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Insights on IT management, SOC 2 compliance, AI strategy, and technology leadership from an IT consultant based in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

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AI Enablement: Your 90-Day Roadmap

9 January 2026

AI Adoption IT Leadership AI Strategy+1

Part 7 of 7: A practical 90-day plan to transform your organisation from AI chaos to controlled enablement. Week-by-week actions for IT leaders.

Proxmox Backup and Disaster Recovery Guide

2 April 2026

Proxmox Backup Disaster Recovery+2

A practical Proxmox backup and disaster recovery guide covering backup jobs, retention, isolation, restore testing and off-site replication for small IT teams.

Automated Security Scanning for Small IT Teams

1 April 2026

Security Scanning Vulnerability Management IT Security+2

A practical guide to building an automated vulnerability scanning pipeline when you have a small team and no budget for enterprise tools.

Home Lab Network Segmentation with VLANs and OPNsense

1 April 2026

Home Lab Network Segmentation OPNsense+2

Step-by-step guide to segmenting your home lab network using VLANs, OPNsense firewall rules and Proxmox virtual bridges. Real config from a working setup.