What custom software costs in the US and how to budget for it
The real cost drivers behind custom software, why quotes differ, and a practical way to budget for the build and the years that follow.
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How to evaluate ERP options for your organization
A vendor-neutral way to compare ERP systems, with US requirements, scripted demonstrations and a weighted scorecard you can use with any shortlist.
Executive dashboards that actually get used
How to design an executive dashboard around real decisions, agreed definitions and trusted data, with a metric definition card and launch checklist.
Is your organization ready for a systems integration project?
Everything an integration project needs settled before it can be priced, as a checklist you can fill in with your team.
What managed IT services cost in the US, and what drives the price
The pricing models US managed IT providers use, the factors that move the price, and how to compare proposals fairly.
Using AI for IT questions: where it helps and where it fails
A plain-English map of which IT questions suit an AI assistant, which do not, and how to get safer answers.
A Microsoft 365 security baseline for small and mid-sized organizations
The Microsoft 365 settings most small and mid-sized organizations should have in place, based on Microsoft's own guidance, with a checklist to work through.
Questions to ask before an AWS deployment
The questions to settle before deploying a workload on AWS, covering data, US regions, availability, identity, budget, backups and ongoing ownership.
Ransomware readiness: a checklist
What to have in place before ransomware hits, based on CISA
Why a backup is not the same as a recovery plan
Backups are copies of data; a recovery plan gets the business running again. What to add, how to test it, and a worksheet to start.