Your people are already using AI to get work done. They may be pasting information into public AI tools, using personal AI accounts for work, trialling new plugins or experimenting with AI agents outside approved systems. This is shadow AI, the use of AI tools, applications or agents within an organisation without the knowledge, approval[…] Read
Published by Rob Rattray, Director, A1 Technologies
If you already have Managed Detection and Response (MDR) in place, or you work with a Security Operations Centre (SOC), you’ve covered an important part of your cyber security. You’ve got monitoring in place across your endpoints like laptops and desktops, visibility into platforms such as Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, and a team or[…] Read
Your employees can be your strongest line of defense against cyberattacks, or your biggest cybersecurity risk. The difference often comes down to one thing: ongoing security awareness training. One Click Changed Everything It was just another busy Monday morning. An employee received an email that appeared to come from Microsoft, asking them to verify their[…] Read
For many senior executives, the decision to keep IT in-house rests on a single instinct: if the team is sitting at a desk down the hall, the business is in control. As companies grow, that instinct often hardens into policy, with leadership defaulting to internal hires to preserve a sense of oversight. The trouble is[…] Read
Midmarket leaders are under real pressure to determine where AI fits in their business. The opportunity is clear, but so are the risks. Moving too slowly can create competitive disadvantage, while moving too quickly without the right data, governance, and operational discipline can create exposure. In our AI consulting conversations with clients and prospects, we’re seeing a more practical[…] Read
Cloud adoption gives organizations the flexibility to scale infrastructure on demand, launch new services quickly, and support a modern workforce, but that flexibility can come with an unexpected downside: rising cloud costs. As Azure environments grow, it’s easy for spending to outpace expectations. Virtual machines run around the clock, unused resources accumulate, and organizations continue[…] Read
As enterprise applications rapidly shift to autonomous agentic architectures, traditional IT models can no longer scale. This comprehensive framework reveals how to choose an AI managed services provider built for a predictive, self-healing digital ecosystem. Discover the critical AI MSP vs. traditional MSP key differences, evaluate your candidates against our 12-point AI MSP selection criteria[…] Read
Cybersecurity issues don’t pop up one at a time. They’re often frequent, urgent, and complex. When issues build up and the level of complexity increases to the point where your team needs an extra hand, having a vCISO can lighten the load. A vCISO (Virtual Chief Information Security Officer) is a security leader who serves[…] Read
As remote and hybrid work have become the norm, organizations need a secure, scalable way to deliver applications and desktops to employees, wherever they work. Two of the leading virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) platforms are Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Citrix. Both enable secure remote access to business applications, but they take very different approaches[…] Read
Most digital transformations don’t fail because of the technology. They fail because of the structures, or lack of them, implemented to manage change. Research by McKinsey shows that when organisations undertake a digital transformation to improve performance, those efforts fail 70 per cent of the time. For business leaders who have invested significant resources in this process,[…] Read