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Soft Clients
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XVOICE supports the use of the following software-based phone applications: OPERATING SYSTEM OR DEVICE RECOMMENDED APPLICATION Android OS and Apple IOS – Phones and Tablets GroundWire Microsoft Windows MicroSIP…
Konnekt for SharePoint
X365 » Add Ons » Konnekt for SharePoint
Summary If a Client decides to proceed with SharePoint for document storage, XSTRA recommends using Konnekt. XSTRA’s policy may evolve as we continue development of our in-house solution XFILES. Konnekt maps Microsoft 365 cloud storage (SharePoint Online and…
20200529 – XSTRA Protects XCARE Clients From Faulty Windows 10 Version Update
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2020 » 20200529 – XSTRA Protects XCARE Clients From Faulty Windows 10 Version Update
XSTRA provides end-point management for Clients who subscribe to our XCARE products. 29th May 2020 Today XSTRA has taken steps to halt the spread of the Microsoft Windows 10 Version 2004 is causing huge issues for Clients around the world. XSTRA, through its XCARE…
20240530 – Google says “Microsoft unable to protect its clients”
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2024 » 20240530 – Google says “Microsoft unable to protect its clients”
Setup Groundwire for Android
XVOICE » Resources » Setup Groundwire for Android
Open up the google playstore In the search bar at the top type ‘groundwire’ Locate the application labelled ‘Groundwire: VoIP SIP Softphone’ and install it. Note: You will be required to make a…
Industry Averages for NPS
ABOUT » NPS – Performance Metrics » Live Net Promoter Scores » Industry Averages for NPS
Industry Averages for NPS General reference benchmarks only – not representative of XSTRA’s specific scores Industry Averages…
Sites Used For XDESK Development
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20200615 – A Bad Year So Far for Office 365 Uptime
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2020 » 20200615 – A Bad Year So Far for Office 365 Uptime
Raise your hand if you fell victim to the recent string of Office 365 outages below✋ Don’t get me wrong Office 365 is a tremendous service that has enabled so many organizations to rapidly shift to a remote workforce. However, with such a large spike in daily…
20200413 – 500,000 Hacked Zoom Accounts Given Away For Free On The Dark Web
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2020 » 20200413 – 500,000 Hacked Zoom Accounts Given Away For Free On The Dark Web
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20240311 – Microsoft admits Cosy Bear hackers have been in its systems for three months
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2024 » 20240311 – Microsoft admits Cosy Bear hackers have been in its systems for three months
Microsoft’s cybersleuths haven’t been able to expel the Cosy Bears. Photo: Getty Microsoft says it’s still trying to evict the elite Russian government hackers who broke into the email accounts of senior company executives in November. It says the…
20250604 – Data Center – Upstream Internet Outage
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20250604 – Data Center – Upstream Internet Outage
SERVICE DISRUPTION NOTICE (SDN) NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY AAPT or Upstream of them START DATE…
20240113 – The Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Avoid SharePoint
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2024 » 20240113 – The Top 10 Reasons Why You Should Avoid SharePoint
Clients often pose the question to me, “Lyndon, is it advisable for us to transition our files to SharePoint?” As a SharePoint consultant, the instinctive response might be a resounding, “Absolutely, you should!” However, with three decades of…
Essential 8
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Essential Eight: What Your Business Needs to Know The Essential Eight are eight practical mitigation strategies developed by the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) through the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) to reduce the likelihood and impact of common…
20220320 – Ransomware Event
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20220320 – Ransomware Event
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? N/A IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY N/A INCIDENT START DATE 2022-03-20 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM)…
20240524 – Brookfield Savages Rd Planned Power Outages
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20240524 – Brookfield Savages Rd Planned Power Outages
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Energex INCIDENT START DATE 20240524 INCIDENT START TIME…
Terms & Conditions
XDEVICE » Terms & Conditions
CAVEATS Disablement & Deletion Policy Often Clients forget to tell us a device is no longer in service and as a result, they incur costs that should have been avoided. To assist Clients with this problem, and unless we have written…
20240527 – Brookfield Gold Creek Rd Planned Power Outages
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20240527 – Brookfield Gold Creek Rd Planned Power Outages
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Energex INCIDENT START DATE 20240527 INCIDENT START TIME…
Terms & Conditions
X365 » Terms & Conditions
X365 – User Account – Disablement & Deletion Policy Often Clients forget to disable a User account with us and as a result they incur costs that should have been avoided. To assist Clients with this problem, and unless we have written…
XNET NBN Plus – Technical Brief
XNET » XNET NBN Plus » XNET NBN Plus – Technical Brief
XSTRA is an Australian Carrier and ISP XSTRA prides itself on building what it sells. This has allowed us to build technical teams who have a deep understanding of the technologies we sell to customers. XNET NBN Plus is our Internet access service to Clients already…
20240509 – Microsoft 365 – Teams Removal
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2024 » 20240509 – Microsoft 365 – Teams Removal
Microsoft has recently adjusted its licensing plans for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 by separating Microsoft Teams from these suites. This change, which came into effect on April 1, 2024, impacts clients outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland,…
Overview
XFORCE » XACCESS » Overview
XACCESS IS A, WEB BASED, MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATION SERVICE Cyber Threats are the No. 1 technological challenge facing the global business community today. At present, the global business community is grappling with its foremost technological…
20241017 – Disk SusbSystem Errors on Server in Data Center
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20241017 – Disk SusbSystem Errors on Server in Data Center
SERVICE DISRUPTION NOTICE (SDN) NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY START DATE 20241017…
20200528 – XNET – Australia – Core router outage
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20200528 – XNET – Australia – Core router outage
NOTICE TIME ZONE Australia Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20200528 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) 07:55 OUTAGE DURATION 13 Minutes ESTIMATED TIME TO…
Year 2024
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2024
20241121 – RSA and AES Encryption is now useless 20241001 – XDESK – Citrix Price Increases 20240509 – Microsoft 365 – Teams Removal 20240530 – Google says “Microsoft unable to protect its clients” 20240523 –…
Dooms Day Backups
XFORCE » Backup & Recovery » Dooms Day Backups
Overview Although our XCLOUD Backup and Recovery solution provides excellent protection, we recognise the need for a truly air-gapped backup option for extreme scenarios. The Dooms Day Backup service is designed for clients who want to take data resilience to the next…
Guide: PKI, SSL/TLS & Certificates
XFORCE » Resources » Guide: PKI, SSL/TLS & Certificates
PKI, SSL/TLS & Certificates – Quick Reference for Techs Use this as a fast refresher on PKI concepts, X.509 certificates, common file types and rollout steps for public, internal, MikroTik and self-signed certificate deployments. …
Equipment Procurement Service
XPARTS » Equipment Procurement Service
XSTRA offers Clients a procurement service for the acquisition of products and services This is a co-operative activity where XSTRA acts as the technical adviser and trusted negotiator to the Client, ensuring a value-driven outcome is achieved for the Clients next…
20250815 – XCLOUD – Data Center Hardware Incident
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20250815 – XCLOUD – Data Center Hardware Incident
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY INCIDENT START DATE 20250815 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) …
20250210 – Major Network Outage to Internet
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20250210 – Major Network Outage to Internet
SERVICE DISRUPTION NOTICE (SDN) NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY TPG / AAPT START DATE 20250210…
Remote Assistance
XCARE » Remote Assistance
XCARE Remote Access Download Splashtop SOS for remote support CLICK ON THE APPROPRIATE LOGO FOR YOUR…
Year 2020
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2020
20200930 – Telstra’s Own Network Misconfiguration Brings Down Protonmail 20200704 – COVID-19, The Ultimate Control Weapon 20200620 – FaceBook’s Latest Attack On Your Privacy 20200619 – Australia Targeted – Cyber attack…
20240725 – XACCESS incidents – Advisory Notice
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20240725 – XACCESS incidents – Advisory Notice
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY INCIDENT START DATE 20240601 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) …
20250626 – XNET Rural Brookfiled Router Failure
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20250626 – XNET Rural Brookfiled Router Failure
SERVICE DISRUPTION NOTICE (SDN) NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY START DATE 20250626…
20241001 – XDESK – Citrix Price Increases
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2024 » 20241001 – XDESK – Citrix Price Increases
XDESK Price Change Notification (PCN) Upcoming adjustment in the pricing of our XDESK product to all Clients, will take effect starting 1st Nov, 2024. This change is necessary due to an increase in the cost of a key component used within XDESK—the Citrix…
20250804 – Core router outage
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20250804 – Core router outage
SERVICE DISRUPTION NOTICE (SDN) NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY START DATE 20250804 START…
Credit Policy
ABOUT » Legal & Finance » Credit Policy
Payment & Direct Debit Policy Mandatory NAB Direct Debit for all Australian clients 1. MANDATORY NAB DIRECT DEBIT FACILITY FOR ALL…
20210906 – XNET Philippines – GA Towers
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20210906 – XNET Philippines – GA Towers
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20210906 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) 16:00 INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY…
Overview
XCARE » Overview
XCARE – Client Support It all starts with great service & support IT All Starts With Great Service & Support At XSTRA,…
20241030 – Hardware Upgrades at NextDC B2 Tonight
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20241030 – Hardware Upgrades at NextDC B2 Tonight
SERVICE DISRUPTION NOTICE (SDN) NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY START DATE 20241030…
20200520 – XRACK – Unplanned Server Restart
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20200520 – XRACK – Unplanned Server Restart
NOTICE TIME ZONE Australia Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20200520 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) 15:50 OUTAGE DURATION 8 Minutes ESTIMATED TIME TO…
20230711 – Microsoft Price Hikes
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2023 » 20230711 – Microsoft Price Hikes
XSTRA has been informed by Ingram Micro (AU) that Microsoft (USA) intend to increase pricing by at least 9% beginning 1st September for Australian Clients. XSTRA will need to make adjustments accordingly, starting with next months invoice runs (August 2023). XSTRA will…
PDF Software
XDESK » Resources » PDF Software
PDFElement vs Adobe Acrobat Comparison PDFElement vs Adobe Acrobat At XSTRA, we help clients maximize their IT budgets by reducing high software licensing costs. Many clients are caught in Adobe’s costly subscription model, which…
Microsoft Teams
XVOICE » Soft Clients » Microsoft Teams
XSTRA delivers Voice Calling to Microsoft Teams For Clients invested in the Microsoft Office 365 eco-system, you can now enjoy the advantage of adding calling features to the Microsoft Teams application. Our Teams Direct Routing solution allows you…
20211120 – XNET Philippines – Converge ICT is down
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20211120 – XNET Philippines – Converge ICT is down
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? YES IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Converge ICT Philippines INCIDENT START DATE 20211120 INCIDENT…
20250217 – 2025 Microsoft Office 365 – Price Changes
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2025 » 20250217 – 2025 Microsoft Office 365 – Price Changes
Price Change Notification (PCN) Upcoming Microsoft 365 Licensing Changes and Options Dear Clients, XSTRA is required to inform you of upcoming changes to Microsoft 365 licensing and pricing that may impact your…
20210723 – XNET Philippines – Main Fiber Down
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20210723 – XNET Philippines – Main Fiber Down
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20210723 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) 19:45 INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY…
Porting Process
XVOICE » Resources » Porting Process
At XSTRA we have had years of experience porting the numbers of our Clients. Here is a list of the steps that XSTRA usually undertake and this process can take between 4 to 12 weeks. STEPS DESCRIPTION 1 Obtain copy of Clients telephone…
20250522 – XDESK – Intermittent Performance
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20250522 – XDESK – Intermittent Performance
SERVICE DISRUPTION NOTICE (SDN) NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Citrix START DATE 20250522…
20250810 – XACCESS Outage
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20250810 – XACCESS Outage
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY INCIDENT START DATE 202400810 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) …
MicroSIP
XVOICE » Soft Clients » MicroSIP
For Computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system Click the logo to download the installer: IMPORTANT Ensure the settings inside the application are set to resemble as per the image below:
20240627 – Microsoft Office 365 Issues
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20240627 – Microsoft Office 365 Issues
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Microsoft INCIDENT START DATE 20240627 INCIDENT START TIME…
20230829 – Widespread Network Outage at NEXTDC B2
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20230829 – Widespread Network Outage at NEXTDC B2
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY N/A INCIDENT START DATE 20230829 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM)…
20240220 – Widespread Phone Call Quality Issues
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20240220 – Widespread Phone Call Quality Issues
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Telcoinabox / Ivox INCIDENT START DATE 20240220 INCIDENT START…
20210802 – AAPT TPG issues but Could Be a Upstream Issue to Them
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20210802 – AAPT TPG issues but Could Be a Upstream Issue to Them
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20210802 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) Approx: 9:15am INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF…
20201117 – Philippines – Converge ICT Outage
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20201117 – Philippines – Converge ICT Outage
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20201117 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) Approx: 15:00 ESTIMATED TIME TO RESOLUTION N/A INCIDENT END DATE…
20230522 – XNET – NextDC Inter-Network is Down Between B1 & B2
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20230522 – XNET – NextDC Inter-Network is Down Between B1 & B2
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY NEXTDC – https://nextdc.com INCIDENT START DATE 2023-05-22…
Terms & Conditions
XVOICE » Terms & Conditions
1. CUSTOMER SERVICE GUARANTEE (CSG) WAIVER NOTICE The Customer Service Guarantee (CSG), outlined in the Telecommunications Act 1997, provides eligible customers with specific rights in relation to standard fixed-line telephone services. These rights…
User Usage Instructions
XFORCE » XACCESS » User Usage Instructions
XACCESS – USER MFA PROCESS Prior to accessing any of XSTRA’s cloud based products and services, the User must now go to: https://xaccess.x.direct The User should see the XACCESS website The first 2 fields need to be completed…
20210720 – AAPT/TPG Routing Incident
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20210720 – AAPT/TPG Routing Incident
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20210720 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) 10:00 INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY…
XNET Tester Prototypes
XNET » Resources » XNET Tester Prototypes
For technicians working with Optical Fiber and Copper based Ethernet XSTRA have identified many scenarios whilst serving Clients, where testing of various Optical Fiber and Ethernet links are required, but where the available equipment to undertake…
20220307 – XVOICE – Inbound & outbound calling
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20220307 – XVOICE – Inbound & outbound calling
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Telcoinabox\Ivox INCIDENT START DATE 2022-03-07 INCIDENT START…
20241129 – XNET Core switch failure
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20241129 – XNET Core switch failure
SERVICE DISRUPTION NOTICE (SDN) NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY START DATE 20241129…
Our Mission
ABOUT » Our Mission
Mission, Values & Vision The principles that shape how XSTRA designs, delivers, and supports critical platforms. One Partner. Complete Accountability. Built from frontline experience — designed to reduce risk and enable…
20200625 – XNET – Fiber Link Down Between ECN and NEXTDC B1
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20200625 – XNET – Fiber Link Down Between ECN and NEXTDC B1
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20200615 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) 05:15 ESTIMATED TIME TO RESOLUTION N/A INCIDENT END DATE …
20221004 – Telstra 4G Sim Issue
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20221004 – Telstra 4G Sim Issue
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Telstra INCIDENT START DATE 2022-10-04 INCIDENT START TIME…
NPS – Performance Metrics
ABOUT » NPS – Performance Metrics
XSTRA Performance Live Data Real-time Net Promoter Score (NPS) dashboard for complete visibility and transparency 3.9 NPS –…
20200619 – Australia Targeted – Cyber attack targeting Australian networks
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2020 » 20200619 – Australia Targeted – Cyber attack targeting Australian networks
19th June 2020 Earlier this morning the Australian Government announced that it was currently aware of, and responding to, a sustained targeting of Australian governments and companies by a sophisticated state-based actor. That is, someone backed or employed by a…
DNSFilter
XFORCE » DNSFilter
DNSFilter – Smart, Fast, and Cloud-Delivered Protection DNSFilter is a cloud-based DNS security solution that protects users from accessing malicious or harmful websites—before connections are even established. As the first line of defense in your network,…
20240305 Widespread Phone call Quality Issues
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20240305 Widespread Phone call Quality Issues
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY Telcoinabox / Ivox INCIDENT START DATE 20240305 INCIDENT START…
XDEVICE Software
XDEVICE » XDEVICE Software
Description Link XDEVICE RMM Agent Microsoft Safety Scanner
20200929 – Office 365 Outage
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20200929 – Office 365 Outage
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closted INCIDENT START DATE 20200929 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) Approx: 07:15 ESTIMATED TIME TO RESOLUTION N/A INCIDENT END DATE…
20210808 – Small number of servers inaccessible
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20210808 – Small number of servers inaccessible
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20210808 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) Approx: 17:20pm INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? No IF YES, NAME OF…
Reverse Authentication
XFORCE » XACCESS » Reverse Authentication
XACCESS – Reverse Authentication Reverse Authentication Reverse Authentication is an extra safety step that allows a Client to verify the identity of an XSTRA staff member (on the phone or in person) using the Client’s own XACCESS…
20210316 – Azure Active Directory (AAD) Outage
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20210316 – Azure Active Directory (AAD) Outage
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20210316 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) Approx: 05:00 ESTIMATED TIME TO RESOLUTION 60 Minutes INCIDENT END…
20230602 – XVOICE – Inbound and Outbound calls reporting as disconnected
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20230602 – XVOICE – Inbound and Outbound calls reporting as disconnected
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane UTC +10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY AAPT INCIDENT START DATE 2023-06-02 INCIDENT START TIME…
Invoicing Explained – Legacy
ABOUT » Legal & Finance » Invoicing Explained – Legacy
Invoicing Explained – Legacy Version 1 (prior to 1 April 2022) Invoicing Explained – Legacy (V1) …
XNET NBN Plus – CIS
XNET » XNET NBN Plus » XNET NBN Plus – CIS
Critical Information Summary (CIS) Service To Be Provided Business Grade Broadband supplied by AAPT care of NBN Co. Download Speed 50 Mbps Upload Speed 20 Mbps Are Faster Speeds Available? Yes %…
Overview
XFORCE » Overview
Clients today have users working from more locations than ever before—at home, on the road, or in the corporate office. This distributed workforce increases exposure to a growing range of threats that can compromise operations, data, and critical applications.…
Terms & Conditions
XNET » Terms & Conditions
DEFINITIONS Consumer – XSTRA provides all Clients with a genuine and reasonable opportunity to negotiate the terms of their contract and obligations to XSTRA, before and during the term of any active service. Telecommunications Consumer…
Preamble
XCRM » Preamble
CIOCTO is the world’s only solution that combines deep systems integration and multi-dimensional client information into one software tool! Its elegant, modern interface is fast to learn and easy for new users, yet powerful for professionals. CIOCTO lets you work…
Overview
XCLOUD » Overview
XCLOUD – Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Cloud solution options explained: Public, Private, and Hybrid — designed and supported by XSTRA. Overview XCLOUD provides Clients with infrastructure products and services to host compute workloads…
20200528 – XRACK – Australia – Client Network loss
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20200528 – XRACK – Australia – Client Network loss
NOTICE TIME ZONE Australia Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20200528 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) 13:05 OUTAGE DURATION 20 Minutes ESTIMATED TIME TO…
Overview
XCRM » Overview
The Managed Services Provider (MSP) market is forecast to reach $329.1 Billion dollars by 2025 – Ref. Targeted at this MSP market, CIOCTO is a multi-tenant cloud-based Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) platform and control plane, that is fully…
XDESK – Basic
XDESK » XDESK – Basic
XDESK – Basic Windows Server 2022 Virtual Desktops – Per User – Per Month Scenario Fit Perfect for entry-level and front-line administration users with: Light SaaS needs Light browser workloads Low…
20200604 – Think Your Data In The Cloud Is Safe?
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2020 » 20200604 – Think Your Data In The Cloud Is Safe?
At XSTRA, we are often asked: “is my data safe in the cloud?” 4th June 2020 . We feel we would not be doing our job as advocates for our Clients if we didn’t bring the information below to your attention. Here are some of the terms and conditions…
20210708 – COVID-19 – By The Numbers
NEWS – 2026 » NEWS ARCHIVE » Year 2021 » 20210708 – COVID-19 – By The Numbers
Updated 20210708 Many of our clients have suffered a down turn in trade, laid of workers. At XSTRA, we wanted to crunch some numbers and find out exactly what is going on, because too many people are listening to their TV’s, where the reality of what is…
XDESK – Enterprise
XDESK » XDESK – Enterprise
XDESK – Enterprise Citrix Windows Server 2022 Virtual Desktops – Per User – Per Month Scenario Fit Perfect for Work-From-Anywhere enterprise level power users who require optimum: Security – When…
Terms and Conditions of Trade
ABOUT » Legal & Finance » Terms and Conditions of Trade
XSTRA – Global General Terms & Conditions of Trade Authoritative trading terms governing all XSTRA services and engagements, including formal revision history. 1) General This page provides a concise revision history summary for XSTRA’s…
20200826 – PostGreSQL Service Restarted
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20200826 – PostGreSQL Service Restarted
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20200826 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) Approx: 18:00 ESTIMATED TIME TO RESOLUTION N/A INCIDENT END DATE…
20200615 – X365 – Microsoft Error when attempting to access Microsoft 365 services
XCARE » Service Disruption Notices (SDN’s) » CLOSED SDN’s » 20200615 – X365 – Microsoft Error when attempting to access Microsoft 365 services
NOTICE TIME ZONE Brisbane GMT+10 STATUS (Open/Closed) Closed INCIDENT START DATE 20200615 INCIDENT START TIME (HH:MM) 09:42 INCIDENT CAUSED BY A 3RD PARTY? Yes IF YES, NAME OF 3RD PARTY…
XNET Rural Fiber – CIS
XNET » XNET Rural Fiber » XNET Rural Fiber – CIS
Critical Information Summary (CIS) Service To Be Provided Uses fiber and complementary technologies to deliver a Premium broadband experience to your home. Download Speed 50 Mbps Upload Speed 50 Mbps Latency …
XNET Rural Fiber – Technical Brief
XNET » XNET Rural Fiber » XNET Rural Fiber – Technical Brief
This document contains important information for all participants in this Research & Development Proof Of Concept (POC). Please read carefully. It is also a long document with many details and there are likely to be errors so please let us know of these errors by…
IPv4/IPv6 Policy
XNET » IPv4/IPv6 Policy
Executive Summary XSTRA keeps customer access networks on IPv4 for now to ensure maximum compatibility. We enable IPv6 at the WAN/DMZ only when we state it is necessary. We do not pre-provision IPv6 to customers; IPv6 space is allocated on…
Backup & Recovery
XCLOUD » Backup & Recovery
XCLOUD – Backup & Disaster Recovery Protocol Backup architecture, retention options, replication add-ons, and recovery guidance for XCLOUD workloads. Overview Scope: XCLOUD hosted workloads Ransomware: It can’t attack what it…
Terms & Conditions
XDESK » Terms & Conditions
XDESK – Terms & Conditions Security baseline, session controls, account lifecycle rules, and support boundaries for XDESK. Overview This page outlines the baseline policies applied to XDESK (hosted desktops and remote app access). These policies…