Azure Virtual Desktop vs Windows 365
Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 are both cloud-based virtual desktop technologies provided by Microsoft. In this article we’ll look at some of the key Azure Virtual Desktop vs Windows 365 differences.
Lucidity’s Approach: Azure Virtual Desktop with Azure Stack HCI
Lucidity has been at the forefront of remote desktop technology for over two decades. Until 2019, we operated our own hardware platforms hosted in New Zealand data centers. However, with the advent of Azure Virtual Desktop in 2019, we made a strategic decision to migrate all our customer platforms to Microsoft Azure over the next few years. At that time,…
Lucidity partner with Microsoft for Non-Profit Organisation’s IT support
Lucidity 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…
Elon Musk’s Starlink service saved the day following Cyclone Gabrielle
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.…
Microsoft 365 Feature Updates December 2022 – Modern Workplace Updates
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…
What are the advantages of Conditional Access?
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…
Freshmax Azure Virtual Desktop Solution
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…
New Zealand Travel Brokers Case Study
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…
Cyber Crime by Patrick Gower
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…
Celebrating our 20th year in business!
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…
The Threats of Inadvertent Human Error
Addressing human error can be a tricky task for your business.
