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A short piece on one thing worth knowing about the technology your business runs on, in plain English and written so you can act on it yourself without ringing anybody. Nothing to sell you.
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The $3 million privacy exemption is not gone yet
Plenty of advice says the small business privacy exemption ends in December. It does not. Here is what is actually changing, and what is worth doing anyway.
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2026
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What's Changing in Your Microsoft 365 This July
Microsoft is lifting prices on most 365 plans from 1 July 2026. Business Premium is not one of them, and Cloud PCs just got cheaper. What it means for your bill.
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5 Signs Your Business IT Is a Ticking Time Bomb
Five things that quietly make a small business an easy target, and the three you can fix this afternoon without spending anything.
2023
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Pros and Cons of VoIP for your Business
What VoIP genuinely gives a business, and the three things that go wrong with it, including the one most providers would rather not own.
2022
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5 Tips for Saving Money on IT
Five ways to spend less on technology without cutting the kind of corners that come back later as downtime.
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6 Advantages of Outsourcing IT
Why small businesses hand their technology to a managed provider: cost, focus, security, staffing, better tooling and room to grow.
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5 Most Common IT Problems and How to Solve Them
The five problems that come up most often in small businesses, what causes each one, and what actually fixes it rather than hiding it for a while.
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5 Security Best Practices for Workstations
Five straightforward things anybody can do to keep a work computer out of trouble, from endpoint security through to locking the screen.
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The Ultimate SMB Cyber Security Checklist
Eleven things a small business can put in place to become a much harder target, in roughly the order most people should do them.
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