I started my career fresh out of college in 2004 as a trainee. As part of my education, both in college and on the job, I was taught extensively about the various network topologies and how they’d evolved. In essence, a business IT system and the almost inescapable pervasiveness of the redundant star topology, where … Read more
Pay-As-You-Go vs Fully Managed IT Support vs MSP vs Invicta Linux Contract Hire: When it comes to IT support, there are four main options: pay-as-you-go, maintenance contracts, MSP, and Contract Hire, provided by us, Invicta Linux. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it’s important to choose the right one for your business. Pay-as-you-go … Read more
I had an older, much-used laptop. Nice size, nice screen – but Windows 11 was never going to happen and it was getting frustratingly slow and clunky. A rebuild or replacement was inevitable. The choice, I was told, is Windows 10, or Linux. Now, I use Linux Mint at work and like it, but the … Read more
During the pandemic, there was a shortage of microchips that are needed to produce new computers. At the same time, the latest versions of proprietary operating systems required higher minimum standards. There’s a large gap here that Linux and open source can neatly bridge. Linux has long been known for extending the life of older … Read more
The twin challenges of dealing with an escalating cyberthreat landscape and being suddenly forced to support a remote workforce would normally have been a difficult challenge for a small business such as hi-fi design and manufacturing company, Chord Electronics. Fortunately, they had already been working for a number of years with a trusted partner that … Read more
During an enthusiastic online discussion about some great Linux apps, VLC was mentioned by many, so I thought I would share a little more of my experience. I set my team the following challenge. As a family, we still buy music in digital format despite the bitter taste of having lost stuff when I left … Read more
It’s a good feeling when your business grows. But growth can also lead to unforeseen problems. Effective use of technology is the foundation of many successful business growth strategies. Yet finding and implementing the appropriate technology solutions can often be a challenge. I’m often called in to advise businesses that aren’t technologically equipped for the … Read more
Public cloud? Private cloud? These terms are used interchangeably these days, which leads to a considerable amount of confusion among our clients when they ask where’s my data and is it secure. Let’s break them down and explain the differences. Let’s start with Public Cloud. These are made available to the general public or a … Read more
There’s lots of open source software available that’s been tried, tested and is often as good – even better – than the expensive propriety software available Once the lockdown took effect I decided to focus my bewildered mind and take a look at some interesting software that’s crossed my path over the last couple of … Read more
(Pronounced poned or pawned) Want a fright? Go to Have I Been Pwned and enter your email address. Click “pwned”? Take a deep breath and don’t panic because most, if not all, of your email addresses will result in, “Oh no — pwned!”, which means your email address has been compromised in a data breach … Read more
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