In this day in age, we have the luxury of choosing how we communicate both, in and out of the office. With technology advancing each day, meetings and general communications are evolving in front of our eyes.  In this week’s WineDown, Scott and Nick discuss communication in business and cover: 👉🏼 Virtual Reality (VR)👉🏼 Augmented Reality (AR)👉🏼 Holograms👉🏼 And more! Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/services/projects Talk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contact Subscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

When we use the term ‘debt’, we’re not just talking about money. We’re talking about other very real forms of debt that most businesses are subject to: technical and operational debt. With EOFY here, it’s important to check in and take note of how you’re managing everything. Although a busy time of year, this is a perfect opportunity to see how efficient and effective your technical and operational processes are. Is everything 100% running smoothly? Chances are, there’s room for improvement where your systems may be holding you back. In this week’s WineDown episode we discuss:👉🏼 What is technical debt👉🏼 What is operational debt👉🏼 How businesses find themselves in disruptive situations👉🏼 What you can do to improve and increase revenue👉🏼 How to rethink your applications👉🏼 What the real costs of having (and maintaining) legacy apps👉🏼 And more! Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/business-process-automation  Talk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contact  Subscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

Moving your business into the 21st century has become a necessity in order to remain competitive. You can either start from scratch and work with new tech or save your existing software, just updating it with modern enhancements.  Either way, some of your primary goals are to improve your processes and improve your customer’s experience. Fortunately, Microsoft has just released a game-changing solution: .NET MAUI.  In this week’s WineDown, we discuss: 👉🏼 What is .NET MAUI 👉🏼 How MAUI can impact your business and improve your client experiences👉🏼 How the application development market has evolved over time 👉🏼 Why legacy tech just doesn’t cut it anymore 👉🏼 Why is Microsoft even supporting old tech 👉🏼 How to decide whether you should modernise your old tech, start from scratch, or get something off the shelf 👉🏼 And more!  Learn more:  https://www.tribetech.com.au/custom-app-development  https://www.tribetech.com.au/application-modernisation-services  Talk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contact   Subscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

If businesses want to be successful, they need to find ways to become more efficient, productive, better than their competitors, and enhance the quality of their offered products or service. In order to do any of that, they need to automate.In this week’s episode of the WineDown, Scott and Nick cover:🔴  What to think about before automating a process🔴 Why every business needs to document their processes🔴 How automation plays a key role in making a business attractive for Mergers & AcquisitionsAnd more! Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/business-process-automationTalk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contactSubscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

If there’s one thing we’re all feeling right now, it’s the strain on our wallets!The cost of fuel, interest rates, suppliers, freight, lettuce and has increased. This is happening across the globe and we’re heading into a market that we haven’t seen in a while.In this week’s episode of the WineDown, Scott and Nick discuss:🔴 The real cost of inflation, lockdowns, and supply chain issues🔴 How people, businesses and the IT industry are all navigating these challenges (and their own cost structures in this new world)🔴 How businesses can use automation to remain competitive and efficient without incurring more costs🔴 What type of businesses would benefit the most from automationLet us know how you’ve been affected and how your business plans to tackle increased costs.Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/services/projectsTalk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contactSubscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

We're often talking to clients about how they can become more productive and increase efficiencies. From here, there are 2 options: adopt a SaaS solution or develop your own software. Either way, it's important to remember that it's a journey, not a destination.In this episode, we cover:🔴 Developing software in-house vs an app development company🔴 The key to successful software development🔴 Why software development never ends🔴 The risks of building in-house🔴 Why software development is a team effort🔴 And more!Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/services...Talk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contactSubscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

What is a Zero Day Issue?The term ‘zero day’ has been mentioned a lot when discussing recent cyber security issues. While the concept may be well understood in the IT security space, it may not be clear to others. In this episode, we cover:🔴 What is ‘Zero Day’🔴 What is Project Zero🔴 How are Zero Day Vulnerabilities used🔴 What to do if a vendor doesn’t release a fix🔴 What to do if your software has a vulnerability🔴 And more! Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/cyber-securityTalk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contactSubscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

Is IT Automation Ethical?Following an article published last week in Redmond, Scott and Nick discuss the ethics surrounding automation. Let’s say an IT person writes some code to automate most of their role - such that they had very little to do each day - should they still get paid a full wage if they are sitting around? Should they be moved on to more productive work? Where do ethics come into this?Share your thoughts! What role does automation play in your business? In this episode, we cover:-       What is IT automation-       Automation from a developer’s perspective-       Automation from a Business Owner’s perspective-       Advantages of automation -       How automation has been used unethically-       How automation isn’t unethical-       The final verdict! Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/services/projectsTalk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contactSubscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

Have you ever wondered how secure your business really is? In this week’s WineDown, we discuss Microsoft’s security assessment tool, Microsoft Secure Score, how to discover your risks and how to improve your security.  We cover: What does Secure Score do?Uncovering what your risks areUnderstanding the recommendationsWhen to seek advice from a Managed IT Services ProviderHow to get startedBest practices for implementing and improving your security Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/services/secureofficeTalk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contactSubscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown

Over the last year, we’ve seen security grow as a key area of concern for business owners. And this comes as no surprise as online malicious activity is the strongest it has ever been. We have even seen shifts in the types of activities hackers have been doing. Older scams are now making way for newer, easier and more sophisticated forms of cybercrime.  In this episode we discuss: Some of the recent cyber criminal activity across the worldThe impact of cybercrime on AustraliansWhy businesses need to be proactive when it comes to cyber securityWhat basic cyber security measures to put in place How Managed IT Providers can help businesses Learn more: https://www.tribetech.com.au/services/secureofficeTalk to TribeTech: https://www.tribetech.com.au/contactSubscribe to the WineDown: https://www.tribetech.com.au/winedown