Blog / decision frameworks
Notes from the field.
Short, practical pieces on the decisions I get asked about most. No news, no trends, no AI takes.
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Technology due diligence when buying a business
What to check about systems, accounts and equipment before you buy a small business, and which findings are worth renegotiating the price over.
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Can someone take over a half-finished project?
What I look at before agreeing to finish a technology project someone else started, and what makes the difference between a cheap rescue and a rebuild.
5 min read
Should You Still Run Your Own Mail Server?
Mail is really three jobs, not one. Here is how I separate them, what self-hosting actually costs now, and when running your own server still holds up.
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Does Moving Off the Cloud Actually Save Money?
Cloud repatriation gets pitched as an easy win. Here is how I work out whether moving workloads onto your own servers saves a company anything real.
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How to tell a project is too big for your vendor
The warning signs that a project has outgrown your vendor, how to check before you sign, and what to do if you are already mid-project.
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