At Stratus Blue, we exist to give businesses the freedom to be remarkable, and we want you to have the freedom to grow your business and focus on what’s important to you. We understand how important your data and security are to that mission, and we want to do our best to ensure businesses understand…
Business continuity is the ability of a business to continue operating critical business functions during and after a disaster event. The goal of having a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) is to ensure that a business can maintain critical functions and recover quickly from various disasters. Or at worst, minimise downtime while services are restored. This…
As we approach International Women’s Day I have been thinking about my role as a Chief Operating Officer (COO) in an IT company and reflecting on my career. If I had asked the child version of myself whether I thought I would be here, I honestly would have said no. Thankfully along the way I have…
A new year brings the opportunity to reflect on what has passed and inject new energy and purpose into what is coming next. Undoubtedly, 2023 was another year of challenge for the IT industry. Economic headwinds fanned by a post Covid readjustment and major armed conflicts continued to put the global industry under pressure. Here,…
In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, all businesses can gain competitive advantage by keeping abreast of tools that can help them streamline their operations and boost productivity. Small and medium-sized enterprises may find that technology can have an outsized impact on their organisation and their ability to grow their market share, and perhaps even more…
When asking the question, “Have you got an Information Technology Roadmap?”, we are asking how important your IT infrastructure is to your business. We hope that as the security landscape evolves, and new threats continue to arise, that you are taking your business and your computer network seriously. Doing so can help you stay ahead of…
Cyber Security has always been an important factor in the IT landscape, but of late this has become even more apparent. We all know someone who has fallen victim to a phishing attack or scam, either personally or in a business capacity. The purpose of these attacks ranges from password theft through to ransomware and…
Technology continually evolves, and with each year that passes, technology evolves faster and further. In 2023, topics like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and augmented reality seem to dominate the technology conversation, but all of these areas are underpinned by the location and availability of the data which feeds them. That’s probably a reasonable definition of ‘Cloud’:…
We are all aware of the impacts of cybercrime on people and businesses in Aotearoa. Indeed, it is a regular topic of this column but I make no apology for raising it once again. According to Cert NZ, the average number of cyber incident reports per quarter is 2191 resulting in an average direct financial…
Ronald Reagan may very well have said that the most terrifying words in the English language were “I’m from the government and I’m here to help”, but believe me there are many government agencies out there providing fantastic tools, advice, and services for small and medium sized businesses. Real, tangible, and valuable help. In last…