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Notes on IT, security, and platform engineering. From the work, not the marketing department.
Latest · Article
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.
GUIDE · 24 Aug 2026
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.
Article · 5 Aug 2026
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.
Article · 13 Jul 2026
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.
Article · 10 Jun 2025
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.
Article · 13 May 2025
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.
Article · 22 Apr 2025
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.
Guide · 11 Mar 2025
A lost laptop or stolen phone can become a data breach in minutes. Fifteen steps businesses should take when company equipment goes missing, from remote wipe to client notification.
Guide · 18 Feb 2025
Working from home has many benefits, and its own set of challenges. Twenty best practices to help you stay productive, healthy and happy when working remotely.
Guide · 21 Jan 2025
Cybersecurity is no longer optional for businesses of any size. Twenty measures that materially reduce your risk, from patching and multi-factor authentication to network segmentation and incident response.
Guide · 19 Nov 2024
With the right infrastructure and policies, remote working is just as secure and productive as the office. The benefits of hybrid working, and the key components that make it work.