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Fractional CIO, vCIO, ITMaaS – what’s the difference?

Fractional CIO, vCIO, ITMaaS – what’s the difference?

Kinetics has been providing IT strategy advice and leadership to a number of clients for many years now. We have found that there are a number of organisations who are mature enough to realise they require a more strategic approach to technology, however they cannot...

Service Alert

Service Alert

We're experiencing an extra heavy call volume today and it's proving challenging to respond as quickly as normal.  It's been brought on by an apparent Microsoft change resulting in unexpected Windows 11 upgrades.  These are happening to a number of devices even if...

Copilot is here!

Copilot is here!

We’ve been talking about Copilot for a while now and it's finally available, for business users and personal/family! You can try a slightly clunky version for free. Just click on the Copilot link and you can ask questions, and create content to copy into Word or...

Keeping up with Microsoft 365 and Office

Keeping up with Microsoft 365 and Office

Microsoft have added a stack of new capabilities to Office in just the last six months. Because they just appear, it's easy to miss them, and some of these new features are really useful. How many of these new Office features did you know about? 1. Insert Pictures in...

AI Introduction: Free Self-Paced Learning

AI Introduction: Free Self-Paced Learning

We've been exploring AI for a while now.   Regular readers have shared the journey with us to uncover practical AI for everyday use. AI isn't science fiction.  We've been seeing it for a while now and now Microsoft (and others) have made it mainstream. AI's been in...

Breaking news: New protections added to Kinetics KARE Foundation

Breaking news: New protections added to Kinetics KARE Foundation

We have big news for Kinetics customers on our “KARE Foundation” cyber plan. We've added new Browser Cyber-Protection  We’ve found an amazing new security tool called ‘Conceal' that provides even more added protection. Cyber-security is all about layers and this one...

Preview: Microsoft Copilot AI

Preview: Microsoft Copilot AI

Practical AI - What can you expect from Microsoft 365 and Copilot? What's the hype and is it real? What can you expect?  Will it help you?Preview Copilot AI Our colleague Ben Fish has taken a closer look at Copilot. Check what he has to say!

Christmas Hours and Seasonal Cyber-Warning

Christmas Hours and Seasonal Cyber-Warning

Thank you! Thanks to our wonderful clients, staff and partners for your support in this most difficult 2023 year.  Its been a real challenge for so many of us in so many ways, and a real test of resilience.  For those businesses that have been devastated by this year,...

Penetration Testing

Penetration Testing

Penetration testing is important for businesses because it helps them identify and fix security vulnerabilities before they can be exploited by attackers. It can be a significant job as it needs a team of security professionals to simulate a real-world cyberattack....