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Guides and analysis on IT management, business networks, Wi-Fi and cybersecurity, written by the DataRoad team.
Managed IT services: what a premium MSP covers for your company, area by area
From the NOC to structured cabling, from managed firewalls to Wi-Fi 7: the complete map of the managed IT services DataRoad provides to dema…
Network infrastructure in an office move: the IT plan, phase by phase
When moving premises, the network is decided before the works. Long lead times, decisions that cannot wait, a phased plan and the mistakes t…
Managed IT by region: what changes between Lisbon, Oeiras, Cascais, Setúbal, Beja and Porto
Monitoring is the same in Beja and Lisbon; cabling, hardware and a downed network are not. How geography shapes managed IT and what to ask y…
Well-designed enterprise Wi-Fi: coverage survey, roaming and segmentation in a business wireless network
More access points do not mean better Wi-Fi. What really goes wrong in an enterprise wireless network and why a coverage survey is the inves…
Managed IT services SLA: the clauses that decide the service you will receive
Response is not resolution, and whoever classifies severity decides the deadline. The SLA clauses to check before signing a managed IT servi…
IP phone systems for businesses: the five cost components and how to compare proposals
There is no price per extension. The cost of an IP phone system splits into five components — and the comparison is only honest over three o…
Managed networks and Wi-Fi for hotels: separating guests, PMS and operations without closing
In a hotel, Wi-Fi is a product with a public rating. How to design the network: room-by-room coverage, guests isolated from management, PMS …
Certified structured cabling: the per-outlet report that protects your network infrastructure
Cabling stays in the wall for 15 to 20 years and limits everything installed on top of it. The difference between testing and certifying, ch…
Managed Microsoft 365 for SMEs: the right licences, active security and the backup that is not included
The three costly Microsoft 365 mistakes SMEs make — too many licences, security left off and the belief that data is already backed up — and…
Data loss in the company: a first-hour response protocol and how managed backups prevent it
What to do, and above all what not to do, in the first hour after data loss, and why a managed backup with tested restores is worth more tha…
IT for clinics: the four requirements that set a healthcare facility apart from an office
A clinic is not an office with white coats. Why infrastructure should follow the clinical software, how to isolate medical equipment and wha…
CAE 62201 in CAE Rev.4: computer consultancy, managed IT services and where the line falls
CAE 62201 covers computer consultancy in Portugal's CAE Rev.4. What it includes, how it differs from infrastructure management and where to …
Managed firewalls for business: what they protect, where they fall short and how to size them
A firewall only protects as well as its configuration and whoever reads the alerts. What it does, what it does not do and the mistakes that …
IP video surveillance on a managed business network: design, segmentation and GDPR
An IP camera system only works if the objective, the network and security are thought through before buying. DataRoad’s guide for businesses…
Managed server infrastructure: on-premises, cloud or hybrid — what each costs over 5 years
A 5-year comparison between an office server, a server rented in the cloud and a hybrid model, with every cost item and the criteria for dec…
Business internet connections: upload, redundancy and SLA before more speed
Why business internet feels slow even on fast fibre: the upload channel, the lack of redundancy and what to demand from the operator in your…
Invoices with a changed IBAN and fake requests from management: how managed cybersecurity stops email fraud
The frauds that cost Portuguese companies most exploit haste and trust, not software. How they work and which rules stop them.
IT consulting for SMEs: when a strategic partner pays off and how to assess the proposal
IT consulting decides what infrastructure a company should have; managed services keep it running. Four moments when it pays off, four prici…
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