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Read Owning servers used to make financial sense. The maths just changed.
Cloud
Owning servers used to make financial sense. The maths just changed.
For thirty years, owning servers was the rational SMB choice. Rising capital costs, OS lifecycle pressure and DRAM inflation have flipped the maths.
John ZammitManaging Director
15 May 20265 min read
Read Your on-prem TCO is bigger than the invoice — labour isn't the gap
Cloud
Your on-prem TCO is bigger than the invoice — labour isn't the gap
On-prem vs private cloud TCO comparisons miss power, cooling, UPS, HA, and DR. Under an MSP, labour cancels — the real delta is everywhere else.
John ZammitManaging Director
13 May 20266 min read
Read The Server 2025 trap hardware warranty doesn't solve
Cloud
The Server 2025 trap hardware warranty doesn't solve
Hardware warranty keeps the box running. It doesn't keep Windows Server 2016 or 2019 supported. For Victorian SMBs, that gap is now the refresh deadline.
John ZammitManaging Director
12 May 20265 min read
Read Dell's smallest rack server now lists at $36,781. The reason isn't Dell.
Cloud
Dell's smallest rack server now lists at $36,781. The reason isn't Dell.
Dell's entry-level rack server now lists at $36,781 because DRAM fabs pivoted to AI memory. The 30-year SMB refresh assumption has quietly broken.
John ZammitManaging Director
11 May 20266 min read
Read Cloud 3.0 isn't about leaving the cloud. It's about unbundling the hyperscaler.
CloudAI
Cloud 3.0 isn't about leaving the cloud. It's about unbundling the hyperscaler.
Companies aren't fleeing AWS and Azure wholesale. They're placing workloads with intent, and the hyperscaler bundle's strategic moat is coming apart.
Shazz WarrenGM — Sales & Operations
6 May 20266 min read
Read Shadow AI in Microsoft 365: vendor reports won't show you what's there
CybersecurityAI
Shadow AI in Microsoft 365: vendor reports won't show you what's there
Microsoft's AI dashboards miss most shadow AI in your tenant. Here's where to actually find OAuth grants, Power Automate flows, and Graph webhooks.
John ZammitManaging Director
4 May 20266 min read
Read AI in the wrong hands wiped a production database in nine seconds
CybersecurityAI
AI in the wrong hands wiped a production database in nine seconds
An AI agent wiped a startup's production database in nine seconds. AI is a power tool: productive in trained hands, catastrophic in untrained ones.
John ZammitManaging Director
30 April 20266 min read
Read Every business has an AI strategy. Almost none have an AI inventory.
CybersecurityAI
Every business has an AI strategy. Almost none have an AI inventory.
Most Australian SMBs already have dozens of AI agents running. The risk isn't whether to govern them. It's that you can't govern what you can't see.
John ZammitManaging Director
29 April 20265 min read
Read Microsoft Copilot Cowork: What It Is and Why Australian Businesses Should Care (2026)
Microsoft 365AI
Microsoft Copilot Cowork: What It Is and Why Australian Businesses Should Care (2026)
Microsoft Copilot Cowork turns Microsoft 365 from an AI chatbot into an AI doer. Here's what it does, how it works, and how Australian businesses can prepare.
Shazz WarrenGM — Sales & Operations
25 April 202610 min read
Read Claude Mythos Just Found Thousands of Hidden Security Flaws — Here's Why That Matters for Your Business
CybersecurityAI
Claude Mythos Just Found Thousands of Hidden Security Flaws — Here's Why That Matters for Your Business
Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI found thousands of zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and browser — including one hiding for 27 years. What this means for Australian businesses.
John ZammitManaging Director
18 April 202610 min read
Read AI Is Changing Cybersecurity — What Melbourne Businesses Need to Know in 2026
CybersecurityAI
AI Is Changing Cybersecurity — What Melbourne Businesses Need to Know in 2026
AI is supercharging both cyberattacks and defences. Here's what the AI cybersecurity arms race means for Australian businesses — and how to stay ahead.
John ZammitManaging Director
13 April 20268 min read
Read CVE Patch Management Is Broken — Here's What We're Seeing in 2026
Cybersecurity
CVE Patch Management Is Broken — Here's What We're Seeing in 2026
Over 130 new vulnerabilities (CVEs) are published every day, making traditional patching too slow. Here's how modern patch management should work in 2026.
John ZammitManaging Director
11 April 20265 min read

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