A field supervisor at a wellsite forty minutes outside Calgary tries to pull up production data on a tablet and gets a spinning wheel instead. Dispatch can’t reach the pumper. The SCADA feed that’s supposed to alert head office to a pressure anomaly has been silently dropping data points for six hours because a cellular […]
A Calgary accounting firm gets hit with a ransomware attack on a Friday afternoon. By Monday, the IT team has contained it, restored from backup, and everyone breathes out. Then someone asks the obvious question: do we have to report this to anyone? The instinct is to search for PIPEDA breach requirements, because that’s the […]
The Call Says It’s From IT. That Doesn’t Mean It Is. Cybercriminals are increasingly impersonating help desks and support teams. The most dangerous part of the attack may be that nothing they ask you to use looks malicious. Most employees have learned to be suspicious of strange email attachments and unexpected password-reset messages. But what […]
The Password Is Slowly Disappearing. Microsoft Just Took Another Big Step. For decades, signing in to a business account has followed the same basic formula: enter a password, receive a code, and prove you are who you say you are. Microsoft is now accelerating a major change to that familiar process. Beginning September 1, 2026, […]
Why October 13 Matters for Businesses Still Running Windows 11 24H2 For businesses still running Windows 11 24H2, October 13 is more than just another software date on the calendar. Once support ends for Home and Pro editions, those systems will no longer receive the regular security and quality updates that help protect devices and […]
Case Study: Pure IT Sourced and Delivered a Microsoft Power Automate Solution for Metercor – On Top of the Managed IT and Cybersecurity Solutions Provided Over 9 Years About Metercor Metercor is a Calgary-based wholesale distributor and service provider specializing in water and gas meters. The company serves municipalities, utilities, and commercial customers across Canada […]
AI in the Real World: 3 Practical Ways Businesses Are Using AI Today Artificial intelligence is no longer something businesses are only experimenting with. Across many industries, organizations are using AI to save time, reduce repetitive work, find information faster, and help employees make better decisions. The most useful AI applications are often not dramatic. […]
Security Corner: Don’t Automatically Approve That MFA Prompt Multi-factor authentication, or MFA, is one of the most effective ways to protect your accounts. But there is one simple rule everyone should remember: If you did not just try to sign in, do not approve the prompt. That one habit can stop an attacker from turning […]
Quick Tip: 5 Microsoft 365 Features You May Not Be Using Most organizations use Microsoft 365 every day, but many employees only scratch the surface of what is already included. Beyond Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams, Microsoft 365 contains dozens of small features that can save time, reduce repetitive work, and make collaboration easier. Here […]
Microsoft Is Retiring Exchange Web Services: What Businesses Need to Know Before October 2026 If your organization uses Microsoft 365, an important technical change is approaching that may affect applications connected to your email, calendars, contacts, and other Exchange Online information. Microsoft is retiring Exchange Web Services, commonly known as EWS. Beginning in October 2026, […]
Proactive IT: Prevent Problems Before They Disrupt Your Business Your IT environment is either helping your business move forward or quietly creating risk in the background. Unfortunately, many small and medium-sized businesses do not discover which one until something goes wrong. A server fails during a busy workday. A ransomware attack locks critical files just […]
Windows 11 Is Getting Faster on 8GB of RAM — What Businesses Need to Know Microsoft is working to make Windows 11 faster and more efficient on computers equipped with 8GB of RAM, with a renewed focus on reducing the operating system’s memory footprint and improving overall responsiveness. For businesses, that could be good news. […]
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