Category: Managed IT Services

Top 4 Challenges to Achieving Cyber Resilience

Posted on 5 March 202527 June 2025 by Clinton Carey

No business today is completely safe from cyberthreats. Attack vectors are constantly evolving, and despite your efforts, even a simple oversight can leave your business vulnerable to a breach. That’s why cyber resilience is so critical, as the very future...

Key Considerations When Selecting the Right Cyber Insurance Coverage

Posted on 22 December 202320 February 2024 by Clinton Carey

Is your business prepared to confront today’s growing cybersecurity threats? Although adopting the latest technologies and industry trends is undoubtedly crucial, it is equally important to ensure that your business has the best cyber liability insurance. Think of it as...

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Managed Networks Explained: Simplifying VPNs, Firewalls, & More

Posted on 14 November 202322 December 2023 by admin

Today, managing networks for small businesses has become increasingly complex, with various components crucial for the smooth and secure flow of data. Managed networks have become the backbone of many organisations, ensuring data privacy, security, and accessibility. In this article,...

Boost Your Business and Save Money: Outsource IT Costs

Posted on 31 May 202322 December 2023 by Clinton Carey

In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses rely heavily on efficient and reliable information technology (IT) systems to streamline operations, improve productivity, and gain a competitive edge. However, managing an in-house IT department can be costly, time-consuming, and resource-intensive. Thankfully, there...

How to Set Up Employees To Work Remotely

Posted on 18 October 202231 May 2023 by Clinton Carey

The need to work outside of the four walls of your workplace is on the rise. Workplace flexibility, non-defined work hours, and a need to be reactive to your clients have elevated the importance of your remote work environment. To...

Cloud VoIP Phone Systems for Business Explained

Posted on 18 May 202228 November 2022 by Clinton Carey

Cloud phone systems (Cloud VoIP) is becoming increasingly popular for businesses of all shapes and sizes in the Northern Rivers NSW and across Australia. If you are thinking about upgrading to a cloud VoIP phone system, here is everything you...

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Managed IT Services – Everything You Need To Know

Posted on 11 April 202215 February 2023 by Clinton Carey

Managed I.T. services means that someone takes the responsibility for the day to day support of your I.T. environment. Learn more about how partnering with an external IT support provider like Cicom can save you time, stress and money.

Camels get roped together in convoy and pegged though the nose to control their direction and to prevent them dashing off after diversions or distractions. Likewise, a well managed IT environment is a secure environment, where you can travel on with the knowledge that your desktops and laptops are in good shape with the capacity to push on whatever the conditions.

How camels and computers are pegged together

Posted on 22 February 20221 July 2022 by Clinton Carey

Camels. Swift, snorting ships of the desert. They operate in remote regions, travelling vast distances across trackless, waterless wastes. Expert navigators of windblown dune or shimmering plain, camels are purpose-built for trekking from point A to point B in hostile...

With automation, choose method over madness

Posted on 12 November 202111 April 2022 by Clinton Carey

Organic. Hybrid. Convolute coils. Concepts that flourish well in a plant nursery hothouse. Not so marvellous when applied to the mayhem of different systems patched together in our busy workaday life. Our office systems are very often crazily plant-like. Chase...

Flexible contracts with real people

Posted on 12 October 202122 February 2022 by Clinton Carey

Not all IT support contracts look alike. This is probably just as well. Some are agile, supple and stretch with your needs. Others are unyielding. Rigid. Downright inflexible. Some give. Others take. Once signed up you may strike it rich...

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