Link-Up ICT

14/08/2026

54% of South African breaches involve a compromised identity. Not a hacked firewall; not a broken server. A login.

Passwords Are Old News. Here’s where identity security actually stands today:
• 🔹 MFA — a second check beyond your password. Still the single highest-impact control most businesses haven't fully switched on.
• 🔹 Passwordless — sign-in via a PIN, biometric, or security key instead of a password that can be phished or guessed.
• 🔹 Conditional Access — access rules based on device health, location, and risk, not a blanket yes/no.

These are Microsoft Entra ID capabilities most businesses already have access to inside their Microsoft 365 plan. None of this needs to be complicated. It needs to be switched on.

10/08/2026

On 9 August 1956, around 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings. Every National Women's Day since has asked the same question in a new decade: what are we actually doing about it?

For SA businesses, that question increasingly shows up in tech and IT teams — still one of the more male-skewed corners of the workforce. 5 practical ways employers can champion women in tech, not just post about it once a year:
• Sponsor, don't just mentor — actively advocate for promotion and visibility, not only guidance.
• Open technical upskilling to everyone — including women in non-technical roles who rarely get asked.
• Build flexible policies that assume people have a life outside the office, and normalise using them.
• Put women in front of clients and on panels, not just in delivery roles behind the scenes.
• Ask, don't assume — a short, honest pulse check beats a guess every time.

Which of these does your business already do well, and which is still a work in progress?

30/07/2026

🖥⛁ On-prem backups aren't enough. Fires, theft, or hardware failures can 𝘄𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 in an instant.
But the cloud ☁️ offers a silver lining.💫

Encrypted data stored in multiple secure locations =
- Safe
- Scalable.
- Automated backups.
- Disaster recovery ready.

𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹: you don't have to manage it yourself. Our cloud experts ensure your business stays online, protected, and compliant.

𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙐𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮:
🔗 [email protected]
📞 010 591 9955

24/07/2026

We don't know who said it—but they're right!

Sure, you know better, but do you and your users 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒚 𝒔𝒉𝒖𝒕 𝒅𝒐𝒘𝒏?

𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 ≠ 𝗼𝗳𝗳

Close the lid, walk away, and think, "Sleep mode is fine." *But* When it's sleeping, it's still running. Still reachable. Still vulnerable.

If your team's wrestling with keeping devices secure without the headache, it's time to Link Up: Cybersecurity is literally in our name!

Let's link. Contact [email protected] or 010 591 9955

23/07/2026

With Microsoft 365 Copilot Business, AI becomes your team’s edge—helping you innovate, delight customers, and grow with confidence.

Make AI the new standard for productivity.
Streamline workflows, cut context switching, and help every employee move faster (with guardrails you can trust).

Here’s what “new standard” looks like:
✅ Consolidate tools into one, simplified Microsoft 365 solution, instead of juggling multiple apps and vendors.
✅ Draft, summarise, and analyse directly inside familiar apps like Word, Excel, Outlook and Teams.
✅ Adopt AI safely with built-in security, permissions and compliance that respect your existing Microsoft 365 controls.

Talk to Link Up ICT & Cybersecurity about Microsoft 365 Copilot Business today.
[email protected] | 010 591 9955 | www.linkupict.co.za

17/07/2026

Your telephony system is either helping your business grow… or holding it back.

Legacy systems:
❌ Can't handle more users
❌ Struggle with new locations
❌ Break when you add services

Modern Cloud PBX & VoIP:
✅ Scales instantly
✅ Works across locations
✅ Supports video, chat, and more

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱.

Chat with Link Up about Cloud PBX and VoIP solutions that scale with your business.
[email protected] | 010 591 9955 | www.linkupict.co.za

10/07/2026

AI infrastructure is becoming 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗯𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱. ⚙️

Microsoft and Anthropic are in talks for 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁’𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝗮 200 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗽, a custom accelerator designed for running large models like GPT-5.2 more cost-effectively.

It is reportedly delivering 30% better "tokens per dollar" than Microsoft's previous silicon. Anthropic, which already spends heavily across AWS, Google Cloud and Nvidia GPUs, is under pressure to secure enough compute to run its fast-growing Claude and Claude Code services.

If this deal is finalised, it strengthens Microsoft's play not just as a cloud provider but as a vertically integrated AI infrastructure platform: owning the chips, the cloud, and the models partners want to run.

💬 IT leaders and architects:
How are you factoring AI chip roadmaps (Nvidia vs custom silicon like Maia, Trainium, TPUs, etc.) into your long-term cloud and AI strategy?

Or, is it still "too under the hood" to influence your decisions today?

If you are feeling the impact of AI workloads on your infrastructure and budgets, Link Up ICT can help you unpack options in the Microsoft ecosystem: www.linkupict.co.za.

06/07/2026

Managed IT isn't a luxury. It's the difference between constant firefighting and actual progress.

🔥𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗧 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱.

🟢Proactive monitoring – issues caught before they break.
🟢24/7 support – no waiting for IT to "come back tomorrow".
🟢Cost predictability – fixed monthly fees, no surprise bills.
🟢Security built in – patches, updates, and threat protection handled for you.
🟢Scalable support – grow your team without growing your IT headaches.

Find out how Link Up Managed IT services can stabilise your environment at linkupict.co.za/managed-it-services/

03/07/2026

"Good enough" data and voice don't cut it anymore.

☁️ 97% of organisations say 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 to daily operations.
♾️ Companies with 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 + 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲 30% 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
🚧 62% of IT leaders rank unreliable voice as a top productivity blocker.

𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗸𝘆 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 = slower teams, frustrated customers, and missed opportunities.

📢Get data and voice that actually work.
See the Link Up Data & Voice solution at linkupict.co.za/data-voice/.

30/06/2026

What happens when a fast-growing creative agency outgrows its patchwork of Macs, Windows devices, mixed software versions and personal cloud accounts?
𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽𝘀, 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗧 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Mumbai-based Tilt Brand Solutions, part of Quotient Ventures, turned to Microsoft 365 Business Premium to unify:
👉 Productivity
👉 Collaboration
👉 Device management
👉 Security
in a single solution.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀:
⭐Around 40% licensing cost savings
⭐Faster onboarding with Intune-managed devices
⭐ A stronger security posture across email, endpoints and data
🏆 All of which is managed by a tiny IT team.

If your environment feels just as "stitched together" as Tilt's used to be, Business Premium, along with the right partner, can change the picture.
𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕 𝑳𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝑼𝒑 𝑰𝑪𝑻 & 𝑪𝒚𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 on [email protected] or 010 591 9955.

Read the full story here: https://www.microsoft.com/en/customers/story/1742305099539457194-tilt-brand-solutions-microsoft-365-business-premium-professional-services-en-india

Mumbai-based Tilt Brand Solutions, part of Quotient Ventures, offers brand and communications services to a wide range of clients. In 2022, the young company reached an inflection point in its growth trajectory and needed to standardize ways of working, collaborating, and communicating securely. Wit...