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How We Helped Clients Cut BI Licensing Costs by 96%
Case Studies

How We Helped Clients Cut BI Licensing Costs by 96%

As a data analytics engineer at BALANCED+, one of the most common conversations I have with clients sounds…

Viraj Patel Viraj Patel
· 4 min read
Conditional Access: The Gatekeeper Protecting Microsoft 365 in Real Life
Cloud & Productivity

Conditional Access: The Gatekeeper Protecting Microsoft 365 in Real Life

In the last few years, work has changed. People sign in from home, cafs, airports sometimes on company…

Paul Thresher Paul Thresher
· 3 min read
How to Choose a Penetration Testing Company in Toronto
Cybersecurity

How to Choose a Penetration Testing Company in Toronto

Introduction Cyber threats are rising across Canada, and Toronto businessesespecially in industries like finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and professional…

Paul Thresher Paul Thresher
· 3 min read
SSL VPN vs IPsec VPN: What Fortinet Users Must Know
Fortinet

SSL VPN vs IPsec VPN: What Fortinet Users Must Know

Fortinet is removing SSL VPN tunnel mode from FortiOS and pushing every remote-access deployment toward IPsec VPN. The…

Maxim Kazachek Maxim Kazachek
· 6 min read
Industry Specific Chatbots and the Future of Business
IT Strategy & Insights

Industry Specific Chatbots and the Future of Business

The story of chatbots began with rule-based systems that could only follow scripts. If you asked the right…

Adrian Carmichael Adrian Carmichael
· 5 min read
Extracting and Converting Maximizer CRM Emails
CRM & Business Applications

Extracting and Converting Maximizer CRM Emails

Maximizer CRM has been around for decades and is still widely used in legacy and mid-sized enterprises. While…

Chirag Rai Arora Chirag Rai Arora
· 3 min read
How FortiGate Integrates with Your SOC
Fortinet

How FortiGate Integrates with Your SOC

Security teams today face an overwhelming volume of alerts. Every firewall log, intrusion attempt, or suspicious connection request…

Paul Thresher Paul Thresher
· 3 min read
How to Get the Most Out of Your KnowBe4 Program
Cloud & Productivity

How to Get the Most Out of Your KnowBe4 Program

Investing in KnowBe4 is one of the smartest moves an organization can make to reduce human risk and…

Paul Thresher Paul Thresher
· 2 min read
Why is Single Sign-On (SSO) So Important
Cloud & Productivity

Why is Single Sign-On (SSO) So Important

In the modern workplace, employees use dozens of applications every dayemail, CRMs, project management tools, collaboration platforms, HR…

Paul Thresher Paul Thresher
· 3 min read
What’s Happening? The unlocked door.
Cybersecurity

What’s Happening? The unlocked door.

Think about it. We rely on firewalls to protect our networks from the outside world. They are our…

Paul Thresher Paul Thresher
· 3 min read

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