Guide
How to Choose a Firewall for a Small Business
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The right firewall depends on your users, data, remote access needs, network size, and support model. This guide gives business owners a practical checklist.
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Practical guides for business technology decisions.
Use these guides to frame decisions around security, collaboration, networking, websites, recovery planning, and IT support. Each one is written by Austin Hadley to be useful whether or not you hire anyone.
Guide
Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 for Small Businesses
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Both platforms can work well. The better choice depends on how your team collaborates, handles files, manages identity, and supports users.
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What Is BGP and Why Does It Matter?
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BGP is the routing system that helps networks exchange reachability information on the internet. For organizations with public routing needs, planning matters.
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Why IPv6 Matters for Modern Businesses
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IPv6 affects addressing, routing, firewall policy, DNS, and long-term network planning. A phased approach keeps adoption manageable.
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How to Secure Remote Workers
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Remote access should be designed around identity, least privilege, device security, monitoring, and a support process users can follow.
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Website Redesign Checklist for Small Businesses
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A useful redesign improves clarity, trust, conversion paths, crawlability, accessibility, and speed. Visual polish is only one part of the work.
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What to Include in a Disaster Recovery Plan
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Disaster recovery planning defines what matters most, how it is backed up, who owns recovery steps, and how restore processes are tested.
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Managed IT vs Break-Fix IT Support
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Break-fix support reacts when something fails. Managed IT adds planning, monitoring, security review, and ongoing improvement.
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