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Short pieces in plain words about the things our clients ask us: what a form means, what a license costs, what to do first. No news, no jargon, nothing to sell.

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Three of the team talking by the elevators in the Orlando office
How we work
What concierge IT means

The word is borrowed on purpose.

October 2026 · Ingram Leedy · 2 min read
A cup of coffee, a notepad and a pen on the marble table
How we work
What my lawn taught me about IT

The mowing anyone can do. Knowing what is happening to the lawn, and what to do about it, is the rare part.

October 2026 · Ingram Leedy · 2 min read
Bill at a laptop in the Orlando lounge
Security + Compliance
Texting from Microsoft Teams: what it takes, and what to do once you're approved

The registration, the one rule about what it is for, and what to do once you're approved.

October 2026 · Bill Sands · 2 min read
The library in the Orlando office, empty for a minute
Security + Compliance
The form your insurer sent, question by question

Every fall the same envelope arrives, and it is never addressed to the person who can answer it.

October 2026 · Chris Bridges · 1 min read
Microsoft 365 for Florida local government: who qualifies, and what changes
Managed IT

Microsoft runs a separate version of Microsoft 365 for the public sector.

October 2026 · Protected Trust · 2 min read
HIPAA does not require encryption. Encrypt anyway.
Security + Compliance

The Security Rule calls encryption addressable, not required. Here is what that word means, and why an encrypted laptop never becomes a reportable breach.

October 2026 · Protected Trust · 2 min read
Security + Compliance
Nine signs an email is a phish

In 2020 I ran a phishing attack on camera, from the attacker's chair and then from the victim's, to show how little it takes to give away a password.

October 2026 · Sean Jacobs · 2 min read
In the corridor, phone in hand
Managed IT
Stop emailing large files

The email bounced, or worse, it did not bounce and never arrived.

October 2026 · Protected Trust · 2 min read
Two of the team at a laptop by the window
Projects and moves
Microsoft Surface for business, or the one at the store

Two versions of the same computer, and why the difference matters.

October 2026 · Protected Trust · 2 min read
A meeting at the long table, laptops open
Projects and moves
When a Microsoft Surface breaks

What the warranty covers, and the deadline most people miss.

October 2026 · Protected Trust · 1 min read
On the sofa with a laptop, going through an email
Security + Compliance
What a phishing test looks like

The emails a good test sends, and what happens when someone clicks.

October 2026 · Protected Trust · 2 min read
Down the corridor between offices
Security + Compliance
GDPR and Law 25 do not require your data to leave the US

Usually your data can stay where it is. Here is what the two laws actually ask.

October 2026 · Protected Trust · 2 min read
Ingram with the Microsoft Partner of the Year award
Managed IT
What a Microsoft license costs, and why it is its own line

Most IT invoices bury the Microsoft licenses inside a bundle, so nobody can tell what the provider charges and what Microsoft charges.

September 2026 · Todd Frankel · 1 min read
The support team in the Winter Haven office
Projects and moves
Moving offices without losing a day

The worst office move we ever saw was planned perfectly, except for one thing: the internet at the new building was ordered the week of the move, and it arrived three weeks later.

August 2026 · Javier Pereira · 1 min read

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