Blog
Cybersecurity Measures for Businesses: Demystifying Cybersecurity Terms
Cyber Threats: The Unavoidable Reality and Cybersecurity Measures for Businesses The vital role of cybersecurity in the age of digital transformation cannot be emphasised. The temptation for cybercriminals grows tremendously as firms transfer more operations...
Cloud Backup for Business: Developing a Best-in-Class Cloud Backup Strategy
Cloud Backup for Business: Developing a Best-in-Class Cloud Backup Strategy Data is at the heart of organisational performance in today's digital-first world. As a director, COO, or IT manager, you understand the crucial need to safeguard this priceless asset....
The Importance of Being Prepared: Business Continuity Plan
The Importance of Being Prepared: Adopting a Strong Business Continuity Plan Preparing your firm to deal with unexpected disruptions is critical in anplex unpredictable world. Plex IT understands that a well-designed Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is your...
IT Solutions for Business Growth: Mastering Your ICT Strategy
Mastering Your ICT Strategy: IT Solutions for Business Growth A well-crafted ICT strategy is critical for organisations to prosper and achieve their goals in today's quickly expanding digital landscape. Organisations risk uncontrolled costs, ineffective...
Implementing Advanced Financial Services Technology: Future Trends in the Financial Services Sector
Future Technology Trends in the Financial Services Industry: Implementing Advanced Financial Services Technology In an era characterised by rapid digitalisation and an increasingly online economic landscape, the financial services industry is enduring a...
Leveraging Strategic IT Management to Overcome a 7% Inflation Surge
A Plex IT Perspective on Leveraging Strategic IT Management to Overcome a 7% Inflation Surge The most recent report from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicates that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will increase by 7% in June 2023. As this impacts...
Plex IT Ranked Among Elite Managed Service Providers on Channel Futures 2023 NextGen 101 List
JUNE 20, 2023: Plex IT has been named as one of the world’s premier managed service providers on the prestigious Channel Futures 2023 NextGen 101 rankings. The NextGen 101, an MSP 501 list, honors industry-leading managed service and technology providers that...
How MSPs Impact Employee Productivity: A Deep Dive into How Managed Service Providers (MSPs) Drive Real-World Impact
How MSPs Impact Employee Productivity: A Deep Dive into How Managed Service Providers (MSPs) Drive Real-World Impact The key to success in the modern, fast-paced business environment is efficiency. Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are increasingly viewed as...
The Importance of IT Managed Services in the Financial Services Sector
The Importance of IT Managed Services in the Financial Services Sector Technology has played a transformative role in the world of finance, making calculative tasks a pleasure. Technology has significantly streamlined operations and increased financial sector...
Troubleshooting and Resolving Performance Limitations in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Environments: A Comprehensive Guide
Troubleshooting and Resolving Performance Limitations in Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) Environments: A Comprehensive Guide Providing a seamless user experience requires Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments to deliver optimal performance. However, performance...
Boost security with AzureAD SSO. Streamline access, integrate apps & implement Conditional Access policies. Contact Plex IT for expert solutions.
Enterprise applications no longer operate in isolation, each being protected by a separate, independent set of credentials. Interconnectivity and interoperability currently prevail supreme. Nonetheless, this interconnected world and a more mobile workforce have...
Prioritising Data Security and Compliance When Employing Chat-GPT for Business
In the digital transformation era, organisations are progressively leveraging the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools to improve operational efficiency, data analysis, and customer engagement. OpenAI's Generative Pretrained Transformer (GPT) offers...
Maximizing Remote Work Security and Efficiency with Azure Virtual Desktop
Maximizing Remote Work Security and Efficiency with Azure Virtual Desktop: A Comprehensive Guide for Chief Operations Managers and IT Manager As the world continues towards remote work as the new normal, Chief Operations Managers and IT Managers are tasked with...
Revolutionising the IT Service Desk with Artificial Intelligence
As technology continues to evolve, the demand for efficient IT support and service desk operations increases. The introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in the IT service desk has transformed the way businesses address and resolve technical issues. In this blog...
Optimising Multi-Cloud Security: Advanced Strategies and Solutions
As the business world becomes increasingly digital, more and more companies are turning to multi-cloud environments to meet their IT needs. This approach allows organisations to take advantage of the strengths of different cloud providers, such as increased...
IT Governance and Compliance Policies, Why Is It Important?
Cyberattacks are becoming more frequent and more severe every day. Recent attacks on Optus and Medibank that exposed the personal information of millions of customers including Names, birth dates, driver's license numbers, and even passport numbers are a few examples....
ASD’s ‘Essential 8’ Strategies to Increase an Organisation’s Security Posture
The Australian Signals Directorate's (ASD) "Essential 8" techniques to reduce cyber security incidents are a collection of cyber security best practices that, when successfully followed, will provide your organisation with a baseline cyber security posture. The...
Cloud Governance – Framework and Principles
Why is Cloud Governance necessary, and what does it entail? Cloud governance refers to a collection of procedures that help users function in the cloud in the manner they like, ensure that operations are effective, and allow users to track and adjust operations as...
Cyber Threats – The Need for New Cybersecurity Approaches
Organisations are finding the need for new cybersecurity approaches in light of evolving cyber threats As cyber threats change, organisations are realizing the need for new cybersecurity strategies. It wasn’t too long ago that sophisticated executives could have long,...
Building a Cloud Strategy to Align With Business Operations
Technology executives need to be familiar with the main categories of technology used in their company. Today, the term "cloud" refers to several technologies that make it possible to design contemporary applications and conduct IT operations from anywhere....
Enhancing your Financial Services Firms’ Cyber Security Controls Using Conditional Access Policies.
Compromised cybersecurity is one of the biggest impediments to many firms' global growth, particularly following a cloud migration. According to a recent study by IBM, the average cost of a data breach in Australia is now 4.1 million dollars, up from 4 million dollars...
The Cybersecurity Threat Landscape with Response Recommendations
With fast emerging cyber threats even the most mature security practices lag behind when facing high-momentum attacks, such as attacks on APIs or cyber-physical systems (CPS), organisations need to shift the focus from “are we safe?” to “are we prepared? With digital...
Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure
Source : 2022 Thales Data Threat Report Critical Infrastructure Edition, 2022 Critical Infrastructure Organisations (CIOs) have an important role to play in our economy and way of life. They are responsible for the production, distribution, and storage of goods and...
Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) How to Scale and Secure an Organisation
Organisations have been struggling to provide secure desktop experiences for their employees. The global pandemic threatened this goal, as it became increasingly difficult and costly to maintain on-premise-based IT systems with remote access in an everchanging world...
Addressing the fundamentals of any cyber security strategy.
In today's digital age, ensuring that your business's information is well-protected is more critical than ever. A cyber security breach can cause significant damage to your company, both in terms of reputation and finances. That's why getting the fundamentals of cyber...
Unintended consequences of Government intervention in light of the Optus data breach
After the recent data breach at Optus, Australian Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil announced that there would be "very substantial" reforms. The government is pursuing changes including increasing penalties under privacy laws which currently max out at $2 million...
Multi-Factor Authentication Fatigue Is a Growing Problem
Multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue is the name given to a technique used by adversaries to flood a user’s authentication app with push notifications in the hope they will accept and therefore enable an attacker to gain entry to an account or device. This attack...
TYPES OF BACK UP OPERATIONS
As we transition to the digital world and do a lot of work that is dependent on technology, it is highly essential that we have a good backup strategy for any issues that might occur. In our previous blog, we have discussed what is a backup and listed several benefits...
BENEFITS OF HAVING A GOOD BACKUP SOLUTION
Within the technological ecosystem, disasters can strike anywhere, anytime. As we have seen with recent news events even the largest most well-guarded organisations are not impervious to catastrophe. At Plex IT we believe that having the right backup solution...
BENEFITS OF HAVING MANAGED IT SERVICES
According to an article from Connectwise, Managed IT Services “allow businesses to delegate their IT operations to an expert third-party organisation that specializes in handling these responsibilities.” And with the sudden rise for businesses to upgrade their IT...
WHY YOU SHOULD AUTOMATE YOUR BUSINESS PROCESSES
Business process automation can revolutionize how an organisation handles repetitive tasks, streamlining their operations and administration leveraging different software and platforms.
Plex IT uses a wide range of process automation software and apps to our own and our clients’ productivity and efficiency. By investing in these web apps, we can help you provide high-quality service and make it become an asset to your business.
Reasons To Outsource Your IT Needs
Top Reasons It Pays To Outsource Your IT Needs With the recent worldwide events, information technology for your business makes a huge difference in your sustainability and success. The adoption of cloud and hybrid technologies into the industry has allowed a new...
How to Spend Your Cybersecurity Budget
Cybersecurity is carving more and more out of IT budgets, but how much is enough when it comes to spending? With a greater need for protection and more advanced services to protect your organisation where should you invest? New tools? Greater training? Or spread your...
Five Reasons Why You Should Integrate an MSP Into Your Existing IT Department
Some businesses tend to shy away from MSP’s thinking that they cannot co-exist alongside their internal IT departments. This, however is untrue, although some organisations rely entirely on MSP’s, others now incorporate managed service providers as part of their...
Are Data Breaches Actually Decreasing In Number?
Are Data Breaches Decreasing In Numbers? Data breaches are a big problem for businesses large and small. Last year, there were 964 breaches reported to the OIAC under the NDBS. The NDB is short for Notifiable Data Breach Scheme. Under the Notifiable Data Breaches...
5 Signs You’re Choosing The Right Managed Service Provider
You want to choose the right managed services because the right company can keep your business up and running at all times. They will also be able to make helpful suggestions that improve your business even more. Managed providers have become a cornerstone of most...
How to Ease the Transition Between IT Service Providers
If you feel like you’re constantly banging your head against the wall with your current Managed Service Provider, or MSP, then you need a new IT support company to step in and take the lead. The fear of transitioning from one managed services company to another keeps...
6 Reasons It Pays To Outsource Your IT Needs
Top Reasons It Pays To Outsource Your IT Needs In the 21st century, information technology for your business can make a huge difference in your future success. The adoption of cloud and hybrid technologies into the industry has allowed a new standard level of...
Delivering and Deploying Better Backups
In the digital world that we live in, there's a growing need to have better backups. With the right back-up solution, you can have on-site or cloud backup solutions. This will allow your business to recover quickly after being attacked by ransomware. Don't let your...
Digital Transformation With Cross-Functional Teams
Digital Transformation With Cross-Functional Teams As all businesses try to continue to develop in the competitive digital world, there are many new management approaches that are taking place. The cross-functional team approach is one that has been implemented by...
The Newest Prey of Cyber Attacks – The Accountants Inbox
Accountant Inboxes Are The Newest Prey Of Cyber Attacks The phrase of learning from other's mistakes especially holds true in the accounting world. It's very common to find firms seeking guidance from others who have undergone a similar situation. By learning...
What Australian Financial Institutions Need to Know About Cyber Security
What Australian Financial Institutions Need to Know About Cyber Security It's been over a year since Australia's Notifiable Data Breach Scheme (NDB Scheme) made headlines. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) was made aware of the countless...
Managed Service Providers Must Enhance Their Cybersecurity Profile.
It's Time Managed Service Providers Enhanced Their Internal Security Practices. Managed service providers, or MSPs, are utilised by a plethora of entities spanning almost every niche of industry and business. Their job is to remotely manage a client’s end-user...
The Need for Healthcare Providers and Hospitals to Practice Better Cybersecurity Hygiene
Potential damages from breaches of healthcare cybersecurity are not only time, money, & operational capacity. Additionally, the risk of human casualties is a major concern with the increase of IoMT (Internet of Medical Things)
How to Identify a Phishing or Spoofing Email Using Our Top 10 Tips
How do Spoofing and Phishing Emails Affect the Digital World. Since the mid 90’s cybercriminals have been using phishing as a way to gain sensitive information using deceptive emails and websites to deceive victims into clicking malicious links, sending sensitive...
The 5 Most Severe Real Estate IT Cybersecurity Threats Plaguing The Industry Today
The 5 Most Severe Real Estate IT Cybersecurity Threats Plaguing The Industry Today Once upon a time, real estate professionals focused exclusively on client needs, making money, setting sales records and building solid reputations. Those days are history due to...
What Do New Data Breach Laws Mean for Australia’s Healthcare IT Enterprises?
5 IT Tactics Your Healthcare Must Master in Light of New Data Security Regulations IT security is an increasingly important concern regardless of where your healthcare business operates. As governments worldwide implement new regulatory frameworks, such as Australia's...
Keyboard Shortcuts Every Business Owner Must Know
Optimise The Way You Work With These Time Saving Keyboard Combinations No matter how popular tablets and mobile devices become in the upcoming years, there is no getting around the fact that a PC with a full keyboard is the most powerful tool at your disposal...
The Top Tips to Securing your IT Hybrid Environments
The Top Tips to Securing your Hybrid IT Environment Distributed IT architecture, due to the cloud computing technology, virtualisation, and IT hybrid environments, have changed how establishments purchase, view, and apply information technology. More organisations are...
8 Great Real Estate Apps for Agents in Australia
The role of an agent or broker in today's mobile environment involves a large quantity of mobile and time sensitive tasks. Innovative technological applications are helping to simplify the workload of agents and brokers while at the same time increasing productivity...
5 Strategies Organisations can take to Prevent a Data Breach
5 Strategies Organisations can take to Prevent a Data Breach When the Information Commissioner release the second report on Notifiable Data Breaches, the report revealed that breaches are rising. There were just 63 breaches reported in the first quarter, but, between...
5 Ways to Promote Digital Adoption
Today's businesses are forced to adopt digital transformations at an unprecedented pace. The process can prove to be difficult even for the most tech-savvy of companies. Companies have to spend a lot of time identifying technologies and identifying the path of digital...
How Technology Is Changing the Real Estate Market
How Technology Is Changing the Real Estate Market Despite many industries having remained afloat with the current changes in technology, the real estate industry is yet to realise any notable standards. The distinction is perhaps due the fact that real estate...
Office Automation – More Efficient & Productive Workflows
Optimise, Integrate and Automate Payneless Computer Solutions’ utilise a wide variety of cloud-based office automation apps and services to maximise our own and our clients’ productivity and efficiency. Our motto here is Optimise, Integrate and Automate (OIA)....
Are Your Healthcare IT Systems Up To Standard?
Is Your Practice’s Healthcare IT Systems Up To Standard? Quality healthcare in Australia is not determined by just the actual medical attention that you receive. Quality healthcare is an ecosystem that comprises of medical specialists, medical equipment...
Learn About Recent IT Budget Trends
Trends in ICT Budgets Technology is creating the way for more success in our organisations. Technology budgets are expected to have increased for many organisations in 2018. Research indicates that 37% of companies will spend more on technology investment than...
Need a Social Media Break? How to Delete or Deactivate Instagram Accounts
Instagram 101 - How to Delete your Instagram Account,Take a Short Break or Remove Activity Instagram is a great application for sharing daily life snaps with family and friends, and we can also see what our family and friends are up to. It is a great source of image...
Telstra Smart Modem – An Introduction
For all the information the internet contains, it is nothing if you cannot connect to it. Telstra addresses connection issues with the Telstra Smart Modem. It has the feature of being able to switch from Telstra’s home network to the mobile network when necessary,...
How to Use the iPhone X – A How-to Guide
How to Use the iPhone X - A How-to Guide The most exciting smartphone currently on the market is undoubtedly Apple’s iPhone X. Since its release in the fall of 2017, the phone is something fresh and different from the Californian company. Unlike all of its...
MANAGING MICROSOFT 365 USER ACCOUNTS FOR IT ADMINISTRATORS
MANAGING MICROSOFT 365 USER ACCOUNTS FOR IT ADMINISTRATORS. A lot of administrators with years of IT experience who are responsible for their organisations’ Microsoft 365 systems are likely to lose sleep thinking about the best, and most efficient ways of handling...
FIVE REASONS WHY MANAGED IT SERVICES SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO YOUR EXISTING IT DEPARTMENT
FIVE REASONS WHY MANAGED IT SERVICES SHOULD BE INCORPORATED INTO YOUR EXISTING IT DEPARTMENT. Even though having an IT managed services provider like Payneless is a boon to your business, most businesses tend to shy away from managed IT services, thinking that they...
RANSOMWARE AND THE NEED FOR IT NETWORK SECURITY
SMB IT NETWORK SECURITY: 1 IN 5 BUSINESSES SUFFER OPERATIONS INTERRUPTIONS. In just the past year there have been some hard hits to some major global companies such as Boeing, FedEx, Maersk, Merck, and Mondelez International by ransomware attacks. The financial losses...
What is the Petya Virus and How to Protect Your Computer System.
Petya Virus, What is It? How Does it Differ From Normal Ransomware? How Can I Protect Myself? If you’ve been hiding under a rock as of late you may not have heard that the Petya Virus has been wreaking havoc among computer systems. However, unlink traditional...
Stop Using Vulnerable and Outdated Email Practices such as POP and IMAP and Embrace Office365
Stop Using Vulnerable and Outdated Email Practices such as POP and IMAP and Embrace Office365 Want to free up resources, reduce costs and create a highly available email service that is accessible in the office and on the go in a seamless manner? We need to move away...
How To Drastically Speed Up a Slow Computer With 1 Piece of Hardware
Increase The Speed of Your Computer With a Solid State Drive (SSD) We can bang on for hours about which hardware is best and most efficient. However, this is completely dependent on the budget of your business. However, there's one small change you can make that will...
What is a virus? How do I get viruses? And how can I protect myself?
What is a virus? How do I get viruses? How can I protect myself from a virus? What is Malware, Adware, Ransomware or Trojans? These are questions I am asked constantly by clients after their machines have become infected with nasty and detrimental computer viruses....
Want to Know the Easiest Way to Backup all Your Phone’s Photos
Our memories, our experiences, our most valued moments all captured in a single frame. When I visit client's houses or business I'm constantly asked the same question, how do I back up my photos automatically and make sure they are safe? So.... How do we ensure we...
Set Up Netflix On Any TV In Just Minutes
Want to stream your favourite movies and TV shows but don't have a smart TV? In this post we'll learn how to set up Netflix on any TV in just minutes with just 2 items, your smartphone and a Google Chromecast. When arriving at clients places of business or residence...
What Email Solution is Best for Your Small Business?
The Different Types of Email and What's Best for your Small Business Many business owners make the mistake of assuming email is a monolithic technology that is the same for all users and businesses alike. Nothing could be further from the truth. Electronic mail is...
Best Web Based Tools for the Small Business Owner
Best Web Based Tools for the Small Business When you're running a business, there just aren't enough hours in the day. You have a variety of responsibilities, duties, and tasks that need doing, all while running the day to day aspects of keeping a business running....
What Backup Solution is the Best for Your Small Business
WHAT BACKUP SOLUTION IS THE BEST FOR YOUR SMALL BUSINESS Businesses are generating more data than ever before. This is only natural as things go increasingly digital across the board. With this explosion in data, however, comes a price. One of the most important and...
6 Ways Managed IT Services Can Help Your Business Succeed
It's a cliche to say that times are tough for small businesses, but the truth is that times are always tough for small businesses. Finding ways to save money or increase revenue is always a top concern. It's not often that a small business can find a way to do both....
Cloud Storage for Small Business
What is Cloud Storage? Cloud Storage technology stores digital data on third-party machines or servers. When we use our PC, we can save our data on a hard drive, burn it to a CD, or put it on a USB drive. All of these mediums are local. If the medium is damaged, our...
Managed IT Services
Sleep easy at night because we’ve got your back. From daily helpdesk support to proactive future planning, we’re your IT partner looking after everything tech in your business.
Cloud Computing
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Develop 24x7 anytime, anywhere access with high redundancy and availability. Support your staff to be productive, not to mention happier!
Office Automation
Be smart. Do less with more by implementing office automation. Develop streamlined internal processes, minimise double handling and increase accuracy of your business data.
Cyber Security
The threat of cyberattacks continues to rise. Cybersecurity is an ever-evolving landscape and your business needs to stay one step ahead. We’re right with you on the journey.