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This month's event is one week early due to Australia Day. In light of the current circumstances with COVID in the community we have decided to cancel the January meeting. In lieu of a meeting, if anyone would like to join us for dinner and/or drinks at Bells Hotel, we'd love to see you and catch up! We'll be there at 6pm. Register at https://membership.smbitpro.org/event-4612758 (Dinner & Drinks are optional and are not provided by SMBiT Professionals.)

This month's meeting has been cancelled. See you on 8th February. The Sydney Committee

When: From 6pm – last Wednesday of the month Where: Bells Hotel Main Hall Level 2, 157 Moray Street South Melbourne VIC 3205 chgaustralia.com (Street parking and local Car parking available) Agenda: 6.00 – 7.00pm – Dinner* and Networking 7.00 – 9:00 pm – Chapter meeting 9:00 – Drinks* and Networking *Dinner & Drinks are optional and are not provided by SMBiT Professionals. Register to attend a meeting

Please note that the January meeting is cancelled due to late notice that the venue was unavailable due to Fringe Festival activities. We look forward to seeing you at the February meeting.

Note change of usual dateDATA CENTRE TOUR 2Excel and Copyworld are pleased to invite SMBiT Professionals members on an extensive tour of their world class Heliostack facility and hosting the first meeting of 2021! Copyworld is a national leader in the sale and service of photocopiers and network solutions. Copyworld are particularly proud of the Heliostack environment that they have built from the ground up. This infrastructure is 100% owned by Copyworld and gives them the unique flexibility of being big enough to support MSP’s to focus on increasing their own customer base, yet at the same time nimble enough to offer support to the smallest start-up business from the outset. The Data Centre tour will take you through: Colo data hall Dedicated suites Disaster recovery suites Generators Battery room(s) UPS room Loading bay Important Information: ID and enclosed shoes required Allow time to sign in for entry Deadline to register 12th Jan 2021 Pizza will be provided onsite before tour Going to the Pub after tour Register here Copyworld 340 Findon Road, Kidman Park, SA, 5025 Onsite parking available

We are delighted to be holding our January meeting in person. We will be continuing to live stream the meeting, so if you are unable make it in person, you can join online (open to all chapters). Register here Home Automation Michael Crocombe, Valued Contributor Went to Bunnings and bought 2 smart Bulbs, got some smart plugs from K-Mart, and a door sensor… then my troubles began! Come and hear about my journey into Home Automation the highs and lows, the issues and solutions. Michael has been attending SMBiT Professionals meetings for over 8 years, has spoken at National Conferences and presented to every chapter in the country.

To register go to https://membership.smbitpro.org/event-3666639 When: From 6pm – last Wednesday of the month Please note new venue. Where: Bells Hotel Main Hall Level 2, 157 Moray Street South Melbourne VIC 3205 chgaustralia.com (Street parking and local Car parking available) Agenda: 6.00 – 7.00pm – Dinner* and Networking 7.00 – 9:00 pm – Chapter meeting 9:00 – Drinks* and Networking *Dinner & Drinks are optional and are not provided by SMBiT Professionals. Register to attend a meeting

When: From 5.30pm – third Tuesday of the month Please note new venue. Where: The Wembley Hotel White Room 344 Cambridge Street Wembley WA 6014 thewembleyhotel.com.au Agenda: 5.30 – 6.30 pm – Drinks, Dinner* and networking 6.30 – 8.30 - Chapter Meeting *Drinks are optional and are not provided by SMBiT Professionals.

When: From 7pm – second Tuesday of the month Where: North Ryde RSL Club 33 Magdala Road North Ryde NSW 2113 northrydersl.com.au Agenda: 6.00 – 7.00pm – Dinner* and Networking 7.00 – 9:00 pm – Chapter meeting 9:00 – Drinks* and Networking *Dinner & Drinks are optional and are not provided by SMBiT Professionals. Register to attend a meeting

SMBiT Professionals Melbourne Chapter Next meeting Wednesday 30 January 2019 SMBiT Professionals Melbourne Chapter meets on the last Wednesday of the month Dinner 6:00pm-7:00pm Set menu of 4 choices Main Event 7:00pm-9:00pm Stay a while afterwards and have a drink and a chat Location Bayview Eden Hotel 6 Queens Road Melbourne Map Free Parking Enter Bayview Hotel car park via Queens Lane Registration Register NOW using the link below (at left if you're on the Web page) Accelerate Recurring Revenue Growth with Probax SaaS Protection Jonathan Sheahan, Channel Manager (NSW, VIC) Despite a growing awareness of the need for backing up high-availability SaaS platforms as critical data moves to the cloud, the question remains how MSPs can craft a successful, profitable offering to take advantage of the shift. In this presentation, learn how to add a new recurring revenue stream to your MSP business with Probax Backup for Office 365 and Dropbox Backup & Archive. Door Prize for members: GIGABYTE Mechanical Cherry Red Keyboard Probax is a Bronze partner of SMBiT Professionals Cyber Security Bruce Mathews, Australian Cyber Security Centre Bruce will be speaking on the role of the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the activities of the Melbourne Joint Cyber Security Centre (JCSC) which forms part of the ACSC program and their role with MSPs on information about emerging and current cyber security threats. Round Table Discussion Open forum … ... issues, ideas, highs, lows, great tools you have found, bring them to the table! Registration Register using the link below More information and online registration: Melbourne - SMBiT Professionals January Meeting ©2019 SMBiT Professionals Limited