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If you follow Microsoft products, then you may know about Microsoft Ignite. Held annually, it generates many exciting updates and announcements in the Microsoft apps and general world.   Microsoft held its most recent event last October 2022. Out of the conference came a lot of Microsoft 365 news that can positively impact your business productivity and may provide ideas for your next digital workflow upgrade.  Let’s go through the highlights below.  Teams Premium  Teams Premium is a new Microsoft 365…

From carrying servers through Perth city on a weekend, to crawling on hands and knees to fix a server located under a staircase and rolling out a phone system with eagles overhead in Sharkbay….our very own Matt O’Donohue OSS Senior Consultant seems to have done it all in the name of great IT!  This year marks Matt’s 17th year with us, having previously worked at Fujitsu, where his work as an infrastructure engineer got him interested in servers, Linux, RedHat…

It would be hard to miss the recent news and announcements in regards to cyber security breaches for big businesses and organisations such as Medibank and Optus.   As the volume and sophistication of cybersecurity threats have steadily grown, so has the need for more advanced endpoint security solutions.   Endpoint security is something we can all do - from individuals, team members, IT specialists and leaders in an organisation - because we all use endpoint devices for our everyday use.   What…

Perth IT Partnerships between Kununurra based Aboriginal organisation, Wunan Foundation, and Open Systems Support, has innovatively turned a 4WD into a media vehicle for increasing social, cultural, community and economic connections for Aboriginal communities in one of WA’s most remote regions.  The “Trailblazer” has seen Wunan convert a 4WD Toyota Hilux car into a fully equipped audio visual masterpiece - including large TV screen, speakers, lights, mics and 4G communications - to deliver visual storytelling, outdoor movie nights, disco and…

The recent cyber attacks on some of Australia’s telecommunications and health insurance companies has certainly brought a great focus on ensuring that we take extra precautions when it comes to data sharing and protecting our digital security. A number of cyber security advice are now widely available. With so many news, stories and updates, our Open Systems Support team members suggested that a good resource to help might be a compilation of the official government advice on next steps if your…