Blog posts

Cybersecurity 2025 – New threats, new solutions

Cybersecurity 2025 – New threats, new solutions The digital threat landscape is no longer a marginal issue – it is part of our everyday reality. This is particularly evident in small and medium-sized enterprises: while IT structures are becoming more complex and interconnected, security concepts often lag behind technological progress. 2025 is just around the

By |2025-11-24T10:50:24+02:00June 13th, 2025|Blog posts, News, Topics Specials|0 Comments

How Teams is taking over the world of telephony

How Teams is taking over the world of telephony In the modern business world, communication is a crucial factor in a company's success. From the early days of telephony to today's era of digital communication technologies, the way we communicate with each other has changed dramatically. Telephone systems, which were once the backbone

By |2025-11-19T17:23:44+02:00April 14th, 2025|Blog posts, News, Topics Specials|0 Comments

Artificial intelligence in everyday working life

AI in everyday working life: opportunities, challenges and best practices for companies Künstliche Intelligenz (KI) hat sich in den letzten Jahren zu einer Schlüsseltechnologie entwickelt, die die Arbeitswelt grundlegend verändert. Von der Automatisierung wiederkehrender Aufgaben über prädiktive Analysen bis hin zur Verbesserung der Kundeninteraktion – die Einsatzmöglichkeiten sind vielfältig. Doch wie kann KI

By |2025-11-19T16:53:23+02:00February 24th, 2025|Blog posts, News, Topics Specials|0 Comments

Cooperation between HR and IT

Introduction: The role of HR and IT in the modern world of work The world of work has changed drastically in recent decades. Technology has revolutionized many traditional work processes and expectations of companies have evolved. These changes have led to HR (Human Resources) and IT (Information Technology) becoming the central departments in organizations

By |2025-11-19T12:15:04+02:00September 19th, 2024|Blog posts, News, Topics Specials|0 Comments

NIS-2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 ‘Network and Information Security’

NIS 2 Directive (EU) 2022/2555 ‘Network and Information Security’ NIS2: A comprehensive guide for businesses and the role of ISO 27001 in compliance In an increasingly digitalized world in which companies and public institutions rely heavily on information and communication technologies, the issue of cyber security is becoming ever more important.

By |2025-11-19T11:47:58+02:00September 5th, 2024|Blog posts, News, Topics Specials|0 Comments

Process improvements through self-service in ITSM – 5 clear steps

Process improvements through self-service in ITSM - 5 clear steps In the context of today's CosH topic specials provide an insight into the fascinating topic of the service catalog. The service catalog is an important tool that lists the recurring services agreed between service providers and service users. It provides a comprehensive overview

By |2025-11-19T11:31:38+02:00March 7th, 2024|Blog posts, News, Topics Specials|0 Comments

The CosH data center is one of the best in the industry.

The CosH data center is one of the best in the industry. Why are we so sure of this? Today we'll give you an insight into why our infrastructure is the ideal choice for your digital requirements. By moving your IT to the CosH Private Cloud, you get the technology and TEAM of a

By |2025-11-19T11:30:50+02:00February 9th, 2024|Blog posts, News, Topics Specials|0 Comments

Why you should think about network microsegmentation today

Why you should know today about network microsegmentation should think about Good to to know: Effective security through network Microsegmentation What is network microsegmentation? Microsegmentation is a method of dividing a network into small, isolated areas (segments/zones) in order to restrict access to certain resources. In the context of network security, microsegmentation

By |2025-11-19T11:29:42+02:00February 9th, 2024|Blog posts, News, Topics Specials|0 Comments

Open day & Management Conference

Open Day & Managing Directors' Conference Berlin 29.11.2023, Berlin On 29.11.2023, the Open Day & Managing Director Conference 2023 took place on the premises of our Berlin location. In addition to delicious catering, there were also exciting presentations. In addition to a short introduction to the world of Workplace as a Service by our

By |2025-11-19T11:21:49+02:00January 25th, 2024|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

Open Day & Managing Directors’ Conference

We cordially invite you to our exclusive and free open day and managing director conference on 29 November 2023 at our modern premises at Möllendorffstraße 45, 10367 Berlin. Our success story: From a one-man show to a multi-million pound company. Learn first-hand how our company has grown from a modest start-up to an established industry

By |2025-11-19T11:19:16+02:00October 16th, 2023|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

Price change Microsoft Online Services

On the official Microsoft website, the company has announced that it will increase the prices of its online services by about 11% on 01.04.2023. This change affects the entire portfolio of Microsoft products such as Microsoft 365, Office 365 and Dynamics 365. Background and objective of the planned price increase by Microsoft The aim

By |2023-03-31T14:00:49+02:00March 31st, 2023|Blog posts, News, Practical tips|0 Comments

Digital transformation / Subsidies extended until 2024

The global pandemic has shown, especially in Germany, that there are still some digital weaknesses here. In addition to the problems that companies could not offer every employee the option of a home office due to a lack of software or hardware, there was also the cost factor. Not every company, especially small and

By |2025-11-19T17:00:07+02:00November 3rd, 2022|Blog posts, News, Practical tips|0 Comments

Ensuring the future viability of IT

Quelle or Nokia - once well-known companies that were too slow in digitization. These two companies are just two examples of many that have failed to take advantage of new technologies and have thus disappeared from the market, either partially or completely. At the beginning of the Internet and especially of digitization, established companies

By |2022-05-02T09:10:22+02:00October 27th, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

Phishing and Cybercrime

Phishing: How to recognize attempted attacks Almost every Internet user has received one at some point: Either in the spam mailbox or, even worse, in the normal mailbox disguised as a supposedly reputable and well-known sender. We are talking about "phishing e-mails". But what exactly are phishing emails? Behind the term is a scam

By |2022-05-02T09:47:59+02:00October 18th, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

Guide: The importance of modern backups and the weaknesses of outdated approaches

The importance of a professional backup is undisputed in the age of digitalization. For a long time now, computer files have no longer been simply "data"; for many, they are also corporate capital. Data protection strategies are among the most important tasks of IT departments and external IT service providers. During a data backup,

By |2022-05-02T10:06:16+02:00October 4th, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

The big Funkschau interview with CosH / WaaS

To the funkschau online article Manuel Wagner is the CEO of Cosh Consulting. The Nuremberg-based IT service provider specializes in proactive IT solutions for companies in the upper midmarket and supports customers with Workplace as a Service concepts: from the company's own online self-service portal for hardware components and rentable IT workstations to

By |2022-10-21T10:56:16+02:00September 15th, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News, Press releases|0 Comments

IT Project Management

IT project management: a big time-consuming issue that requires tremendous resource power and staying power. Basically, project management can be explained as the organization, planning, control and monitoring of all tasks and resources necessary to achieve the defined project goals. IT projects can be all kinds of things or processes, such as a new

By |2022-05-02T10:18:07+02:00September 12th, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

IT-Interim Management – when key people leave the company

The field of IT contributes more and more to the success of companies in today's digital world. Our technological leap in the last 50 years can be explained simply with an example: The "Apollo Guidance Computer" that was on board for the first moon landing in 1969 had the computing power of a pocket

By |2022-05-02T15:31:55+02:00September 6th, 2022|Blog posts, Practical tips|0 Comments

From social work to IT: How career changers can get started in the tech industry

Due to the long-term shortage of skilled workers in the technology sector, lateral entrants interested in technology will have good opportunities to gain a foothold in the IT industry in 2022. The fact that highly qualified IT skills can now only be found among industry professionals with a degree or IT training no longer

By |2022-10-21T09:16:43+02:00August 4th, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

CosH receives the Bavaria’s Best 50 Award

CosH Consulting among the best 50 companies in Bavaria Nuremberg, 07/26/2022 For more than 20 years, the most dynamic owner-managed medium-sized companies in Bavaria have been honored with the "BAYERNS BEST 50" award. The prize is awarded to companies that have identified and consistently exploited new opportunities for growth and employment. BAYERNS BEST 50 companies

By |2022-10-21T09:16:29+02:00July 29th, 2022|Blog posts, News, Press releases|0 Comments

Intelligent IT delivery models: As a service models increasingly popular with companies

Intelligent IT delivery models:As a service models increasingly popular with companies Software as a service, infrastructure as a service, everything as a service: almost everything in IT is now available as a service model. This refers to business models in which software or hardware is no longer purchased, but "rented" as needed.

By |2022-07-26T11:39:35+02:00July 21st, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

Metaversum: A New Internet?

Today, everyday office life already takes place predominantly on the world wide web. Fax machines are disappearing, paper letters are becoming less common, and people are communicating via video chat or messenger: all this is the noticeable digital transformation. But major corporations are tinkering with new technologies that could take the Internet as we know

By |2022-05-02T11:00:25+02:00July 7th, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

iTeam Regional Meeting Bavaria 2022

iTeam Regional Meeting Bavaria 05/18/2022, Nuremberg After a long Corona break, it was finally time again. The iTeam Regional Meeting Bavaria 2022 finally took place again as a presence meeting (under the observance of the Corona requirements). The host was CosH Consulting GmbH from Nuremberg. Starting at 2 p.m., the

By |2022-07-26T12:26:54+02:00June 27th, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

IT security: Using Microsoft 365 securely in companies

Many applications today are cloud-based. The best known is of course Office/Microsoft 365. Popular applications such as Excel, Word or PowerPoint are already used by numerous companies as so-called SaaS applications (Software-as-a-Service) in a subscription model. The advantages for companies are obvious: you only pay for what you actually use, and you get everything from

By |2022-05-02T11:17:41+02:00June 21st, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

Network Security – Network Segementation for Securing IOT Devices

"The Internet of Things" (IoT) is unstoppable. More and more devices are becoming packed with technology and smart. However, there are many security gaps, especially in the area of building technology. Due to poorly secured and structured networks, attacks on infrastructures are on the rise. Statista predicts more than 75 billion connected devices by 2025.

By |2022-07-26T12:28:10+02:00June 7th, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

CosH takes over Menze GmbH from Berlin

CosH Consulting is on course for growth With the acquisition of Menze Informations- und Kommunikationssysteme GmbH, the Nuremberg-based IT specialists are expanding their product and customer portfolio and expanding their Berlin location. Berlin, 05/12/2022. With the acquisition of the IT system house Menze Informations- und Kommunikationssysteme GmbH as of 01 April 2022, CosH Consulting

By |2022-07-26T12:46:05+02:00May 12th, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

IT Trends 2022: Companies rely on these technologies for the future Part 2

1. Green IT The term refers to the concept of keeping the world's increasing demand for energy under control through digital devices with a focus on environmentally friendly and energy-efficient solutions. All aspects surrounding information technology rely on resources, materials and energy. Energy-hungry data centers in particular are responsible for high CO2 emissions in

By |2022-05-03T16:58:58+02:00May 3rd, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

IT Trends 2022: These are the technologies companies are relying on for the future Part 1

1. High Demand for Cloud Solutions Since the start of the pandemic, cloud usage in companies has increased sharply. Without cloud services, tools and apps, it would have been very difficult to send employees to the home office, maintain global supply chains or map entire business models digitally. IT departments relieve their IT budgets

By |2022-07-26T12:41:09+02:00April 26th, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

Guidebook: Reducing costs and effort with efficient IT lifecycle management

Many people are familiar with this situation: In the office, some computers are still outdated and no one cares about new and more modern equipment. The larger a company is, the more difficult it becomes for IT departments to keep track of obsolete devices. In which cost centers are productivity slowdowns to be found? Which

By |2022-07-26T12:46:27+02:00April 12th, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

5 tips: Design IT tenders the right way

Public contracting authorities are generally subject to a tendering obligation. When awarding contracts for IT services, public-sector clients (and also private-sector awarding authorities) must observe a number of special features. On the one hand, all technical requirements must be known and documented, and at the same time the constantly changing regulations of the EU

By |2022-07-26T12:46:44+02:00March 28th, 2022|Blog posts, Guidebook, News, Practical tips|0 Comments

Green IT: Sustainable IT as a contribution to environmental protection

Green IT: Sustainable IT as a contribution to environmental protection What exactly is Green IT? However, the fact that information technology has long been an integral part of our working and private lives, and there is no end in sight to this development, means that negative consequences of the digital transformation are also being

By |2022-07-26T12:46:59+02:00March 7th, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

New prices from March 2022 for Microsoft 365

Today, we'd like to inform you that Microsoft will increase prices globally for six of its core products - for the first time in 10 years - effective March 1, 2022. According to Microsoft, the price adjustment reflects the increased functional value of cloud solutions since market launch. You can read the official statement

By |2022-07-26T12:47:14+02:00February 16th, 2022|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

CosH awarded with DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 quality seal

CosH awarded with DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 quality seal Highest quality standards for our service For almost a year, we have been working intensively on the requirements of the DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 certification and in particular on our processes. Since 01/28/2022 it is official: CosH has received the quality seal of DIN

By |2022-07-26T12:47:33+02:00February 1st, 2022|Blog posts, News, Press releases|0 Comments

Attention: Federal Office warns about massive and dangerous IT security vulnerability “Log4j

Attention: Federal Office warns about massive and dangerous IT security vulnerability "Log4j Dear Sir or Madam, over the weekend, the BSI (German Federal Office for Information Security) published a letter about a very threatening vulnerability in an open source software called Log4j. https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Cybersicherheitswarnungen/DE/2021/2021-549032-10F2.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=3 The vulnerability has a threat score: 10 out of 10

By |2022-04-27T15:11:48+02:00December 13th, 2021|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

Hornetsecurity: The ultimate all-in-one protection for Microsoft 365

With 365 Total Protection Backup from Hornetsecurity, you get the most comprehensive protection to Microsoft's cloud services - designed specifically for Microsoft 365 and seamlessly integrated. Benefit from a straightforward setup and exceptionally intuitive operation that simplify your IT security management from the ground up Targeted Attacks on Microsoft 365 Accounts:

By |2022-04-27T15:14:49+02:00December 1st, 2021|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

Advisor: 1st and 2nd Level Support – We explain the differences

Many have heard the terms 1st Level and 2nd Level Support in your work environment. But what exactly is behind it? We explain the exact differences and give tips on what's right for your business. 1st Level Support First level support is the first line of support for customer problems and queries. This is

By |2022-04-27T15:30:33+02:00October 21st, 2021|Blog posts, News|0 Comments

“Elite Forge”: Future-oriented training at CosH Consulting GmbH

"Elite forge" for the talents of tomorrow: forward-looking training at CosH Consulting GmbH Nuremberg IT experts welcome seven IT-enthusiastic trainees to their Azubi-Lab starting this fall Nuremberg, October 06, 2021. As one of the most central roles within technical departments of a company, the IT specialist is gaining increasing importance in the market. But

By |2022-04-27T15:36:06+02:00October 19th, 2021|Blog posts, Guidebook, News, Press releases|0 Comments

Platforms carry the change: How companies can benefit from platform providers

The digital transformation is underway - both economically and socially. Today, companies no longer have to wait years for expensive and specially programmed online stores. You simply use a platform provider that already provides the complete framework of an online store. Companies only have to enter their customer data and products and they are

By |2022-04-27T16:22:31+02:00October 5th, 2021|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments

Reading Article – The Digital Classroom: How Modern Technology Enables New Pedagogical Learning Methods

Digital media enable new options in the classroom: They expand the methodological-didactic spectrum of teachers, and they offer children individual opportunities to actively engage with the subject matter. What has long been standard practice in universities and colleges is still almost non-existent in elementary, middle and high schools. Nevertheless, there are still major digitization

By |2022-04-27T16:35:57+02:00September 16th, 2021|Blog posts, Guidebook, News|0 Comments
Go to Top