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Microsoft Ignite 2022 Recap: “Do more with less”

Last week Microsoft hosted its first in-person Microsoft Ignite event since the pandemic hit the world in 2019. As per the norm, the event kicked off with a keynote by the CEO of Microsoft Corporation, Satya Nadella, whose focus was on “digital perseverance”. His keynote included some of the biggest and most important announcements from …

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The importance of backups: the boring subject that becomes important if something goes wrong

A difficult conversation In all my years in IT, the most difficult conversations I have had is telling someone their data is gone. After all, that is what computers are for, to store retrieve and process data. I do not have to tell you how upsetting it can be to lose photos, videos and work …

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Microsoft Ignite 2021: Key Announcements You Need To Know

This year’s Ignite conference was once again a virtual-only event featuring free and continuous digital content for 48 hours between March 2nd and March 4th. The event was packed with a series of announcements aimed at developers, IT Pros, enterprise business users, and data professionals. Keeping in mind the challenges the world faces due to …

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Responsible AI

The importance of Responsible AI principles in your AI strategy Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the critical innovations that will continue to change the way the world works in the coming years. In our increasingly digitally connected world, AI strategy and development is a necessary consideration for companies in various industries, from financial services to sports medicine. Whether using machine learning analytics, intelligent security, or other use, AI …

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KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM MICROSOFT IGNITE 2019 AND WHY THEY MATTER

Earlier this month, Microsoft held its annual Ignite conference for tech leaders and practitioners in Orlando, FL. This year’s vision keynote by Microsoft’s CEO, Satya Nadella, came loaded with some of the biggest software and services announcements, touching on Azure, Office, Cortana, and Microsoft Edge, among others. In this recap, I will cover some relatively …

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Are you ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act?

On June 28, 2018, the California State Assembly and Senate passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), or Assembly Bill 375 (AB 375). Effective on January 1, 2020, the bill will impose new privacy obligations on certain businesses that collect personal information of consumers in California. At present, the bill is intended to …

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Establishing a security incident response program

Hackers will go to surprising lengths to infiltrate an organization’s network, typically using threat vectors such as email attachments, websites, and USB removable media as a starting point. Once your account credentials or machine has been compromised, an attacker will typically install a remote trojan or backdoor on your system that allows the attacker to …

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The Importance of Multi-Factor Authentication

In our business, Olive + Goose works with many industries subject to stringent security requirements, including health care, pharmaceuticals, and defense. Unfortunately, many customers only come to us for help AFTER they have had a security breach. One common scenario that we see involves a phishing attack allowing a bad actor access to a compromised …

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GDPR is here!

70% of firms say that they are NOT ready for GDPR1. Enforcement of the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes into effect today i.e. May 25, 2018, and we wanted to ensure that you were aware of what the regulation is and that you’re ready. The GDPR sets a new and higher bar for …

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Register now: Free webinar on device and app security

Are you interested in knowing how to manage devices and apps both on-premises and in the cloud, all from a single management console? Is keeping corporate information secure your organization’s top priority but is a growing challenge every day? You can learn about all of this and more by joining our consultant Riaz Javed for …

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