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Short, practical guides on budgeting, compliance, security and continuity — written so you can act on them without hiring anyone, us included.

How to plan an IT budget for a small practice

A practical way to build an annual IT budget: what to count, what to replace and when, and how to avoid the surprise invoice.

5 min read · reviewed 2026-10-06Read the guide

A HIPAA readiness checklist for a small practice

The IT side of HIPAA, in the order it usually gets missed: access, encryption, backup, logging, and an incident plan you have actually read.

6 min read · reviewed 2026-10-06Read the guide

What to do in the first hour of a ransomware attack

A calm, ordered first hour for a small practice: stop the spread, preserve what you have, and know who to call — before anything is wiped.

5 min read · reviewed 2026-10-06Read the guide

Microsoft 365 security settings every practice should turn on

The Microsoft 365 settings that close the most common ways into a practice mailbox — and the ones practices most often leave switched off.

5 min read · reviewed 2026-10-06Read the guide

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