Guides

  • The biggest risk in AI isn’t AI, it’s ungoverned AI

    Your team is already using AI. The question isn’t whether to allow it. It’s whether anyone is steering. That was the core message of our recent AI webinar for insurance brokers, and it applies just as much across financial services. AI adoption in most firms isn’t waiting for a strategy. It’s happening informally, in browser…

  • 3rdmill featured in MSP Success

    3rdmill CEO Natalia Scheidegger, featured in MSP Success Spotlight. Most IT conversations start with a product. A platform, a licence tier, a “good, better, best” security bundle. In a recent MSP Success Spotlight interview, our CEO Natalia Scheidegger explained why 3rdmill stopped starting there. 3rdmill began in Sydney in 1997 as a break-fix shop. Today…

  • Microsoft is making passkeys the default. Here’s what changes, and when.

    Microsoft is making passkeys the default If your team signs in to Microsoft 365, some of them are about to see something new. From 1 September 2026, Microsoft begins prompting users to set up a passkey when they sign in. The prompt is legitimate. It’s coming from Microsoft, not from your IT provider, and it’s…

  • Offshoring

    Rising costs. Heavier workloads. Skills shortages. It’s no surprise that more brokerages are exploring offshore resources, AI, or a combination of both as they look for new ways to create capacity and improve efficiency. Most conversations start with cost and productivity. That’s understandable. But the businesses seeing the greatest long-term success are asking a different…

  • Power Platform

    A Deep Dive into the Microsoft Power Platform

    The Automation You Didn’t Know You Had In the ever-evolving digital world, businesses need to innovate faster than ever before to stay ahead of the competition by enhancing and automating their processes. Enter the Microsoft Power Platform, a suite of applications designed to empower users to analyse data, automate workflows, and create custom solutions without…

  • Essential Eight Explained

    The Essential Eight Explained

    The Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Essential Eight In today’s digital landscape, cyber threats have become an unfortunate reality for businesses of all sizes. 3rdmill understands the critical importance of protecting your organization from cyber attacks and securing your sensitive data, which is why we’ve been evolving our Essential Eight benchmarking review to align our customers…