Why isn’t AI delivering the results you expected? In This Issue Welcome to the September 2026 edition of our Technology Insider newsletter! Many businesses have experimented with AI over the last year. Some people use it every day, while others have quietly gone back to the way they’ve always worked. This month, we explore why […]
How secure are the everyday tools your business relies on? In This Issue Welcome to the August 2026 edition of our Technology Insider newsletter! You’d be forgiven for thinking a cyberattack is dramatic or sophisticated. Instead, sometimes it starts with an old account nobody removed or a missed software update. The types of small security
TL;DR: Microsoft 365 Copilot reads files, emails, and chats using each user’s existing permissions, and in most companies those permissions have quietly grown broader than anyone realizes. Before you turn Copilot on, audit who can access what, fix the access that has drifted out of scope, and label your confidential files. Skip that step and
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TL;DR: Microsoft has quietly tightened its default Microsoft 365 settings over the past few years, but those upgrades do not apply to older tenants. If your setup is more than two or three years old, five settings are worth checking: file sharing links, external email forwarding, old app permissions, audit log retention, and MFA enforcement.
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TL;DR: A convincing phishing scam is sending fake billing and security warnings through Microsoft’s own Azure Monitor service. The emails come from a real Microsoft address, pass your spam filters, and push you to call a scam phone number. If you get one, do not call. Log in to Azure directly through your browser to
Stop Doing the Small Stuff AI Can Handle for You In This Issue Welcome to the July 2026 edition of our Technology Insider newsletter! How much of your day is taken up by the small, repetitive tasks that never quite go away? The follow-ups, the edits, the bits of admin that chip away at your
TL;DR: Microsoft now ranks Microsoft Copilot as the number one productivity app in Windows 11, above File Explorer and the Snipping Tool. For some teams that draft and summarize all day, it earns the spot. For most, the quieter tools are still doing the heavy lifting. The better question isn’t what Microsoft ranks first. It’s
Do You Know Where Your Files Are Actually Stored? In This Issue Welcome to the June 2026 edition of our Technology Insider newsletter! “The cloud” gets mentioned a lot in business conversations. It often sounds like a single, simple upgrade. But there are a few different ways to set things up. And the way your
Key Takeaways: Windows 10 standard support ended in October 2025. The Extended Security Updates program that’s keeping many business PCs patched expires on October 13, 2026, and cannot be renewed for consumer and most small business users. After that date, Windows 10 devices will receive no further security patches of any kind. This post explains
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Key Takeaways: Most business PCs don’t fail suddenly. They slow down gradually through software clutter, deferred maintenance, and small habits that compound over time. According to Gartner, the industry standard replacement cycle for business desktops is 4.6 years and 3.7 years for laptops, but with the right habits, many devices can remain productive well past
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