When the Cloud Breaks: What the Microsoft Outage Reveals About Business Risk
Today’s global Microsoft outage sent shockwaves through industries, grounding airlines, silencing collaboration tools, and disrupting consumer apps. But beyond the headlines lies a deeper concern: the fragility of cloud-dependent business models.The Cloud Isn’t...
UC Channel Update – October 2025
In this update: (October 2025) 3CX’s Latest Product News Thanks Christchurch - until next time Liongard – 3CX Inspector Tool Yealink product updates Grandstream News CommBox product updates Fanvil product updates Jabra product updates Demo equipment Case studies -...
ManageEngine Log360 and EventLog Analyzer – Licensing and pricing updates
ManageEngine has rolled out significant changes to the licensing and pricing structure for Log360 and EventLog Analyzer, effective October 1, 2025. These updates aim to simplify licensing, enhance product capabilities, and streamline pricing for customers and...
Unified IT Visibility – why does it matter!
Without an accurate view of every device, configuration, and vulnerability, it’s difficult to stay compliant, secure, and proactive. Modern automation and discovery tools solve these challenges by continuously mapping all assets on the network, documenting changes...
NZ MSPs – Change or risk becoming Obsolete in the New Tech Wild
If you’re a New Zealand MSP and you think your business can keep chugging along by doing what you did five years ago, you’re in for a rude awakening. The market is shifting under your feet — with AI, more regulation, rising customer expectations, and global...
SMB1001 – A Cybersecurity Standard for NZ SMBs
SMB1001 is a new cybersecurity standard designed specifically for small to mid-sized businesses in New Zealand. It helps improve cyber resilience without the complexity, cost, or overhead of traditional standards.Over the past few months, we’ve had more and more...
Why MSPs Should Offer Penetration Testing
Cybersecurity threats are growing every day, and penetration testing is one of the most effective ways to protect businesses from costly breaches. Yet, for many SMBs, traditional pen testing services from large firms have been too expensive - until now. At Bluechip...
Password Managers: Why Browsers Fall Short
Many people rely on their web browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Safari) to save and fill their passwords. It is certainly convenient for personal use, but when it comes to business security, browser password managers simply don't cut it.For organisations, switching to a...
Windows 10 upgrade options – Buy more Toys
We sell Acer devices, and do not sell the other options listed previously, so we are going to be the tiniest bit biased towards device replacement as the best option for most of your customers.It is certainly the best option if you are anywhere close to a natural...
ManageEngine OpManager Lite licensing: Smarter Monitoring, Lower Licensing Costs
In IT monitoring, not all devices deserve the same level of attention. While your core servers, firewalls, and business-critical apps demand in-depth performance monitoring, other endpoints, such as IP addresses, URLs, wireless access points, WAN IP monitors, or...