Insights & Resources
Practical guidance on cybersecurity, managed IT, Microsoft services, and compliance from our team of experts.
From the Centaris Team
Microsoft 365 Consulting: The Complete Buyer's Guide
Plenty of companies pay for more Microsoft 365 than they use. Fewer can say who is keeping an eye on it.
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Cybersecurity Services in Michigan: The Complete Guide
Plenty of Michigan companies own good security tools. Far fewer can say who is responsible for keeping them working.
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Managed IT Services in Michigan: The Complete Guide
Most companies start shopping for managed IT the week something breaks. A calmer week is a better time to do it.
15 min read
Centaris Acquires NuWave Technology Partners, Expanding Managed IT, Cybersecurity and AI Capabilities Across Michigan
Centaris has acquired NuWave Technology Partners, adding Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo offices and expanding managed IT, cybersecurity and AI capabilities across Michigan.
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Cyber Insurance Requirements: A Michigan Renewal Guide
Underwriters stopped taking your word for it. Renewal now turns on what you can prove was running on the day something went wrong.
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Microsoft 365 Security Assessment: Are You Ready?
Your tenant is either configured for the threats you face today, or configured the way it was the week you migrated.
9 min read
Why Business Continuity Services Belong in Every IT Strategy
Most organizations discover the gaps in their recovery plan on the worst possible day.
9 min read
Microsoft Teams Phone System vs Traditional Phone Systems
Cost, administration, and reachability separate a Teams Phone system from a traditional PBX more than the monthly invoice does. Here is the honest comparison.
9 min read
What Microsoft Copilot Consulting Should Cover First
Copilot inherits every permission decision your organization has ever made. Readiness is a data governance project, not a licensing one.
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Microsoft Teams Rooms: Build Better Hybrid Meetings
Teams Rooms succeed or fail on planning and ongoing management, not on the price of the hardware. How to size, secure, and run them.
8 min read
Virtual CIO Services in Michigan: Strategy on Retainer
Executive technology strategy, budgeting, and security oversight without a full-time CIO hire. What a virtual CIO actually owns.
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Cybersecurity Risk Assessment: What Yours Must Uncover
A risk assessment is only worth the calendar time if it produces evidence, owners, and dates. Here is what yours has to uncover.
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How Co-Managed IT Services Help Teams Do More With Less
Your IT team is good. It is also outnumbered. Here is how co-management adds reach without adding headcount.
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Why Microsoft Teams Phone Is Replacing Old Phone Systems
Your phone system is the last piece of infrastructure still living outside Microsoft 365. That gap is getting expensive.
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Why Identity Is the New Perimeter
Firewalls used to define the boundary. Now identity does. Here is what that means for your security posture and where most organizations fall short.
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5 Signs Your MSP Is Not Managing Risk
Managed IT services should reduce your exposure. If your provider is doing any of these five things, they may be increasing it.
6 min read