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microsoft-365
4 articles
The SMB Business Stack We Run: Microsoft-Centric, Remote-First, No Lock-In
The technology stack we run for our remote-first SMB: Dell XPS endpoints, Microsoft 365 with Intune and AutoPilot, three-tier backup, custom Azure, Cloudflare, no VPN.
Guides10 min readThe Microsoft 365 Security Floor Every SMB Should Hit in 2026
Three layers separate a hardened SMB Microsoft 365 tenant from a soft one: Microsoft-managed Conditional Access, phishing-resistant MFA, and Intune device compliance. Here is why that floor matters and what each layer actually does.
Guides11 min readHow We Lock Down SMB Microsoft 365 Tenants for $50 of Hardware Per User
A six-phase runbook for hardening a Business Premium tenant: break-glass accounts, Microsoft-managed Conditional Access, FIDO2 YubiKeys, and Intune device compliance. The order matters.
Guides12 min readHow a $1,000 Synology NAS Completed Our Microsoft 365 Backup Strategy
Cloud backup alone isn't a backup strategy. We added a Synology DS225+ with Active Backup for fast on-site M365 recovery - no licensing fees, no monthly costs, ~$1,000 total.
Guides12 min read