Insentra

Name: Insentra
Address: THe Commons, Mezzanine, 388 George Street, Sydney, NSW, 2000, AU
Telephone: +61282031600

We are a global Professional and Managed services business delivering exclusively through IT partner

Insentra is a truly collaborative IT service partner delivering a range of specialised
professional and managed services to the IT channel. We select and focus on attaining knowledge and skills in solutions that will best empower
the channel. Our partner-centric business model provides our partners and their clients
with access to industry expertise and accountable outcomes. Our business units a r

ange of professional and managed services, such as Data Migration, Information Management, Information Security, Cloud and Collaboration, Application Delivery and Mobility, and Enhanced Support Services.

28/08/2026

You achieved your Essential Eight maturity target.

But would you achieve the same result if you were assessed today?

That’s a question worth asking.

The Essential Eight isn’t static.

ACSC guidance evolves. Threats change. Technology changes. And the controls that satisfied a maturity level several years ago may not satisfy that same level today.

That creates a potentially dangerous gap between believing you’re aligned and being able to prove you’re aligned.

In his latest blog, Murray Clifford looks at some of the areas where that gap can quietly emerge:

→ Patching processes built around outdated expectations
→ MFA that exists but hasn’t evolved
→ Administrative privileges that have gradually crept back
→ Security baselines that haven’t been revisited
→ New devices and access methods that weren’t part of the original design

None of these necessarily mean your security program has failed.

They mean security controls need to evolve alongside the framework they’re designed to meet.

And with the ACSC announcing the retirement of the current Essential Eight Maturity Model and the move toward the broader Essentials Series, there’s another reason to take stock now.

Don’t rely on the maturity level you achieved years ago. Validate the controls you have today.

Read Murray’s latest blog to understand where to look—and why now is a good time to reassess your Essential Eight alignment.

https://hubs.li/Q04vDg2f0

26/08/2026

Cybersecurity strategies have evolved significantly over the past few years, but one challenge remains.
The endpoint.

As organisations strengthen their Zero Trust strategies, prepare for ransomware and modernise digital workspaces, endpoints have become one of the most critical layers in the security stack.

The question is no longer whether endpoints are protected, but whether they can be rapidly recovered, securely managed and kept operational when disruption occurs.

These are some of the key topics we'll be exploring at the IGEL Workspace & Endpoint Security Summit 2026, where global IGEL experts, customer speakers and industry leaders will share practical approaches to:

✔ Strengthening endpoint security
✔ Improving cyber resilience
✔ Supporting Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery
✔ Enabling secure digital workspaces
✔ Preparing for the next generation of cyber threats

If endpoint security is a priority for your organisation, we'd love to see you in Melbourne.

Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026
Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Location: Park Hyatt Melbourne

🎟 Register today: https://hubs.li/Q04vjVxf0

25/08/2026

Most organisations don’t have an AI technology problem. They have an AI literacy problem.

Lee Foster explores a challenge facing leaders everywhere: organisations are moving quickly to adopt AI, but their people often don’t share the understanding, confidence or language needed to use it effectively.

The numbers tell the story:

72% of enterprise leaders consider AI literacy a foundational workplace skill — yet 59% report an active AI skills gap.

Giving employees access to AI isn’t enough.

Successful adoption starts with:
• Removing fear before creating expectations
• Building a shared AI vocabulary
• Making learning relevant to each role
• Creating psychological safety to ask questions
• Establishing clear guardrails for responsible use

And with AI literacy increasingly becoming a governance and compliance consideration, getting the foundations right matters.

As Lee Foster puts it, your people don’t need to understand the architecture behind AI. They need to understand the intent, the implications and the guardrails.

Build the literacy first. Then build the skills.

Read Building Organisation-Wide AI Literacy From the Ground Up to explore Lee Foster’s perspective.

https://hubs.li/Q04v8KzC0

24/08/2026

AI adoption is accelerating. But AI adoption is not the same as AI literacy.

In his latest article, Lee Foster challenges a dangerous assumption many organisations are making: that because employees are using tools like Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT, they know how to use them effectively.

The numbers tell a different story.

86% of employees now use AI at work, yet only 24% feel fully equipped to use it effectively. Meanwhile, 77% of leaders believe their organisations have set employees up for success.

That gap matters.

Lee introduces a practical four-layer framework for assessing AI literacy across the workforce:
🔹 Foundational awareness — for everyone
🔹 Applied fluency — for operational and specialist roles
🔹 Governance awareness — for managers, compliance and legal
🔹 Strategic AI literacy — for executives and technology leaders

Because a CFO, cyber security analyst and business development manager shouldn't be assessed against the same AI literacy benchmark.
The goal isn't another generic training program. It's to understand where capability actually exists, where the gaps are, and what different roles genuinely need to know.

You can't close a gap you haven't measured.

Read Lee Foster's latest article and discover how to move from assumed AI readiness to evidence-based capability.

https://hubs.li/Q04tYsZv0

21/08/2026

You bought the AI. The licences are live. So where’s the ROI?

That’s the uncomfortable question facing many organisations in 2026.

AI adoption is accelerating, but people readiness isn’t keeping pace. Employees are anxious. Leaders are underprepared.

Training remains underfunded. And expensive AI tools risk becoming technology people have access to but don’t meaningfully adopt.

In his latest blog, Lee Foster explores why the biggest barrier to AI ROI isn’t the technology. It’s the gap between deployment and people readiness.

The organisations seeing real results are approaching AI differently. They’re investing in trust, training, change management and leadership not simply licences and tools.

Because buying AI is the easy part.

Turning it into business value is a people challenge.

Read Lee Foster’s latest blog to discover what separates organisations generating AI momentum from those struggling to move beyond deployment:

👉 https://hubs.li/Q04tPN6D0

20/08/2026

For years, desktop strategy started with the device. But is that still the right place to start?

In his latest blog, Luke Woodhead explores why modern desktop strategy needs to focus on the experience people need to work effectively and securely, wherever and however they work.

Luke looks at how Windows 11, Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, mobile devices and browser-based experiences can support different personas and ways of working, and why the right strategy starts with understanding people, workloads and business requirements before selecting the technology.

If your organisation is reviewing its modern desktop strategy, this is a useful guide to the questions worth considering.

Read Luke Woodhead's latest blog: https://hubs.li/Q04tF0270

19/08/2026

Windows 10 ESU is about to double in price. Before you renew, there’s a bigger question worth asking.

Does every Windows 10 endpoint in your estate actually need to run Windows locally?

For many organisations, Year One of ESU was a sensible bridge. It provided more time to plan, migrate and manage the transition beyond Windows 10 end of support.

But Year Two is an opportunity to rethink the strategy, not simply renew it.

Many EUC endpoints exist to do one thing: give users secure access to the applications, browser-based services and hosted desktops they need.

If that’s the case, keeping Windows 10 on the endpoint and continuing the ESU cycle may not be the only option.

In his latest blog, Brian Riegels-Morgan explores how organisations can segment their Windows 10 estate, identify what genuinely needs Windows locally, and consider a different path with IGEL OS 12.

He also looks at workloads already covered through Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop, plus options for applications that remain dependent on Windows 10.

The smartest ESU decision might not be how quickly you renew. It might be how much of your estate needs renewing at all.

Read Brian’s latest blog before making the Year Two call.

https://hubs.li/Q04t8gPv0

18/08/2026

🎤 Speaker announcement | Cameron McBride, Western Health

We’re excited to announce that Cameron McBride, Divisional Director Digital Technology Services at Western Health, will be joining us on stage at the IGEL Now & Next Workspace & Endpoint Security Summit 2026 in Melbourne.

Cameron will share a real-world healthcare perspective in his session:

Reimagine IT service delivery in healthcare through the enterprise browser

For healthcare technology leaders, delivering secure and reliable access to critical applications while creating a better experience for users is an increasingly important challenge.

Cameron will bring the customer perspective to that conversation, sharing insights from Western Health and exploring how the enterprise browser can help reshape IT service delivery in a healthcare environment.

It’s exactly the kind of practical, peer-led conversation we want to create at this year’s Summit.

Date: Thursday, 17 September 2026
Time: 8:30am - 5:30pm
Location: Park Hyatt Melbourne

Join Cameron alongside IGEL’s global leaders, technology experts and customers for a full day focused on endpoint security, cyber resilience and the future of the digital workspace.

🎟 Secure your spot: https://hubs.li/Q04tjGMJ0

14/08/2026

We’re thrilled to share that MicrotechDPS was awarded Data Partner of the Year last night at the 2026 Tech Partner News Impact Awards! 🏆

This is an incredible achievement and a fantastic recognition of the collaboration between MicrotechDPS, Adaca, Insentra and ETC LTD.

The award recognises the work to design and deliver a centralised Azure data warehouse for ETC LTD, a not-for-profit employment services organisation helping Australians facing barriers to employment.

We’re incredibly proud to have partnered with MicrotechDPS and Adaca on this project and to see the innovation, collaboration and hard work behind it recognised on the national stage.

A huge congratulations to everyone involved, with special recognition to Tim Welsh, Sam Cox, Ben Pinkerton, Lambros Phiotios, and Matthew Kaplan for their contribution to this outstanding achievement.

Congratulations, MicrotechDPS a very well-deserved win! 🎉

13/08/2026

Modern Device Management promises to simplify endpoint management, so why do so many organisations still feel like they're managing unnecessary complexity?

In this latest article, Luke Woodhead explores why Microsoft Intune doesn't create complexity, it reveals the complexity that already exists.

The article examines:
• Why complexity often survives endpoint modernisation
• The difference between platform migration and true modernisation
• How governance, ownership and operating models shape long-term success
• What leading organisations do differently to simplify endpoint management

If you're planning an Intune deployment, modernising your endpoint strategy, or looking to improve operational efficiency, this article provides practical insights into achieving better outcomes.

Read the full blog here: https://hubs.li/Q04sTRcX0

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