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08/30/2026

Three Questions to Ask Before You Sign That IT Contract

You are evaluating IT providers. Maybe your current one is not keeping up with your growth. Maybe you are starting fresh after managing IT internally for too long.

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08/26/2026

The Crime Lab Still Mailing CDs

In 2026, state forensic laboratories across the country are burning case files onto physical discs and mailing them to district attorneys.

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08/21/2026

Your IT Person Is Great. They Just Need Backup.

Most businesses with 40 or more people have at least one full-time IT person. Sometimes two. They handle the help desk tickets, set up new hires, manage printers, troubleshoot VPN…

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08/17/2026

What Happens When Microsoft Doubles Your Prices Again?

Microsoft 365 Business Premium licenses went from $12.50 to $25 per user per month. Enterprise E3 licenses went from $25 to $50. This happened quietly.

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08/12/2026

We Bought Teams. Nobody Uses It.

You bought the licenses. The IT provider turned it on. Maybe someone sent a link to a training webinar that nobody watched.

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08/07/2026

Passwords Are Over. Here Is What Replaces Them.

In 2026, 68 percent of organizations are actively rolling out or piloting passkeys for their workforce.

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08/03/2026

Your Bank Examiner Is Going to Ask About Vendor Concentration

If your community bank or credit union runs email, document storage, collaboration, identity management, security monitoring, and backup all through Microsoft, your examiner has a…

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07/29/2026

Active Directory Is 25 Years Old. It Shows.

Microsoft shipped Active Directory with Windows 2000. The core authentication protocol, Kerberos, dates to the mid-1990s.

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07/23/2026

The Security Exception That Cost a Company Everything

Every company has security policies. Passwordless and multi-factor authentication on every account. Conditional access based on device compliance.

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07/18/2026

Your VMware Bill Just Went Up 10x. Now What?

One of our clients paid roughly $200,000 for their VMware environment a few years ago. The renewal quote that arrived this spring was $2 million. That is not a typo.

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07/13/2026

Network Security is a “Whole Field” Game

Firewall, Detection, Containment. It does not help that each of these three disciplines is complicated, technical, and protecting from a diverse array of threats. They can also be expensive.

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07/08/2026

Preparing for the Network Hacker

We suggest a fundamental change has come about – where ten years ago companies could reasonably strive to prevent a successful network attack and penetration, the likelihood now is that.

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07/03/2026

On-Premises Server

Much is being said today about the merits of cloud hosted services – but I like having the core information required to operate my company located on my own server. And truth is, my servers.

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