Think Concepts has always challenged the industry to show customers what good VoIP is all about: better, faster service for a great price, with no fine print or shady tactics.

There are hundreds of millions of business printers in the world. Less than 2% of them are properly secured leaving them at risk. Printers and multi-functions make up an essential part of your network.

In the wake of COVID-19, in this article we explain how you can set up a secure remote work environment for your employees. We can help you to overcome this immediate challenge to enable your team to work remotely, and create a plan to adapt your business systems for any long-term disruption.

Did you know the internet is made up of three different layers?

Think Concepts monitors the dark web and provides a peace of mind solution which alerts us to any transactions or leaks relating to your organisation. This includes when a third party website that has your information is breached.

Many businesses benefit from a workforce that is increasingly mobile and available through the use of BYOD devices such as user-owned smartphones, tablets, and laptops. Using their BYOD device, employees can check in and complete tasks while away from the office.

It’s a win … until it’s a loss.

Since 2010, more than 23,000 girls from 100+ countries have participated in Technovation. With the help of volunteer mentors, they've produced mobile apps that have helped address problems in local and global communities. Think Concepts came onboard as a sponsor last year, with CEO Ahlam Ayoubzadeh jumping in as a team mentor. Read how the team got on and how this program encourages girls to get involved in solving big issues with innovative IT solutions.

Many people will know software tools exist to help improve business efficiency but lack the time to investigate how it might work for their business. This is a helpful overview of some options that might help you.

You’re probably familiar with Office 365; the leading cloud subscription for email, word processing, spreadsheet and presentations. Office 365 allows you to access world-class email as well as the Microsoft Office suite for just a small monthly fee. So how does Microsoft 365 differ from this?

As any company knows, a robust cyber security protocol is imperative in order to safeguard your network from the big bad wolves of the internet. Attackers are one of the greatest dangers to your company’s most sensitive data, particularly your financial information. Once an external attack has access to this information, the consequences can be extremely costly – and may even destroy a business.

Every business is different and has different requirements. We take the time to understand these requirements for each business type. For pharmacy, audit requirements require certain specifications to be met across all their gear. We know these well and use this understanding to ensure that the equipment we supply, and install is up to standard and will pass the pharmacy auditing process.

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You'll likely have heard of IT managed services, and will probably appreciate that it sounds pretty good – but do the costs really stack up? Under a true managed services offering, you pay a fixed price per user every month. This is only one half of the IT...

A proactive approach to all aspects of your IT environment, no matter the size

A managed services agreement puts the risk of handling your business-critical IT infrastructure in the hands of professionals, who proactively manage all aspects (or as many as you would like) of your IT environment.

Workplaces are embracing the flexibility of modern day working environments more so than ever before. Improvements in internet availability and hosted cloud solutions have enabled businesses to operate in ways that were almost unheard of ten years ago. As flexible working environments become...

The managed services secret

IT Systems are a critical part of most business operations. This is at a point where a system outage affecting all users can leave your entire company in limbo until your IT support team can get you back up and running. Not taking into account potential lost productivity...

Designing a custom solution for Moore Stephens Markhams Wairarapa (MSMW) Accounting

Accounting used to mean having a good grasp of numbers and an eye for detail – but now, good accountants also need to keep up with the latest advancements in accounting technology.

Keiran manages another smooth sailing project from start to finish.

Our customer Ben Latty knew that coming to Think Concepts for assistance was the right first step in his plans to open his new pharmacy; Wellworks Pharmacy in Wellington late last year.

After listening to Ben’s requirements...

Following the successful completion of a large pharmacy fit out in Waikanae, we were approached by the pharmacy owners and the Green Cross group to undergo another site deployment for Unichem Waikanae Health Pharmacy.

Being in the business of IT and support, we get to see the trends with issues arising for our customers. Lately, there have been more attacks than normal relating to ransomware and malware.

I know you see a lot about this in current media, the dangers, what they can do to your computers and why...