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We write occasionally about the things our clients ask us: Microsoft 365, security, licensing changes, AI for SMEs. No buzzwords. Just useful.
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Smart, Simple, and Real: How AI Is Already Helping Small Businesses
You do not need a data scientist to get value from AI. Five small, useful things any SME can do this week.
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Useful pieces, not content marketing.
Save money by tailoring Microsoft 365 security to your business needs
Microsoft 365 ships with over 180 security controls. Most SMEs do not need them all.
Cyber Security · Secure Support · 24 June 2024 · 7 min read · LeacamWrong security assumptions leave small firms exposed
Two real Irish SME stories where security settings nobody understood created expensive risk.
Managed Services · 14 June 2024 · 3 min read · LeacamManaged Insert Buzz Word Here Services
A short, irritated essay about what the IT industry calls itself.
Cyber Security · MDR · 14 June 2024 · 10 min read · LeacamThe Untold History of Managed Detection and Response
The founder of eSentire on how the MDR category came to exist.
Compliance · Data Privacy · 14 June 2024 · 5 min read · LeacamData Privacy and Compliance: A Guide for SMBs
GDPR in plain English: what an Irish SME actually needs to do.
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