Raspberry I.T.

I'm pleased to announce I am now a Microsoft Surface Elevate Partner. Raspberry IT already sells (and uses) the Microsoft Surface products. Drop me a line if you want to know more😁

Check out Ryan Bonner's Surface Elevate Partner Program credential issued by Presenter Group Follow this link to get more details about Surface Elevate Partner Program credential issued by Presenter Group to Ryan Bonner.

Are your computers in a dusty environment? Did you realise it can cause issues? We can help!

How clean is your computer? Over the past few weeks, I’ve had two client devices that had different issues but the same resolution.The first computer was reporting voltage issues regularly on startup. Sometimes it would boot into Windows and other times it was getting halted at the BIOS screen. Initially I suspected the powe...

Does your IT provider operate with integrity? We caught out another provider and gained a client!
https://www.raspberryit.co.nz/post/does-your-it-provider-operate-with-integrity

Is your business protected from phishing attacks?

Are you protected from phishing attacks? To quote Wikipedia “Phishing is a form of social engineering or scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware.” These types of attacks are on the rise and an estimated 82% of all security breaches involving data or financial loss come through phis...

Do you have a computer with an AMD CPU? A newly discovered vulnerability could put you at risk!

‘Sinkclose’ vulnerability in AMD chips The big security news this week was the discovery of a flaw in virtually all AMD chips dating back to 2006. Without going into too much technical detail the flaw allows an attacker to run their own code at a highly privileged hardware level and even store that code in hardware where it is virtually....

Secure your business IT systems with Microsoft 365 Business Premium!

Why choose Microsoft 365 Business Premium? For small businesses, Microsoft 365 comes in 3 options – Basic, Standard, and Premium. Unless you only need email, most businesses opt for Microsoft 365 Business Standard, which gives you access to your favourite Office applications, as well as business-class email, SharePoint and OneDrive. The qu...

Thinking of setting up a new business? We'll get your IT systems up and running!

Your Small Business IT Specialists Raspberry IT are your small business IT specialists. We excel with helping new business owners and entrepreneurs to setup their IT systems and keep them running smoothly. This includes helping you to choose and register a suitable domain name, helping you select the appropriate business email platfo...

Security should never be an afterthought.

Microsoft Backs Down on Windows Recall The big news this week is that Microsoft has backed down from including Windows Recall in their next major Windows release. If you haven’t been up with the play, Windows Recall is an AI feature that was designed to take screenshots every few seconds of everything you do, process it with AI, and st...

Tired of signing up to a website, only for your business to be bombarded by spam? Raspberry IT can help with NordPass and Email Masking.

Email Masking with NordPass Signing up to online sites can be hazardous for your inbox. You put in your email address expecting in good faith that you won’t be bombarded with piles of spam, and yet the following day your mailbox is full of emails – from the site you signed up with, from their affiliates, from complete unkn...

The unthinkable sometimes happens. Is your data backed up?

Why Your Business Should Consider Cloud Backups Last month I talked about backing up your cloud services like Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace (https://www.raspberryit.co.nz/post/do-you-backup-your-cloud-infrastructure-and-applications). Some people may take the attitude of “it won’t happen to me.” But the unthinkable does sometimes happe...

Today I'm discussing some of the things I've learned from being in business, and what I would do differently if I started again.

Potential pitfalls when starting a business. Today I want to digress slightly from my usual posts. I’ve been running Raspberry IT for three years now, and some of the choices I made when starting out have proven to be more costly as time goes on. Here are some of the lessons I’ve learned so you don’t repeat my mistakes:Get the right advi...

Prevent spammers from impersonating your business email by setting up SPF, DKIM and DMARC records. Not sure if you have these in place? We can help!

Protecting your email domain We all get sick of seeing email spam. One of the methods spammers use to appear legitimate is called email spoofing. Email spoofing is when the From: address of an email is edited to make the email appear as it if has come from a legitimate company. Thankfully there are ways to protect your business...