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Phishing emails are designed to create panic and pressure you into acting fast.

Before you click a link, open an attachment, or reply to an email, look for these common warning signs:

🚩 Unexpected urgency
🚩 Misspelled sender domains
🚩 Unusual attachments
🚩 Requests for passwords
🚩 Fake invoices or payment requests

Technology is important.

Relationships are even more important.

Since 1998, we've helped businesses throughout Omaha, Council Bluffs, Lincoln, and surrounding communities navigate technology challenges with confidence.

We don't just manage technology.

We build partnerships.

AI Prompt Tip:

Don't Ask AI to Write an Email

- Write an email to a customer. VS

- Write a professional follow-up email to a customer after a project kickoff meeting. Summarize the discussion, confirm next steps, and maintain a friendly but professional tone.

Lesson: Context creates quality.

Beginning in July 2026, Microsoft is increasing the price of several Microsoft 365 and Office 365 subscriptions by approximately 5% for customers on annual agreements who choose monthly billing.

So what's driving the increase?

Microsoft continues to invest heavily in:

🔹 AI-powered tools like Microsoft Copilot

🔹 Advanced cybersecurity protections through Microsoft Defender

🔹 Endpoint and device management with Intune

🔹 Enhanced compliance and governance capabilities

🔹 Expanded cloud and collaboration services

While these additions can provide significant value, they also come with increased licensing complexity and cost.

The bigger question isn't whether Microsoft is raising prices.

It's whether your organization is fully utilizing the tools and features you're already paying for.

Before your next renewal, consider asking:

✔ Are all licensed users still active?

✔ Are employees assigned the right license level?

✔ Are we using the security features included in our subscription?

✔ Are there add-ons we're paying for that aren't delivering value?

✔ Could we optimize our licensing while maintaining security and productivity?

As Microsoft continues to expand its platform, a licensing review can often uncover opportunities to reduce waste, improve security, and ensure you're getting the most from your investment.

If it's been more than a year since you've reviewed your Microsoft licensing, now may be the perfect time.

Microsoft Security is Going All-In on AI Defenses

Microsoft's latest security updates focus heavily on using AI to detect threats, automate investigations, and provide broader visibility across cloud environments and third-party platforms.

One emerging trend:

AI is helping attackers create phishing campaigns faster.
AI is also helping defenders identify suspicious behavior faster.

The cybersecurity battle is increasingly becoming AI vs. AI.

Long uptime usually means small issues are stacking quietly.
A simple restart clears more than people realize.
Build the habit before performance starts slipping.

One of the most common scams hitting businesses right now doesn't involve hacking at all.
Someone emails your bookkeeper pretending to be you — or your bank, or your vendor — and asks for a wire transfer or login credentials. It looks completely real. The email address is close. The tone is right. The urgency is there.
These Business Email Compromise scams are now costing businesses between $140,000 and $1.5 million per incident. PR Newswire
The defense? A simple phone call to verify before any money moves. One habit. Huge difference.
Share this with whoever handles payments at your company. It might save them a very bad day.

Save yourself some grief:
If your printer is acting up, don't jump to "hardware failure."
It's often just taking its sweet time waking up.
A quick restart clears up more issues than you'd think!

Innovation matters—but protecting it matters just as much.
Today, we celebrate the teams who create, protect, and power progress.
Happy World Intellectual Property Day.

Behind every smooth meeting, secure network, and recovered file is an I.T. professional doing the unglamorous work right.

Today, we celebrate the teams behind the technology—yours, ours, and all I.T. service providers who keep businesses running. Happy National I.T. Service Provider Day.