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SIEM connecting security events across a business IT environment

SIEM: When One Alert Doesn’t Tell the Whole Story

Sep 14, 2026 | IT Insights, Cybersecurity

SIEM connects security events from across your IT environment, helping teams identify suspicious patterns and investigate attacks with better context.

Security Awareness Training helping employees recognise phishing threats

Security Awareness Training Should Change Behaviour, Not Tick a Box

Sep 8, 2026 | Education, Cybersecurity

Security Awareness Training helps employees recognise realistic phishing attempts, report suspicious activity and build stronger security habits at work.

Identity Threat Detection and Response monitoring business identities and cloud services

Identity Threat Detection and Response: When Attackers Stop Breaking In and Start Logging In

Aug 31, 2026 | Cybersecurity

ITDR helps businesses detect suspicious account activity, compromised identities and cloud-based attacks before legitimate access becomes a serious incident.

1. New Outlook for business with modern email and cloud features

Still Avoiding the New Outlook? It May Be Time to Look Again

Aug 25, 2026 | Email

New Outlook is far more capable than it was at launch. See what has improved, what still falls short, and whether your business should reconsider it now.

2. Business Wi-Fi 7 access point and network infrastructure

Wi-Fi 7 Is Here. Does Your Business Actually Need It?

Aug 20, 2026 | Hardware

Wi-Fi 7 is here, but upgrading is not always necessary. Learn what businesses should check before investing in new wireless network infrastructure today.

Business UPS protecting server and network infrastructure

When Last Did You Actually Test Your UPS?

Aug 11, 2026 | Hardware

Your UPS may look healthy while its batteries are quietly ageing. Here is why runtime, battery age and connected load should be checked regularly.

Email backup and email archiving shown as separate Microsoft 365 data protection functions

Email Backup and Email Archiving Are Not the Same Thing

Aug 4, 2026 | Email

Email backup and archiving solve different problems. Learn how UIT protects Microsoft 365 data and helps businesses recover information when it goes missing.

Proactive IT Support Starts Before You Log a Ticket

Jul 27, 2026 | UIT, Proactive

Learn how UIT uses proactive IT monitoring, automatic ticket creation and human triage to identify technical issues before users report them.

1. Satellite internet connecting rural businesses across South Africa

Satellite Internet Is Coming to South Africa. Should You

Jul 20, 2026 | Networking, Infrastructure, IT infrastructure

Amazon Leo plans to launch in South Africa in 2027. We look at where satellite internet could help businesses and where fibre remains the better choice.