In a world of increasingly digital and distributed business operations, old thinking on business connectivity solutions and treating networking and security as separate systems no longer fits with the high-performance connectivity companies require across locations, applications, and devices. These days turning on a secure and fast connection between your offices, tactical pop-up sites, and disparate locations is a basic business requirement. 

imei’s managed IT services team in Brisbane is looking forward to being part of the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) annual conference - the largest and most important event in the local government calendar in the Sunshine State.

As companies adopt more IoT devices to drive efficiency and boost visibility for informed decision-making, outdated firmware and use of default credential settings on xIoT devices create vulnerabilities ripe for exploitation. As we mentioned in a recent blog, for IT managers tasked with protecting critical xIoT infrastructure, it’s essential to implement a comprehensive IoT risk management strategy to identify and remediate security vulnerabilities.

IoT proliferation is huge, though the actual number varies considerably depending on who you believe. Back in 2021, IDC estimated there would be 55.7 billion connected IoT devices by 2025. More recently, TechJury & IHS Markit predicted up to 75 billion, while IoT Analytics provided a more conservative estimate of 27.1 billion connected IoT devices this year.

In modern organisations where mobile devices are the lifeblood of productivity and collaboration, any time that mobile devices stop working, so does the business. Not surprisingly, many companies make the decision to outsource enterprise mobility management