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Wishing you all the best for the festive season and a safe and prosperous new year.

How UC technology supports long-term remote work

Collaboration tools like Microsoft Teams can provide a work hub for remote employees, which centralizes projects and communication. Most team collaboration tools offer video and voice capabilities, so users can escalate a chat session to a call if needed.

With the addition of PSTN dialling, like 5G Networks' Microsoft Teams calling product, Voice Bridge One, the unified communications hub can become the centrepoint of everyone's office; allowing them to take it everywhere!



How UC technology supports long-term remote work https://searchunifiedcommunications.techtarget.com/feature/How-UC-technology-supports-long-term-remote-work

searchunifiedcommunications.techtarget.com Organizations planning to continue work from home need an effective strategy for long-term remote work communications. Learn the key UC components that support collaboration and keep remote employees connected regardless of their location.

5 common but erroneous assumptions about digital transformation

5 common but erroneous assumptions about digital transformation https://www.cio.com/article/3307438/5-common-but-erroneous-assumptions-about-digital-transformation.html

cio.com Digital transformation is worth its weight because of its high impact on optimizing business performance, unleashing collective potential and driving the business’s long-term prosperity.

You may not see the limitations in your backup strategy until it's too late!

Business resilience is often dictated by the robustness of your IT strategy. For many organisations, disaster recovery is overlooked, or is inefficient and ineffective because self-management of offsite tape copies can be challenging and costly and may introduce security risk.

Don’t wait until you need disaster recovery to make this discovery. 5G Networks offers competitive cloud data archive and backup services.



https://info.5gn.com.au/backup-as-a-service

6 top tips for a successful cloud transformation strategy

6 top tips for a successful cloud transformation strategy https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/successful-cloud-transformation-strategy/79007/

openaccessgovernment.org Here, Kevin Turner, Digital Workplace Strategy Lead at Unisys provides some top tips on how your business can create a successful cloud transformation strategy

Excited to announce our new DC in Brisbane - BDC. Easy access with go live Jan 2021. Special thanks to Telstra for the promo 😃

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/joedemase_excited-to-announce-our-new-dc-in-brisbane-activity-6734743222062583808-VuE9

IT metrics: 5 measurement mistakes to avoid

Service level agreements have their place in organisations, but perhaps you shouldn’t base every decision on them.

IT metrics: 5 measurement mistakes to avoid https://enterprisersproject.com/article/2020/11/it-metrics-mistakes

enterprisersproject.com Too often, business leaders use the wrong metrics to measure the success of their IT departments. Consider the following pitfalls and how to sidestep them

IBM shutters Melbourne data centre

Business data and data centre services are critical for all businesses.

5GN own and operate data centre facilities across Australia and our Melbourne CBD data centre is ready to provide a new home to your customers. Carrier agnostic, 24/7 security and flexible rack options.

Give us a call today! 1300 10 11 12

IBM shutters Melbourne data centre https://www.crn.com.au/news/ibm-shutters-melbourne-data-centre-555802

crn.com.au Customers told to migrate to Sydney data centres.

Unicorns Podcast - Latest Unicorns Podcast Podcast Interviews and Commentary from Stockhead

Managing Director at 5GN, Joe Demase is featured in The Unicorns Podcast, hosted by Justin Kelly of Mojo Media.

Justin speaks with Joe about:
✔ The journey from a team of 33 to over 200 people
✔ The transformational impact that COVID-19 has had on Aussie businesses
✔ 5GN's key priorities for the year ahead
✔ The acquisition of Web Central Group

https://stockhead.com.au/aftermarket/unicorns-podcast-5g-networks-managing-director-joe-demase-on-the-hunger-for-success-during-covid-19/

stockhead.com.au Stockhead’s latest Stockhead podcast interviews and commentary from ASX-listed CEOs and leading industry experts.

Top 5 backup and recovery challenges and their remedies

Spoiler alert! These are the top 5 backup challenges:

1️⃣Ensuring reliably scheduled backups
2️⃣Preventing missing and corrupted data
3️⃣Aligning data backup needs with application architecture requirements
4️⃣Accurately prioritizing data
5️⃣Protecting against ransomware

But do you know how to remedy them?



https://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/tip/Top-5-backup-and-recovery-challenges-and-their-remedies

searchdatabackup.techtarget.com Explore the biggest backup and recovery challenges -- from scheduling to data prioritization to ransomware attacks -- and how your organization can overcome them.

Government's cyber pledge has largely failed to increase awareness

For many CIO's Cyber-security continues to be a key focus for managing risk. This plan needs to be actively driven across the business. Importantly, recent cyber-security research conducted by Unisys found that while 69 percent of CISOs believed cyber security was part of their organisations’ business plan, that view was only shared by 27 percent of CEOs.

Until a company has been directly impacted, there is a continual lack of immediate attention to a whole-of-fabric network solution, staff education and intracompany communications. Reach out to 5GN if you wish to consider your cyber-security plans and how to implement these.



https://www.crn.com.au/news/governments-cyber-pledge-has-largely-failed-to-increase-awareness-554092

crn.com.au Partners say many customers still have their heads in the sand.

Report: Cloud adoption journey hits snags for many customers

This is why 5GN are Making Cloud Simple.
This recent report highlights that MSPs and other channel partners already active in cloud projects may be called upon to help more customers with cloud adoption, with nearly 70% of the survey respondents saying they aim to accelerate their cloud deployments but need expertise and help to do so.



Report: Cloud adoption journey hits snags for many customers https://searchitchannel.techtarget.com/news/252490062/Report-Cloud-adoption-journey-hits-snags-for-many-customers

searchitchannel.techtarget.com A study by Aptum revealed common issues plaguing the customer cloud adoption journey. Unexpected operational issues, failed migrations, data governance issues and unreached business outcomes rank among the top complaints.

Pandemic sparks revenue climbs in unified comms and collaboration

Many market watchers are expecting the new normal to include continued high levels of people working from home, and vendors are reacting accordingly with more services being developed to meet that demand.

One such service is 5G Networks' Voice Bridge One which enables external phone calls to be made from within Microsoft Teams.

computerweekly.com IDC has shared its views of what happened in the market in the second quarter with it clear that the shift to home working had an impact on demand

6 Questions for Business Reboot | 5G Networks

If you're the leader of a medium sized enterprise that is considering your future operational strategy, we've identified six questions you could ask yourself when deciding how to reboot and restart your business.

https://info.5gn.com.au/6questions

info.5gn.com.au Right now you might have some time to think about your future digital strategy and we've identified six important questions you can ask yourself when deciding how to reboot and restart your business.

5G Networks launches dark fibre offering to the channel

5G Networks launches dark fibre offering to the channel https://www.crn.com.au/news/5g-networks-launches-dark-fibre-offering-to-the-channel-553095?eid=4&edate=20200910&utm_source=20200910&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter

crn.com.au Aimed at MSPs, wholesalers and retailers.

7 secrets for getting digital transformation right

When first embarking on your digital journey, it's tempting to customise a solution to map to your existing processes or let the solution (and its limitations) dictate how you do things.

Neither of these approaches will work if you haven't first built a solid 'people' foundation.

James Lowey, CIO at TGen says “Having a stellar team who is always willing to embrace technologies helps … as often, the pace of technological change exceeds the ability of formal education to keep up,’’

7 secrets for getting digital transformation right https://www.cio.com/article/3235958/secrets-for-getting-digital-transformation-right.html

cio.com A technology-first approach to digital transformation is a recipe for disaster. Start instead by overhauling your organization with a customer-centric end goal in mind.

What are Cloud Computing Services [IaaS, CaaS, PaaS, FaaS, SaaS]

With so many 'as a service (aaS) abbreviations, it's sometimes hard to remember what's what.

Here are some down to earth explanations of common Cloud Computing Services to help you work out if you want infrastructure, containers, platforms, functions or software. [IaaS, CaaS, PaaS, FaaS, SaaS] https://medium.com//what-are-cloud-computing-services-iaas-caas-paas-faas-saas-ac0f6022d36e

medium.com Difference between IaaS SaaS PaaS CaaS FaaS!!

5GN makes $21.6m takeover bid for Webcentral, expects to generate $7m in shared synergies

smallcaps.com.au Telecommunications carrier 5G Networks (ASX: 5GN) has made a $21.6 million off-market takeover bid for Australian digital services provider Webcentral Group (ASX: WCG).

If your company is looking to retire a legacy phone system and utilise a single platform for collaboration and productivity, talk to us about our Voice Bridge One add-on for Microsoft Teams to enable your team to make calls to any number from within the familiar Teams environment

https://info.5gn.com.au/Voice-Bridge-One-for-Microsoft-Teams

info.5gn.com.au You've rolled out Teams with chat across your organisation. Now you're ready to add PSTN capabilities to your Microsoft Teams environment.

Colocation Australia harnesses ADVA solution to offer low-cost, long-haul connectivity

https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=263550

webwire.com News summary: , , , , , , • Colocation Australia announces new national service to offer wholesale customers flexible and cost-effective connectivity, , • ADVA’s open optical transport solution optimizes network capacity for simplified provisioning and enables businesses to scale as demand grows,...

Antoney, Senior Support Engineer from 5GN takes you through a comprehensive guide to getting started with Microsoft Teams on our new 5GN Training channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEKONMw4GNE&feature=youtu.be

5G Networks Ltd | LinkedIn

Follow 5G Networks on LinkedIn to stay up to date with industry developments and our latest news.

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An overview of 5G Networks' end-to-end ITC and Cloud services.

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Whilst many people are thriving working remotely, a change of scenery can still provide a much-needed boost.

A publicly curated website lets you choose to look out of someone elses window for a while. Access and/or upload the view from a window here and travel as you work.

WindowSwap https://window-swap.com/

Covid-19 to prompt surge in public cloud spend on DaaS, says Gartner

Desktop as a Service is a great, on-demand service to enable remote workers to get access to all the systems and data they could normally only access in the office.

“When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, there were a few initial hiccups, but cloud ultimately delivered exactly what it was supposed to,” said Sid Nag, research vice-president at Gartner.
“It responded to increased demand and catered to customers’ preference for elastic, pay-as-you-go consumption models.”

Covid-19 to prompt surge in public cloud spend on DaaS, says Gartner https://www.computerweekly.com/news/252486558/Covid-19-to-prompt-surge-in-public-cloud-spend-on-DaaS-says-Gartner?asrc=EM_EDA_131913097&utm_medium=EM&utm_source=EDA&utm_campaign=20200726_Twitter%20announces%20crackdown%20on%20QAnon%20accounts

computerweekly.com Shift to remote working has prompted CIOs to up their spending on cloud-based desktop offerings, with desktop as a service on course to become the fastest-growing part of the wider public cloud market this year.

12 Biggest Cloud Threats And Vulnerabilities In 2020

For organizations building out remote access during the coronavirus pandemic, it was important for them to provide a way that users could come in and connect to the public cloud infrastructure.

There are many different ways cloud infrastructure and authentication procedures can be configured. Read on to learn about the 12 biggest cloud threats in 2020.

12 Biggest Cloud Threats And Vulnerabilities In 2020 https://www.crn.com.au/news/12-biggest-cloud-threats-and-vulnerabilities-in-2020-549025

crn.com.au New polymorphic, self-mutating codes and evasion techniques.

The emerging capabilities in artificial intelligence and machine learning will do a lot to help mitigate future cyber-threats; cutting out one of the most common points of failure - humans.

But for AI and ML to be really effective, you need to be collecting the right data, both quantity and quality.

4 Evolving Technology Areas Of Smart Cybersecurity
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chuckbrooks/2020/07/05/4-evolving-technology-areas-of-smart-cybersecurity/amp/

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We are excited to introduce ColoAu to our growing business. The ability to leverage new portals for service automation and network delivery will be critical to building a successful indirect channel; international growth is also very compelling for 5GN.
https://www.crn.com.au/news/5g-networks-acquires-equinix-nextdc-partner-coloau-for-3m-550258?