LMI Insights
Field notes from the people who build it.
Guides, project news and lessons from ten years of designing, building and running IT and infrastructure across the Philippines.
Guides · 3 Nov 2026
What happens during a free LMI site survey
Every LMI engagement starts with a site survey, and it is free. We do it because a network, CCTV system or server room sized from a catalog is either too small for how your people work, or more than y...
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Guides · 3 Nov 2026
Five signs your plant network needs a refresh
Factory networks grow one urgent fix at a time. Years later, nobody is sure how it all connects. These are the five signs we see most often before a plant asks for a refresh. 1. Nobody has a current n...
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Guides · 3 Nov 2026
Wi-Fi as a service vs buying your own equipment
Every business needs Wi-Fi that works at peak hours. There are two ways to get it: buy the equipment and run it yourself, or pay one monthly fee for Wi-Fi as a service. Here is how they compare. Buyin...
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Guides · 3 Nov 2026
Leaving VMware: what your options are
After Broadcom acquired VMware in late 2023, VMware stopped selling perpetual licences and moved its products to subscription bundles, priced per CPU core. Many businesses facing a renewal are now ask...
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Guides · 3 Nov 2026
CCTV and the Data Privacy Act: what Philippine businesses must get right
If your cameras record people who can be identified, your CCTV footage is personal data under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173). Since 27 August 2024, the National Privacy Commissi...
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