Practical guides to cloud platforms, Microsoft 365, Azure, and cloud infrastructure for Canadian businesses and IT professionals.
If someone can send an email that appears to come from your domain, they can impersonate your business to your customers, suppliers, and staff. SPF, DKIM, and DMARC are three DNS-based standards that prevent this. They also improve the deliverability of your legitimate email, reducing the chance that your messages end up in spam folders. […]
Email Security Explained: SPF, DKIM and DMARC in Plain English Read More »
VPN gets used as a catch-all term for very different things. A consumer VPN service that hides your browsing from your ISP is a very different product from the business VPN that lets your staff securely connect to your office network from home. Understanding the distinction (and knowing which type your business actually needs) helps
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Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace were both rebranded in October 2020, but at the time of writing they’re still widely known as Office 365 and G Suite respectively. We’ll use the new names throughout this post as the transition is already underway, but if you see the old names in vendor documentation, they refer to the same products. If
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Every time you type a website address into your browser, something happens behind the scenes that most people never think about. That something is DNS, and while it’s invisible when working correctly, it has a significant impact on your network’s speed, reliability, and security. What is DNS? DNS stands for Domain Name System. It’s a
DNS: What It Is and Why It Matters for Your Business Read More »
The term “reverse proxy” sounds technical, but the concept is straightforward once you understand what problem it solves. If you run any web-based services (internally or externally) a reverse proxy is a tool worth understanding. What a Reverse Proxy Does A reverse proxy is a server that sits in front of one or more backend
What is a Reverse Proxy and Why Would Your Business Need One? Read More »
“Move to the cloud” has become standard advice for small businesses, but it’s not always clear what that actually means. Cloud hosting covers everything from storing files in OneDrive to running virtual servers in a data centre, and the right choice depends entirely on what you’re trying to do. What Cloud Hosting Actually Means At
What is Cloud Hosting and Which Type Does Your Business Need? Read More »
Getting a professional email address (one that ends in your own domain rather than Gmail or Hotmail) is one of the first things a new business should do. It builds credibility, looks professional, and gives you control over your communications. Where most businesses go wrong is in how they set it up. The Mistake Most
How to Set Up Business Email (And Why Your Domain Provider Shouldn’t Host It) Read More »