Microsoft is adding a 5% cost of capital uplift to annual-term CSP software subscriptions billed monthly, starting October 1, 2026. Here’s what changes, what doesn’t, and how to prepare before your next renewal.
Photo by Growtika on Unsplash September is National Preparedness Month, and for once the calendar lines up with something New England business owners already think about this time of year. Hurricane season is active through October, the occasional nor’easter shows up early, and every few years a grid hiccup takes a server room offline for Read more about National Preparedness Month Is Here. Could Your Business Actually Recover?[…]
Cyber insurers are running automated scans on applicants before renewal, not just reading questionnaires. Here’s what SMBs need verified and working before their next policy comes up.
64% of SMB employees now use unauthorized AI tools at work. Here’s what shadow AI risk actually looks like, and how Cloud9 helps you get ahead of it.
Nearly 90% of former employees still have access to company systems after leaving. Here’s why offboarding fails and how to close the gap for good.
August’s Patch Tuesday fixed 421 vulnerabilities, including a wormable Windows DNS flaw. Here’s what the widening patch gap means for SMBs, and how to close it.
AI-written phishing emails are getting opened at rates of 54 to 78%, compared with about 12% for the old-style scams. Here’s why small businesses are the preferred target, and the layered defense that actually holds up.
SMB cybersecurity spend is projected to grow 14% through 2027. Here’s how to build a 2027 IT budget around real risk, not guesswork.
Five ways to boost your nonprofit’s cybersecurity today Don’t put fundraising, constituent services, advocacy, or other important activities on hold while you strengthen your organization’s security stance. You can drive progress toward your goals while taking a great leap forward to protect data and systems. Leading cloud providers like Microsoft have created highly secure, global Read more about Cloud Security Advice for Nonprofit Leaders[…]
Every financial analyst knows what a powerful tool Excel can be for digesting data. But how much time do you spend crafting the perfect formulas to pull out the insights you’re looking for? As a Microsoft Partner, we help finance teams use Copilot for the labor-intensive parts of data analysis, like suggesting formulas and Read more about Copilot in Excel | Be more analytical[…]