embracing, at least in some part,…
Self-service Portals will save you time so that you can have more “me” time. A self-service portal is a website that empowers users—customers, employees, partners, contractors, or suppliers—to electronically transact with your business, completing simple to complex tasks using a consistent interface.Fast and efficient self-service access is paramount to showcase your company’s products and services…
Selecting The Right Cloud Platform For Your Business You’ve done the research. You’ve weighed up the pros and cons. You’ve assessed your business plan and have determined that moving to a cloud will enable you to meet your customers needs in this rapidly changing market. What do you need to ensure your business is cloud-ready?…
Data Protection vs Data Security Many people use the terms protection and security interchangeably, but while they share some similarities, they entail distinct processes and outcomes. In the digital world, protection and security have more complex meanings as data has unique attributes and challenges: how do you protect and secure 1s and 0s? Data protection…
Cloud this. Cloud that. It’s all you hear nowadays. “I’m in a Cloud.” “We store our data in a Cloud.” “Our customers access us from a Cloud.” When did Clouds stop being fluffy, white, and gaseous and start working in the IT industry? What is a Cloud Provider? A Cloud Provider is a company that…
The traditional view of Business Continuity Mortality, taxes, and data growth. That’s the world we live in. In the future, we all hope to live longer, pay less tax, and manage data growth effectively. The “value” of your data will never be fully appreciated if it lives in perpetual, unrefined storage. So, how can you…
How does data become “unstructured”? With the correct processes, policies, and procedures in place, one would assume that data would always be “structured”. This, however, is often not the case. So how does data lose its structure, despite careful planning? Simple—your business is full of humans. Regardless of what instructions they are given, and what…
Building a Next Generation Data Centre (NGDC) is fast becoming key to the digital transformation that more and more companies are now pursuing. The NGDC embraces digital transformation by delivering a cloud-first architecture that is designed to be more adaptable and responsive to the demands of users. Digital transformation for a business demands that the…