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BUI is an award-winning global technology consultancy delivering cloud, security, networking and managed services from offices in South Africa, East Africa, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States. Deeply rooted in the Microsoft ecosystem, BUI is a Microsoft Azure Expert MSP and Microsoft Solutions Partner for Microsoft Cloud with verified expertise in Business Applications, Data & AI, Digital & App Innovation, Infrastructure, Modern Work, and Security. In addition, BUI holds 10 Microsoft Advanced Specializations and is proud to be a Microsoft Security Experts MXDR Partner and a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association. BUI draws on more than 20 years of industry experience and its longstanding partnerships with Microsoft, Cisco, and Palo Alto Networks to help customers be more productive, more secure, and more resilient in a changing world. BUI is ISO 22301:2019 and 27001:2022 certified and is consistently recognised for its premier capabilities in cloud computing, cyber security, customer enablement, and business innovation. Recent Microsoft accolades include:

• 2024 Country Partner of the Year (South Africa)
• 2023 Country Partner of the Year (South Africa)
• 2022 Azure Infrastructure Partner of the Year
• 2022 Modern Work Partner of the Year
• 2022 Security Partner of the Year
• 2021 Azure Infrastructure Partner of the Year
• 2021 Modern Work Partner of the Year (Finalist)
• 2021 Security Partner of the Year
• 2021 Consulting Services Partner of the Year (Finalist)
• 2020 Country Partner of the Year (South Africa)
• 2020 Azure Infrastructure Partner of the Year
• 2020 Modern Work Partner of the Year
• 2020 Security Partner of the Year

Find our branches in:

JOHANNESBURG (Head Office)
Second Floor
Microsoft Corporate Hill
3012 Winnie Mandela Drive
Bryanston, 2191
South Africa

CAPE TOWN
Harbour Bridge
Roggebaai Canal
Dockrail Road
Cape Town, 8000
South Africa

DURBAN
Unit D5
Meyrickton Park
7 Meyrickton Place, St Helier
Gillitts, 3625
South Africa

WELKOM
393 Stateway
Doorn
Welkom
9459
South Africa

NAIROBI
Regus Office, Ushuru Pension Plaza
Muthangari Drive
Westlands
Nairobi
Kenya

LONDON
Pinnacle House
1 Pinnacle Way
Derby, England
DE24 8ZS
United Kingdom

DUBLIN
Landscape House
Baldonnell Business Park
Baldonnell, Dublin 22
D22 P3K7
Ireland

IRVINE
530 Technology Drive
Suites 100 and 200
Irvine, California
92618
United States

IT news roundup! Dive into the past week's headlines, highlights, and trending topics in technology to start your Monday...
08/03/2026

IT news roundup! Dive into the past week's headlines, highlights, and trending topics in technology to start your Monday in the know...

🔐 SECURITY 🔐

Cyberattacks: Hackers abusing AI at every stage, warns Microsoft | Threat actors are using generative AI tools for a wide of range of tasks across the attack chain, including reconnaissance, phishing and malware creation, according to Microsoft.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045ZfQz0

Cisco reveals two maximum-severity defects | Cisco says two maximum-severity vulnerabilities in its firewall management software could be exploited by remote attackers to achieve root access.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045ZdDN0

Tycoon 2FA dismantled in Europol-led operation | Tycoon 2FA – a phishing-as-a-service toolkit that allowed cybercriminals to stage adversary-in-the-middle attacks at scale – has been taken down by a coalition of law enforcement agencies and security companies.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045Z2kT0

Ninety zero-days exploited last year, says Google | The Google Threat Intelligence Group has tracked 90 zero-day vulnerabilities actively exploited throughout 2025 – and almost half of them were in enterprise software and appliances.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045Z2Tz0

🧠 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 🧠

AWS launches AI agent platform for healthcare | Amazon Web Services says Amazon Connect Health, its new AI agent-powered platform, is designed to help healthcare organisations automate repetitive tasks.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045Z3XC0

OpenAI launches GPT-5.4 with Pro and Thinking versions | OpenAI says GPT-5.4 is its most capable and efficient frontier model to date, combining advanced reasoning, coding and agentic workflows into a single unified system.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045ZfCF0

💼 INDUSTRY NEWS 💼

Apple unveils MacBook Neo | The MacBook Neo is the first Apple laptop to run on a chip usually seen in the iPhone and signals a fresh attempt to attract Windows and Chromebook customers.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q045ZgQ60

On International Women's Day, we celebrate the women who build, who innovate, who encourage the next generation, and who...
08/03/2026

On International Women's Day, we celebrate the women who build, who innovate, who encourage the next generation, and who inspire and lead change.

To the wonderful women of … Thank you for your vision, your impact, and your support. Thank you for everything you do for our company, our customers, and our communities. We're grateful for you all!

BUI Cloud Solutions Architect Dirk Prinsloo is back with the first edition of CTRL + ALT + DEFEND for 2026! In this epis...
06/03/2026

BUI Cloud Solutions Architect Dirk Prinsloo is back with the first edition of CTRL + ALT + DEFEND for 2026! In this episode, Dirk discusses how Microsoft Entra Agent ID extends security capabilities to AI-powered agents through conditional access policies, identity protection, and identity governance.

Currently in public preview, Microsoft Entra Agent ID allows you to manage, protect, and govern agents and their access to your organisational resources just as you would for humans.

➡️ Learn more from Dirk in Episode 13 of CTRL + ALT + DEFEND!
🔗 Watch now on YouTube: https://hubs.li/Q045GsNm0

Every organisation's Microsoft 365 Copilot journey is different… The sector, the starting point, the specific business p...
06/03/2026

Every organisation's Microsoft 365 Copilot journey is different… The sector, the starting point, the specific business priorities, the maturity of the M365 environment – these all shape the approach.

What doesn't vary is the value of starting with clarity.

Clarity on what you're trying to achieve, what your M365 environment currently looks like, and the sequence of work that gets you from where you are to where you want to be.

A comprehensive advisory engagement delivers that clarity. And it's the foundation that every other element of a successful Microsoft 365 Copilot programme is built on.

No matter which stage of the Copilot journey you're on now – evaluating, planning for, deploying or optimising the technology – we're ready to help you succeed.

➡️ Book a consultation with our experts: https://hubs.li/Q045Gy5Z0

The changes that Microsoft 365 Copilot requires of people are not trivial… Letting go of established habits, developing ...
05/03/2026

The changes that Microsoft 365 Copilot requires of people are not trivial… Letting go of established habits, developing trust in AI-generated outputs, and adapting processes that have worked well for years will be challenging for many members of your team.

But they can navigate these challenges more successfully when they're given clear communication, practical training, and support from leaders who model the change instead of simply mandating it.

A well-designed Copilot adoption programme respects the difficulty of what's being asked of people. It builds confidence rather than demanding it. And it creates the conditions in which AI genuinely changes how an organisation works – for the better.

➡️ Let's design your Microsoft 365 Copilot strategy together.
🔗 Get in touch with our experts today: https://hubs.li/Q045vZVx0

If you're a business or technology leader evaluating Microsoft 365 Copilot for your company, three questions cut through...
04/03/2026

If you're a business or technology leader evaluating Microsoft 365 Copilot for your company, three questions cut through most of the noise:

1️⃣ Where in our organisation is the highest concentration of time spent on tasks that AI can genuinely accelerate – and what's the value of that time?

2️⃣ Is our Microsoft 365 environment in a state where Copilot can be deployed responsibly – or is there remediation work to do first?

3️⃣ What does success look like in 12 months – and how will we know if we're on track?

The answers to these questions form the foundation of a sound Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption strategy. If your current planning hasn't started here, then it's worth going back to basics.

Need help? Talk to us… Let's turn your answers into a comprehensive plan for your Copilot rollout.

➡️ Send an enquiry: https://hubs.li/Q045w3WT0

A Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption strategy for a professional services firm looks very different from one for a manufactu...
03/03/2026

A Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption strategy for a professional services firm looks very different from one for a manufacturer or retailer.

The use cases are different. The regulatory environment is different. The workforce profile is different. And critically, the definition of a successful outcome depends on the business and its goals.

The organisations extracting serious value from Microsoft 365 Copilot are doing so because their adoption strategy reflects the specific realities of their business and their industry.

Our advisory work is always grounded in context and specificity. We ask the right questions so we can build Microsoft 365 Copilot strategies tailored for your environment.

➡️ Talk to our experts about getting started: https://hubs.li/Q045kMdM0

We often see organisations put together their Microsoft 365 Copilot deployments like a jigsaw puzzle: one partner for li...
02/03/2026

We often see organisations put together their Microsoft 365 Copilot deployments like a jigsaw puzzle: one partner for licensing; another for security; a training provider for enablement; a consultant for governance and compliance; and a developer for custom agents.

In this scenario, every collaborator does their part, but nobody owns the full picture. And the results can be problematic... Conflicting advice. Gaps between services. Slower progress. And blame when the project is delayed or derailed.

Remember, Copilot is not a standalone product... It operates across your Microsoft 365 tenant, including:
- Identity controls
- Information architecture
- Security and compliance policies
- Sensitivity labels and data lifecycle management
- Mailboxes and permissions, plus much more

A successful Copilot adoption requires more than just deployment expertise… It requires preparation informed by real workflows. Permissions and security designed for your unique Microsoft 365 environment. And governance embedded into configuration.

If you're looking for a partner who can support your Microsoft 365 Copilot objectives from Day 1, then let's talk. Our experts are here to streamline your AI journey.

➡️ Get in touch: https://hubs.li/Q0456JZm0

Stay in the loop with the top technology news and updates from the past week and start your Monday informed...🔐 SECURITY...
01/03/2026

Stay in the loop with the top technology news and updates from the past week and start your Monday informed...

🔐 SECURITY 🔐

Google disrupts Chinese hackers targeting governments | Google has disrupted an elusive China-linked threat actor that targeted at least 53 organisations – including governments – across 42 countries in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q0455lGy0

Cisco patches Catalyst SD-WAN vulnerability | Cisco has released emergency patches for a critical Catalyst SD-WAN zero-day vulnerability that has been exploited in the wild.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q0455kJn0

Ransomware payment rate drops | According to industry research, the number of ransomware victims paying threat actors dropped to 28% in 2025 despite a significant increase in the number of claimed attacks.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q0455lpN0

MITRE forms ATT&CK advisory council | MITRE has created a new ATT&CK Advisory Council comprising cybersecurity experts from government, industry, and academia to support the long-term stewardship of the MITRE ATT&CK framework.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q0455m2C0

💼 INDUSTRY NEWS 💼

OpenAI draws investment from Amazon, Nvidia | AI startup OpenAI says it's raising $110 billion in a blockbuster funding round that has attracted investment from Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q0455lM80

Apple iPhone, iPad cleared for classified NATO use | Apple says its iPhone and iPad were added to the NATO Information Assurance Product Catalogue after being approved to handle classified information.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q0455kVB0

Dorsey's Block axes jobs as it embraces AI | Jack Dorsey's technology company Block will slash its workforce from 10,000 to 6,000 – and AI has been cited as the reason for the redundancies.
🔗 Details: https://hubs.li/Q0455lVs0

When business and IT leaders approach us about Microsoft 365 Copilot, they often ask: "How do we get started?" But the b...
27/02/2026

When business and IT leaders approach us about Microsoft 365 Copilot, they often ask: "How do we get started?" But the better question is: "How do we get this right?"

A successful Copilot adoption requires alignment across business strategy, security, culture, workflow design and technical architecture. And that means thinking beyond the rollout. It means building for the present and the future. It means bringing in a technology partner who understands every stage of the Copilot journey – from exploration to optimisation.

At BUI, we work with you to ensure your Copilot licensing lines up with your business goals, your deployments are seamless and secure, and training is geared to meet your users where they are.

If you're ready to add artificial intelligence to your Microsoft 365 environment, we're here to streamline your Copilot programme.

➡️ Talk to our experts today: https://hubs.li/Q044RJnp0

Facing challenges after your Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment? When something isn't working as expected, the instinct is...
26/02/2026

Facing challenges after your Microsoft 365 Copilot deployment? When something isn't working as expected, the instinct is to assume a technical fault. But often, Copilot issues are a sign that something else needs your attention – and that means reviewing your IT setup for:
- Poorly structured data
- Overly broad or overly restricted permissions
- Inconsistent document standards

Remember, Microsoft 365 Copilot works within the IT environment you've built. And if that environment lacks structure, clarity or governance, the results will show it.

Your troubleshooting process should include reviews of your Microsoft 365 architecture, your security settings and permissions, your data governance protocols, and your user behaviour.

If you need help finding out what's happening below the surface, our Copilot experts can diagnose the issue and provide guidance and support.

➡️ Book a consultation: https://hubs.li/Q044MHRv0

When people get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot, curiosity is high: - Can it draft an email?- Can it summarise my las...
25/02/2026

When people get started with Microsoft 365 Copilot, curiosity is high:
- Can it draft an email?
- Can it summarise my last meeting?
- Can it tidy up my sales presentation?

But curiosity doesn't create competitive advantage – capability does. The sooner your teams can move beyond basic prompts, the sooner they'll be able to use AI strategically in your organisation.

Make sure product enablement, skills development and knowledge-building are part of your Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption plan – and if you need help with user training, contact us: https://hubs.li/Q044zC1g0

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Innovation. Delivery. Results.

At BUI, we use technology in new and powerful ways to create customised IT solutions that enable performance and productivity in a changing world.

We design, develop, implement, maintain, and manage IT assets for small, medium, large, and enterprise-level businesses in a variety of sectors and industries.

Our primary focus areas include Cloud Infrastructure, Cyber Security, and Digital Transformation. We supply products, services, and tools to help people get the most from their hardware and software.

As a long-standing and award-winning Microsoft Gold Partner, we’re proud to provide specialist guidance and industry-leading support to organisations utilising the Microsoft suite.