For a small business, Microsoft 365 vs Google Workspace starts as a tie. Microsoft 365 Business Basic and Google Workspace Business Starter both cost $7 per user per month on a one-year commitment. Above the entry tier the two suites split on price, on what the contract locks in, and on which plan first includes …
Read MoreSmall Business Backups: What to Keep, Where, How to Test
Oct 17, 2026 / · 11 min read · backup strategy small business it data backup disaster recovery restore testing ransomware protection cloud backup offsite backup it fundamentals ·Most small-business backup plans rest on three assumptions nobody has checked: that the job covers the data the business runs on, that at least one copy sits somewhere a fire or an attacker can't reach, and that the copy can be restored into a working system. Most small businesses only find out which assumption was …
Read MorePasskeys vs Passwords: What Small Teams Should Know
Sep 23, 2026 / · 10 min read · passkeys passwordless authentication fido2 webauthn cybersecurity multi-factor authentication password managers small business it phishing prevention it security ·One 2026 enterprise passkey deployment playbook, citing the FIDO Alliance's 2025 Passkey Index, puts the gap between passkeys and passwords in blunt numbers: a 93% login success rate against 63% for the passwords and one-time codes they replace, with average sign-in time cut from 31.2 seconds to 8.5 seconds. That gap …
Read MoreHow to Choose a Managed IT Service Provider
Sep 17, 2026 / · 10 min read · managed it services msp it outsourcing it consulting sla cybersecurity backup and disaster recovery it vendor selection small business it help desk support ·A break-fix technician shows up after something has already broken. A managed IT service provider is supposed to catch the failure before anyone notices it — monitoring, patching, and responding to problems on a schedule instead of waiting for a phone call — and that difference in approach is the entire reason …
Read MoreThe 3-2-1 Backup Rule in Practice for Small Teams
Sep 12, 2026 / · 11 min read · backup strategy 3-2-1 rule data protection ransomware resilience disaster recovery restore testing small business it cloud backup offsite backup it fundamentals ·How many small-business backup jobs report success every single night for a year, right up until the week someone actually needs to restore from one — and it fails? That gap between a completed backup and a working restore is the entire reason the 3-2-1 backup rule exists, and it's also the part most teams skip once …
Read MoreSmall Business Backup Strategy: The 3-2-1 Rule in Practice
May 31, 2026 / · 8 min read · backup disaster recovery data protection cloud storage ransomware smb it fundamentals recovery testing ·How should a small business protect the data it cannot afford to lose — against ransomware, a failed hard drive, or an accidental deletion? A sound small business backup strategy is not the vague advice to "back up your data regularly," but a structured approach with defined copies, separated media, and a tested …
Read MoreNetwork Security Basics for Small Business IT Teams
May 30, 2026 / · 7 min read · network security cybersecurity multi-factor authentication patch management network segmentation phishing access control smb it ·Small business IT teams face the same threat landscape as enterprises but operate with a fraction of the budget. The question is not whether to invest in network security — it is which controls deliver the most risk reduction per dollar spent. Network security basics for small business environments do not require a SOC …
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