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Practical IT and security guidance for SMEs in Sussex & Kent

Clear, non-fluffy articles on baseline security, managed IT, Microsoft 365/device governance, and continuity—written for owner-managed teams without in-house IT.

Resources

Practical IT and security guidance for SMEs in Sussex & Kent

Clear, non-fluffy articles on baseline security, managed IT, Microsoft 365/device governance, and continuity—written for owner-managed teams without in-house IT.

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Managed IT operating model

What to expect from managed IT - without the sales layer

Articles that clarify scope, governance cadence, accountability, and what “managed” should mean day-to-day for a 10–25 person business.

Managed IT operating model

What to expect from managed IT - without the sales layer

Articles that clarify scope, governance cadence, accountability, and what “managed” should mean day-to-day for a 10–25 person business.

Managed IT operating model

What to expect from managed IT - without the sales layer

Articles that clarify scope, governance cadence, accountability, and what “managed” should mean day-to-day for a 10–25 person business.

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Make IT boring (in the best way): 9 standards that stop the same issues coming back

10 Jul 2026

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Maintained or muddling through? 12 checks your SME IT should pass every month

9 Jul 2026

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Ownership. Scope. Evidence: A practical way to review your current IT arrangement

8 Jul 2026

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Maintained or just muddling through? A 10‑minute self‑audit for SME IT

7 Jul 2026

Cyber Security Baseline

Cyber Essentials-style Security, explained for SMEs

Understand what "good basics" actually look like in practise - scope, responsibilities and the controls what reduce routine exposure without hype.

Cyber Security Baseline

Cyber Essentials-style Security, explained for SMEs

Understand what "good basics" actually look like in practise - scope, responsibilities and the controls what reduce routine exposure without hype.

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Passkeys Are Becoming Default for Microsoft 365 — Here Is What SME Owners Need to Know

3 Aug 2026

Security drift in Microsoft 365: the quiet way owner‑managed SMEs lose control (and how to stop it)

5 Jul 2026

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The SME IT Baseline: 12 enforceable controls every 10–50 person business should have

8 Jun 2026

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The Defensible IT Security Baseline for SMEs

1 Jun 2026

Microsoft 365 & devices

Keep identities, devices, and access consistent

Practical governance guidance for Microsoft 365-centric SMEs: reducing scope ambiguity, preventing drift, and keeping access and devices under control as you grow.

Modern Workplace

Keep identities, devices, and access consistent

Practical governance guidance for Microsoft 365-centric SMEs: reducing scope ambiguity, preventing drift, and keeping access and devices under control as you grow.

Clipboard checklist beside a laptop—evidence-led baseline control alignment for a Microsoft 365 SME.

Standardisation: the difference between control and guesswork

12 Jun 2026

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What Defensible IT Looks Like for a Microsoft 365 SME

28 May 2026

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Former Employee Email & Data: Best Practices for SMEs

14 May 2026

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What a Standardised Microsoft 365 Device Build Includes

13 May 2026

Continuity and recovery

Continuity that holds up when things change

Straightforward guidance on resilience expectations: what should be defined, who owns what, and how to avoid assumptions that only surface during incidents.

Continuity and recovery

Continuity that holds up when things change

Straightforward guidance on resilience expectations: what should be defined, who owns what, and how to avoid assumptions that only surface during incidents.

Continuity and recovery

Continuity that holds up when things change

Straightforward guidance on resilience expectations: what should be defined, who owns what, and how to avoid assumptions that only surface during incidents.