NEWSLETTER

Happy Holidays from Linux Tech

As the year comes to a close, we want to thank you for trusting Linux Tech with your IT needs.

To recharge and celebrate the festive season, our office will be closed from 19 December 2025 to 5 January 2026.

Don’t worry, if urgent support is needed, our team will still be available for critical issues to keep your systems running smoothly. We look forward to an exciting 2026, bringing you smarter, faster, and more reliable IT solutions. 

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year!

Protect Your Data This Holiday Season

The festive season brings busy schedules and lots of emails, but cyber threats don’t take a break. Protect yourself and your organization with these quick tips:

• Verify the sender – confirm any unexpected attachments or links.
• Check file types – be cautious with .exe, .zip, and Office files requesting “enable content".
• Report suspicious activity – when in doubt, contact IT immediately.
• Update your passwords – ensure your accounts are secure before year-end.

A little caution goes a long way. Stay vigilant and keep your data safe this holiday season and beyond!

🚨 Urgent Support & Contact During Closure

We understand that some matters cannot wait. For critical emergencies during our closure, please use the dedicated contact method below. All non-urgent inquiries will be attended to from January 5, 2026.

• Emergency Email: support@linuxtech.co.za

• Alternatively: +27-87-803-0030

We kindly ask that all non-emergency requests or documentation be sent through by December 19th so we can process them ahead of our closure.

We look forward to reconnecting with you, refreshed and ready, in the New Year. Wishing you all the best for the holidays!

Warm regards,

The Linux Tech Team

DcData Business Email Solutions
November 2024 Edition

Locally Hosted in SA

Since 2002, DcData has been a trusted provider of reliable, locally hosted business email solutions for South African and international businesses. Hosted in South Africa's leading data centres with a 99.99% guaranteed uptime and resilient power, DcData combines technical expertise with a variety of budget-friendly options to meet your business needs. Our professional support team ensures you receive seamless service tailored to your requirements.

1. Hosted Zimbra Mailboxes

As an authorized Zimbra Partner and Business Service Provider, DcData offers the award-winning Zimbra Collaboration Suite hosted in our secure cloud environment. Choose from Essentials or Professional Editions, each packed with robust features:

• Best-in-Class Webmail
• Shared Calendars & Global Address Book (via Webmail, Desktop & Mobile App)
• Zimbra Desktop & Zimbra Mobile
• Windows Outlook Connector (Professional Edition)
• Two-Factor Authentication (Professional Edition)
• 10-Year Legislation-Compliant Email Archive (Professional Edition)

This cost-effective hosted mail platform can cater to a mix of user needs. You can combine Professional and Essentials editions to meet your unique requirements. Hosted within DcData’s cloud, all data is POPIA compliant, ensuring maximum security and privacy.

2. Hosted IceWarp Mailboxes

Discover the power of IceWarp, a feature-rich, all-in-one email collaboration platform hosted in DcData’s cloud. Key highlights include:

• TeamChat
• ChatGPT Integration
• Conference Tools with Recording
• Real-Time Collaboration on Documents

IceWarp’s Desktop Suite (optional) provides native applications for Windows and Mac, syncing all your business information for offline access. Rest assured, all data is POPIA compliant for South African businesses.

3. Exchange Online/O365

For businesses preferring Microsoft Exchange, DcData provides tailored solutions as an official Microsoft partner. Whether you need Exchange Online, Office 365, or other Microsoft services, we offer comprehensive licensing and support to ensure seamless integration with your existing systems.

4. On-Prem Mail Server

Prefer to keep your email infrastructure in-house? DcData supports on-premises mail server solutions with robust security and expert guidance to maintain smooth operations for your business.

5. Migration Services

Moving email platforms can be daunting, but with DcData’s Migration Services, your transition will be seamless. Our team ensures your data integrity, minimizes downtime, and delivers a hassle-free migration experience.

For expert guidance and reliable email solutions, visit DcData's website or contact us at contact@dcdata.co.za. Let us help your business thrive with the best-fit communication tools.

Happy Holidays from DcData

As the holiday season approaches, we at DcData want to extend our heartfelt thanks for your continued support throughout the year. Working with clients like you makes our efforts genuinely rewarding, and your trust enables us to grow and succeed year after year.

We wish you, your family, and your team a joyous and prosperous holiday season filled with happiness, success, and memorable moments.

Please note that our offices will close at 12:30 PM on Friday the 20th of December, and remain closed during the Christmas break. Our team will be available from Thursday the 2nd of January 2025, with the office officially reopening on Monday the 6th of January 2025.

For any urgent matters during the holiday season, please don't hesitate to contact us:

• For general support, email: support@dcdata.co.za, and one of our technicians will assist as soon as possible.
• For critical support, call: 087-803-0030.

Thank you once again for your trust and partnership. We look forward to working with you in the coming year!

Warm regards,
The DcData Team

Protect Your Business with Next-Gen Email Security

October 2024 Edition

1. Protecting Your Business from Email Threats

As businesses grow, so do the threats targeting them. Email remains the most common method cybercriminals use to attack. The risks are evolving fast from phishing to malware spam, business email compromise, and account takeover attempts. But you don’t have to face them alone.

LibraeSecure Email Security is designed to protect your organization from email-borne threats by filtering all inbound and outbound traffic, using cutting-edge technology to detect malicious files and suspicious links before they reach your employees. With LibraeSecure, you can rest assured that 99.9% of phishing and spam attacks are blocked!

2. The Power of LibraeSecure’s Predictive Security

We know malicious files are becoming more sophisticated, mimicking regular documents to bypass traditional defences. That’s why LibraeSecure uses predictive security to look ahead at emerging threats. With our proprietary sandboxing technologies and adaptive trust engine dynamically tracking relationships between senders and recipients, we stop threats in their tracks, scanning every email, attachment, and link for evasive behaviour and potential risks.

3. Advanced Threat Detection with URLsand and QuickSand

Our URLsand and QuickSand technologies make it simple:

• URLsand provides time-of-click protection against malicious URLs. All links are scanned for suspicious behaviour, preventing staff inadvertently from visiting unsafe websites.
• QuickSand rapidly scans documents and files for active code and evasive behaviours, ensuring that only safe files land in your inbox.

With these technologies in place, you get real-time protection from advanced threats.

4. Why choose LibraeSecure?

LibraeSecure Email Security is developed by a leading European security firm with over two thousand global clients and more than thirty VBSpam Awards. Hosted in South African data centres with a geo-redundant setup, we ensure a 99.99% uptime.

Choosing your next email security vendor can be challenging, as it requires considering various commercial, technical, and operational factors. LibraeSecure stands out by offering exceptional security features at a lower cost, both commercially and operationally. Combining award-winning technical expertise with customer feedback, strategic partnerships, and enterprise-grade capabilities, LibraeSecure delivers a comprehensive solution—from discovery and deployment to world-class ongoing operational support.

5. How to Get Started with LibraeSecure

Are you ready to take your email security to the next level? LibraeSecure Email Security is easy to deploy and integrates seamlessly with your existing systems. We offer comprehensive migration assistance to ensure your business transitions smoothly.

To learn more, visit our website or reach out to us directly at contact@dcdata.co.za. Our team is ready to help you secure your email and safeguard your business from cyber threats.

Stay Safe. Stay Secure. Trust LibraeSecure.
For more information, visit LibraeSecure's website or contact us at contact@dcdata.co.za.

Happy Holidays from DcData

As the holiday season approaches, all of us at DcData would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere gratitude for your continued support throughout the year. It is clients like you who make our work truly rewarding, and your trust allows our company to grow and thrive with each passing year.

We wish you, your family, and your team a joyous and prosperous holiday season filled with happiness, success, and memorable moments.

Please note that our offices will close at 12:30 PM on Friday the 20th of December, and remain closed during the Christmas break. Our team will be available from Thursday the 2nd of January 2025, with the office officially reopening on Monday the 6th of January 2025.

For any urgent matters during the holiday season, please don't hesitate to contact us:

• For general support, email: support@dcdata.co.za, and one of our technicians will assist as soon as possible.
• For critical support, call: 087-803-0030.

Thank you once again for your trust and partnership. We look forward to working with you in the coming year!

Warm regards,
The DcData Team

Did you know that DcData is a proud Proxmox partner?

In light of Broadcom's recent acquisition of VMware and the subsequent challenges faced by VMware clients and partners, we believe it's essential to highlight the exceptional open-source alternative provided by Proxmox. Proxmox offers robust, enterprise-grade solutions with unrestricted access to all features, ensuring reliability and security. Their software-defined and open platforms are not only powerful but also remarkably easy to deploy, manage, and budget for. At DcData, we've been collaborating with Proxmox for over a decade, starting with VE version 2.

Proxmox offers three outstanding products: Proxmox Virtual Environment, Proxmox Backup Server, and Proxmox Mail Gateway. Proxmox Virtual Environment serves as a comprehensive, open-source server management platform tailored for enterprise virtualization. It seamlessly integrates the KVM hypervisor and Linux Containers (LXC), along with software-defined storage and networking capabilities, all on a unified platform. With its intuitive web-based user interface, managing VMs and containers, ensuring high availability for clusters, and utilizing integrated disaster recovery tools are all made simple.

If you're interested in learning more about the Proxmox product line, please visit our website or reach out to us via email at contact@dcdata.co.za. We're here to provide you with further information and assist you in deploying and migrating to Proxmox.

A big thank you from all of us at DcData

As the Holiday Season approaches us, we at DcData would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support throughout this year. It is clients like you who make our jobs a pleasure to do and allows for our company to grow more and more with each year that passes. May your Holiday Season and the New Year be filled with much joy, happiness and success for you and your families. Please take note that our offices will close at 12:30 on Friday the 22nd of December, remain closed for the Christmas break, our team is available from the 2nd of January 2024 and our offices will re-open on Monday the 8th of January 2024.

As always, our team is available for any urgent matters during this Holiday Season. For all support queries, please email support@dcdata.co.za and a tech will assist as soon as they can, for any critical support queries, please call 087-803-0030