Field notes & opinion.
The bits worth sharing — what's working, what isn't, and what's worth your attention.
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- Sized to fit
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Break-fix vs managed IT: the total cost you don't see on the invoice
Managed IT looks more expensive than break-fix until you count the costs that never reach an invoice. A practical way to compare the two on total cost, not headline rate.
Microsoft Copilot for SMEs: a readiness checklist
Copilot's value comes from what's underneath it, not the licence itself. A practical readiness checklist for SMEs — including the data-oversharing trap that catches most people.
Cyber Essentials to CAF: a UK cyber baseline decoder
Cyber Essentials, CE Plus, IASME, ISO 27001, CAF — a plain-English decoder of the UK cyber assurance frameworks: what each is, who needs it, and the sensible order to tackle them.
Co-managed vs fully managed IT: which model actually fits you?
Fully managed or co-managed? The difference isn't quality — it's who owns what. A practical guide to choosing the model that fits your team, your risk and your scale.
Welcome to M-Tech Insights
We're starting Insights as a place to share what we're seeing in the field — what's working, what isn't, and what's worth your attention.
MSP vs break-fix, MDR vs EDR, SD-WAN vs MPLS, Entra ID vs Active Directory — the jargon explained without the spin.
Tell us what you're trying to do.
Whatever the shape of your team or your stack — multi-site, lean on IT, or somewhere in the middle — we'll listen first, ask the right questions, and tell you honestly how we'd approach it.