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Notes on IT, security, and platform engineering. From the work, not the marketing department.

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Cyber Essentials: A Plain-English Guide for UK Businesses

What Cyber Essentials is, why contracts and insurers increasingly demand it, the five controls it checks, what certification costs, and how to pass first time.

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GUIDE · 12 Sept 2026

Why your website is invisible to AI assistants, and how to fix it

People are asking ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity instead of searching. If an assistant can't read your website, you're not on its shortlist. Here's what makes a site machine-readable, and how we took our own from 21 to 60 in an evening.

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GUIDE · 10 Sept 2026

What to do in the first hour after a phishing email is clicked

Someone in your organisation clicked the link and typed their password. The next sixty minutes decide whether this is a bad afternoon or a very bad month. A practical, ordered checklist for small organisations.

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GUIDE · 2 Sept 2026

Should a charity outsource its IT?

Most charities don't have an IT department; they have a person who's good with computers and a supplier who's stopped answering. An honest look at when outsourcing makes sense, what it should cost, and what to insist on.

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GUIDE · 24 Aug 2026

How to configure FortiGate port bandwidth limits via CLI (FortiOS 7.x)

A practical, current guide to capping FortiGate interface bandwidth from the CLI: inbandwidth and outbandwidth, VLAN limits, the NP6/NP7 hardware offload caveats that make limits silently fail, verification commands, and when to use traffic shaping policies instead.

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Article · 5 Aug 2026

The 3-2-1 Backup Rule: Would Your Business Survive Data Loss?

Most businesses believe they have backups. Far fewer have backups that would actually bring them back. The 3-2-1 rule explained, the failures we see, and how to test yours.

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Article · 13 Jul 2026

Still Running Windows 10? What UK Businesses Need to Do Now

Windows 10 support has ended, and every month on it now increases your risk. What end of support actually means, who is exposed, and the practical routes off it.

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Article · 10 Jun 2025

Unlocking the Power of Microsoft Intune for Enhanced IT Support

What Microsoft Intune is, how it's used, and the benefits it offers organisations and IT teams in London: device management, application control, compliance and conditional access from one place.

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Article · 13 May 2025

The Telltale Signs Your Business Needs a New IT Service Provider

Sometimes the IT provider you chose is no longer the right fit. Fifteen signs it may be time to change: from poor service quality and high costs to security concerns and lack of transparency.

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Article · 22 Apr 2025

Don't Let Ransomware Take Your Business Hostage

Ransomware encrypts your files and demands payment for the key, and the damage goes well beyond the ransom. Twenty practical measures businesses can take to protect themselves.

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