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September 9, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

7 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Current IT Provider

None of these will show up on an invoice. All of them show up in how your week actually goes. Most IT relationships don’t end because something broke. They end quietly, a year or two after the business has changed shape and the support around it hasn’t. The provider that was a great fit at […]

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Cybersecurity Insights

September 8, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

Cyber Insurance: Everything You Need to Know

Cyber insurance usually enters the conversation the wrong way. Not as a proactive purchase, but as a renewal notice with a nine-page security questionnaire attached: MFA on every account? Endpoint detection and response? A tested incident response plan? Someone, usually the CFO, sits down to fill it out and realizes they can’t actually answer half […]

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Smarter Business IT Thought Leadership

September 2, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

What Every CEO Should Expect from Their IT Partner in 2026

Not the SLA-page kind of expectations, but the ones that actually show up under pressure. Every managed IT contract has a page that reads almost the same no matter who wrote it: response time in minutes, uptime percentage, ticket resolution targets. If you’ve read proposals from three different providers, you’ve read that paragraph three times […]

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AI & Innovation Microsoft

September 1, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

New Copilot Cowork Agent: A New Way of Getting Work Done

What Microsoft Copilot Cowork actually is, what it costs, and how it compares to other AI agent tools on the market. Tecnet co-hosted another session with Microsoft, this time on Microsoft Copilot Cowork, the newest addition to the Copilot family. Ashley Evans, the same Microsoft sales leader who joined our finance, HR, and operations session, […]

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AI & Innovation Non-profit IT

August 31, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

AI for Nonprofits: A practical guide to getting started

What we found after running AI readiness assessments with nonprofits across BC, and a practical path to adopt AI safely. AI has moved from a novelty to a normal part of the workday for a lot of nonprofit staff, often without anyone deciding it should. Someone drafts a grant paragraph with ChatGPT before a deadline. […]

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AI & Innovation Microsoft

August 28, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

What We Think About Microsoft’s CIO AI Playbook

Tecnet’s perspective on the Strategic CIO’s Generative AI Playbook — and what we’re actually seeing in BC organizations Microsoft’s Strategic CIO’s Generative AI Playbook is a good document, and we agree with almost all of it. Its core argument is one we’ve been making to clients for two years: AI is not a technology project. […]

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AI & Innovation Microsoft

August 14, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

Tecnet’s Review of the Microsoft Work Trend Report 2026

Tecnet’s Review of the Microsoft Work Trend Report 2026 Microsoft’s 2026 Work Trend Index landed with a big claim: as AI agents take on execution, human “agency” expands, and the firms that turn that agency into value will pull ahead. It’s built on trillions of Microsoft 365 signals and a 20,000-person survey. It’s polished, well-argued, […]

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Cybersecurity Insights Uncategorized

August 13, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

Cryptojacking – a Hidden Threat in Your Network Security

Are you aware of what’s running on your network? Cryptojacking, which involves using another person’s system for cryptocurrency mining, is an emerging cybersecurity threat that often goes unnoticed. Using technology to block cryptomining tools and software and asking your Managed IT provider about security access controls and technologies that protect against this threat will help […]

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Managed IT Services Uncategorized

August 8, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

Cloud Threat Horizons Report 2026 – Review

The Cloud Threat Horizons Report H1 2026 highlights a rapidly evolving threat landscape where the window between vulnerability disclosure and active exploitation has collapsed from weeks to just days. Key Findings & Trends Strategic Drivers for 2026 Core Recommendations As always, Tecnet is here to serve you with all your IT Security needs. Explore Tecnet’s Cybersecurity solutions and […]

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Navigating Canada's Ban on Hikvision (1)

Cybersecurity Insights Uncategorized

August 3, 2026 By: Tecnet Team

Canada’s Ban on Hikvision: What You Need to Know

Navigating Canada’s Ban on Hikvision: Implications, Alternatives & Transition Strategies On June 28th, 2025, the Canadian government ordered the Chinese surveillance camera manufacturer Hikvision to cease operations in Canada due to national security concerns. They strongly encouraged Canadians to reconsider their use of Hikvision products and to evaluate their choices in surveillance equipment moving forward. […]

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7 Signs You’ve Outgrown Your Current IT Provider

Cyber Insurance: Everything You Need to Know

What Every CEO Should Expect from Their IT Partner in 2026

New Copilot Cowork Agent: A New Way of Getting Work Done

AI for Nonprofits: A practical guide to getting started

What We Think About Microsoft’s CIO AI Playbook

Tecnet’s Review of the Microsoft Work Trend Report 2026

Cryptojacking – a Hidden Threat in Your Network Security

Cloud Threat Horizons Report 2026 – Review

Canada’s Ban on Hikvision: What You Need to Know