Cloud computing is no longer a luxury for the significantly tech-savvy. It’s ability to streamline operations, boost collaboration and foster resilience in the digital world are only some of the reasons it’s a growing necessity for a growing number of businesses. Stating that migrating to the cloud isn’t optional for many businesses is now no…
DetailsLucidity have a long history of partnering with Non – Profit Organisation’s throughout New Zealand to help with their important work. We were privileged to recently host an online webinar providing an overview of the discounted offerings relating to M365, Azure & Lucidity Cyber Security reviews for new and existing customers in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga…
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Lucidity has been successfully migrating customers to Microsoft 365, SharePoint, and OneDrive for several years. During this time, we have developed robust processes to assist our clients in transitioning from outdated on-premise file servers and shared drives to modern, cloud-centric file systems that provide secure access from anywhere. One common challenge we encounter during file…
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When natural disasters strike, the effects can be devastating, and the damage can be felt for years. One area that is particularly vulnerable to such events is our communication networks. In New Zealand, extreme weather events have exposed the fragility of the fibre network, which runs everything from voice calls to mobile data and broadband.…
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Office 365, Teams, Exchange, SharePoint and OneDrive have quality of life & feature updates available and coming soon. See the list below for a more detailed breakdown of what each entails. Teams updates: New Teams Rooms licenses Microsoft Teams Rooms Standard ($21.79) and Microsoft Teams Rooms Premium retired Microsoft Teams Rooms Basic – $0 per…
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It seems that nearly as long as passwords have been around, they’ve been a major source of security concern. Eighty-one percent of security incidents happen due to stolen or weak passwords. Additionally, employees continue to neglect the basics of good cyber hygiene. For example, 61% of workers use the same password for multiple platforms. And…
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Project Background: Throughout the supply chain of Fresh Produce, from field to fork, Freshmax drives innovation and efficiency and manages commercial relationships across 87 countries spanning seven continents. Annually Freshmax handle more than 36 million boxes of fresh produce.The Freshmax Group comprises one of the largest fresh produce marketing and distribution operations across the Southern…
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Project Background: During the Global Covid 19 Pandemic, a vast majority of industries had to work remotely very suddenly. New Zealand Travel Brokers had an important role in the repatriation effort, and so Lucidity offered substantially discounted Microsoft services to ensure that their businesses could continue to operate in a remote capacity and bring our…
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Patrick Gower looks at the human toll of cyber crime Fearmongering or a new harsh reality? Patrick Gower’s latest documentary is a deep dive into the current state of cyber-crime and how it affects not only individuals, but businesses and organisations. You can watch the documentary on ThreeNow. “If you are anything like me you…
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A story by one of our founders, Paul O’Brien, on how Lucidity came to be. I hadn’t given this too much thought until the other day… but crikey… it’s just dawning on me – we’ve been doing this 20 years! On the 1st August 2002, we signed a 60 month $100k contract to deliver a…
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Whilst our team at Lucidity continue to work as an essential service, I was wondering how many other businesses where still working flat tack or sitting waiting and hoping for a reduction in Covid restriction levels. I recently broke my glasses and had been to the optometrist days before the level 4 lockdown had been…
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Tasks in Teams Microsoft have recently deployed a new feature which integrates your Planner and To Do tasks in Microsoft Teams. Microsoft first announced this at the Microsoft Ignite conference last year and this exciting development is now upon us, bringing a cohesive task management experience to Microsoft Teams users. The Planner and To Do…
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