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Turning IT from a Source of Frustration to a Foundation for Growth For many businesses, IT has become a daily juggling act, where issues emerge without warning, users face frustration, deadlines stretch, and teams scramble to resolve disruptions. This constant firefighting overshadows long-term goals and slows down progress. TechOps managed services…
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As we called out in our 2024 trends article, Australian businesses are at the forefront of a data revolution, marked by innovative advancements like Augmented Analytics, Edge Analytics, and Data Observability. As your trusted Databricks Consulting Partners, Idea 11 is dedicated to guiding you through these trends, ensuring you harness their…
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Covering Cloud Software Development, Data & Analytics Consulting Services, TechOps Managed Services, and DevOps Looking back on 2023, it’s been a stellar year for digital transformation at Idea 11! We’ve been busy all year with innovative projects, delivering fantastic results, and welcoming lots of new customers looking to push the envelope…
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In today’s tech-driven world, moving to the cloud isn’t the final destination; it’s where the real journey begins for organisations. It’s the starting point for a transformation that unlocks possibilities previously hindered by outdated systems and in-house limitations. At the heart of this transformation is cloud software development, a rising trend…
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The cloud market has become a hotbed of creativity thanks to increased global adoption, innovation from industry leaders, and competition. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a driving force in this transformational shift. With an estimated 32% of the market share, they’re constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility and pioneering industry-leading changes…
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Over the past decade, DevOps, which combines software development and IT operations, has dramatically changed from a developer-led trend to a top strategic priority. Faster releases are no longer the only goal; agility, resilience, and optimum business performance are equally important While there’s talk of DevOps losing relevance, the signs are…
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The modern workplace is evolving. For most businesses, it’s not enough to stay in touch; you also need a space to share content and communicate with others in a non-linear fashion – one where everyone is connected to each other at all times. Enter cloud collaboration – the ability to work…
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“Our world is way more online these days. Twenty years ago, you could live perfectly well without a computer or mobile phone,” says Sergey Kozhevnikov, Solutions Architect at Idea 11. While many companies have enjoyed the obvious benefits of rapid digitisation, driven in part by the Covid-19 pandemic, hackers and bad…
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Businesses are buying into the benefits of cloud transformation in huge numbers as they look to reshape business models for the better, harness data to produce lucrative new commercial opportunities, and automate processes to redefine customer service. As more organisations make the switch, finding a reliable way to manage their cloud…
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As cloud drives digital transformation, it’s become crucial to all aspects of business. However, central to cloud’s importance is the role of software applications. Cloud is a flexible, scalable and cost-efficient platform to house applications. But it’s the applications themselves that empower business. Applications are essential tools: whether to share ideas,…
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“If you don’t know what’s happening with your organisation or customers, it’s hard to improve performance.” This comment by Teangi Shoesmith, Senior Consulting Developer at Idea 11, is all the more relevant now as business data grows exponentially. For many SMBs, huge amounts of essential data often sits idle and untapped…
Read MoreWe were setting up a NetScaler to load balance the Exchange 2013 CAS protocols a few weeks ago and we had an interesting dilemma. The client had mandated the use of Certificate-Based Authentication (CBA) when accessing Exchange ActiveSync from mobile devices and wanted to leverage their NetScaler appliances to provide high…
Read MoreWhat does the end of mainstream support for Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 mean for your organization?
Read MoreThe shutdown of the AHBL service has caused spam false positives and email delivery issues for email systems that are configured to use the service.
Read MoreNow that we’ve looked at how to get started with the AWS PowerShell tools lets take a look at a simple scenario of launching an EC2 instance to run a basic web server. The steps involved are: Create an Amazon EC2 key pair Create a Security Group (ie, a firewall rules)…
Read MoreAdmins who run Windows on their desktop or laptop computer can use the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell to perform their Amazon Web Services administration. Installing the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell The pre-requisites for the AWS Tools for Windows PowerShell are minimal. Windows XP or later, with PowerShell 2.0 or…
Read MoreThis PowerShell script has been written to streamline the process of downloading and installing the Amazon Web Services Tools for Windows PowerShell to a Windows computer. The general workflow of the script is: Validate the download path exists, and create if necessary Download the file from AWS using Invoke-WebRequest Run the…
Read MoreHere at Idea 11 we’re big fans of PowerShell. We use it every day to support our customers and develop scripts and tools to help with our services and support. When you spend as much time in PowerShell as we do it is useful to create a PowerShell profile. A PowerShell…
Read MoreThe introduction of ‘pay for what you use’ and ‘pay as you go’ consumption models in cloud infrastructure are a dramatic departure from the traditional capital budgeting process that has underpinned decades of previous IT projects. Many business and IT managers are currently evaluating a cloud project and in weighing up…
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