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A small office network, planned before the first cable is pulled
Count the desks, decide where the rack can live, and only then buy switches and access points. The hardware list is the last page, not the first.
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Planning a network cabinet: 7 checks before an office upgrade
Seven checks for an office network upgrade: ports, cable routes, labels, ventilation, service continuity and a useful handover.
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Reading a wireless link before anyone climbs
A line on a map is not a radio path. Look at the trees, the power at both ends, and the mount, before the radio leaves the workshop.
FuchaTech · Cloud Computing
Business email, website hosting, and Microsoft 365 are three different things
A domain, a website host, and a mailbox are often sold as one bundle. They are three decisions, and mixing them up is how mail breaks.
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Small office networking: what to plan before buying another router
A practical small-office network brief: understand routers and switches, count devices, record faults and check power before buying equipment.
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Label the rack so the next person can work
A dressed rack is not the same as a labeled one. Both ends of a lead, and a one-page port list, are what make the next visit possible.
FuchaTech · Cloud Computing
A backup routine an office can actually keep
One copy on the computer is not a backup. A routine that survives is the one people will still run on a busy Friday.
FuchaTech · Security & Access
What to settle before you buy CCTV or door access
Cameras and readers are the last decision. First agree what must be seen, which doors matter, where the recorder lives, and who is allowed to watch.
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African & Kenyan Innovation
The Next Wave: Are layoffs good for AI’s business?
Microsoft has shut its Africa Development Centre (ADC) in Nairobi, Kenya, leaving more than 400 engineers without jobs, following the closure of its Lagos engineering operation in May 2024.
African & Kenyan Innovation
Nigeria’s financial inclusion is growing, but access to credit still lags
For lenders, they must determine whether a borrower earns enough to repay, whether that income can be verified, what other financial obligations the borrower has, and how likely they are to meet the repayment schedule. As…
Artificial Intelligence
AI researchers stranded Claude on a virtual desert island. It started to “play.”
What do AI agents do if you don’t tell them to do anything? The answer looks a lot like play. Researchers repeatedly stranded them alone on a virtual desert island for 30 hours in an experiment…
Cybersecurity
Unpatched Broadcom Wi-Fi Flaw Lets Attackers in Range Run Code as Root on Routers
A flaw in Broadcom's Wi-Fi setup software lets an attacker within radio range run code as root on Broadcom-based routers, without the network password or any pairing step, security researcher Quentin Kaiser disclosed on October 16.…
Artificial Intelligence
Giving AI a “crystal clear” view of the materials world
New research can help AI models understand crystalline materials in 3D and reason about their properties.
Cybersecurity
BeyondTrust Remote Support Zero-Day Continues Trend of Exploited Edge Bugs
Ivanti, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks all had vulnerabilities in edge devices come under fire this week. Now BeyondTrust joins the group.
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