ResourcesWhitepapers
Whitepapers
Reference guides to Microsoft 365 licensing, email security, cloud migration, custom software and website care.
- 05Papers on licensing, email security, cloud migration, custom software and website care.
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The papers
Microsoft 365 NCE: monthly vs annual commitment for South African SMBs
Microsoft 365 NCE monthly vs annual commitment: what each costs, the 168-hour and seven-day windows, renewals, upgrades and how to split your seats.
- What monthly and annual terms cost
- When you can cancel or reduce seats
- How renewal and notice dates fit together
What is DMARC, and do you need it? A DNS and email security playbook for South African businesses
What DMARC is and whether you need it, how SPF, DKIM and DMARC differ, a staged DMARC rollout from our own domain, and the records that harden the rest.
- How SPF, DKIM and DMARC differ
- Rolling out DMARC without breaking your mail
- Reading a DMARC report
Azure migration in South Africa: what goes into a cloud migration rollback plan and its governance?
How to move workloads to Azure and stay in control: the South African regions, a rollback plan that works, landing zones, policy, vendor access and cost.
- Where your workloads and data should live
- What a cloud migration rollback plan contains
- How landing zones, policy and access keep control
How should you build a multi-tenant SaaS application on Laravel?
How to build a multi-tenant SaaS on Laravel: the tenancy models, where isolation leaks besides the database, and what we learned building SecureBin and MailMark.
- Which tenancy model to choose
- Where isolation leaks besides the database
- How to prove tenants are isolated
What does a WordPress maintenance plan include, and what should its service levels cover?
What a WordPress maintenance plan should include, what its service level agreement should cover, the questions to ask a provider, and what we do for our own site.
- Why an unchanged WordPress site still needs maintenance
- What a WordPress maintenance plan includes
- What the service level agreement should cover
Which paper answers your question?
Start from the decision in front of you.
- Should you commit to Microsoft 365 monthly or annually?Microsoft 365 NCE
- Can criminals send email that looks like it came from your business?What is DMARC, and do you need it? A DNS and email security playbook for South African businesses
- We are moving servers to Azure. How do we keep cost and risk in check?Azure migration in South Africa
- How do you keep each client’s data apart in one application?How should you build a multi-tenant SaaS application on Laravel?
- What should a website care plan actually include?What does a WordPress maintenance plan include, and what should its service levels cover?
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