Proportionate adoption.
WHAT A VERY SMALL BUSINESS ACTUALLY NEEDS
Business email on its own domain File storage with sharing A website Accounting software Backups
WHAT IT DOES NOT NEED
Virtual machines Container platforms Multi-region architecture Anything requiring an administrator
WHAT TO AVOID
Advice scaled for larger organisations Complexity that requires expertise you do not have Subscriptions that accumulate unnoticed
WHAT TO PRIORITISE
Reliability and simplicity over capability.
WHAT TO SET UP PROPERLY FROM THE START
Individual accounts A second authentication step Your own copy of important data
THAT LAST POINT
A cloud service is not a backup.
WHAT TO REVIEW ANNUALLY
Every subscription, and whether it is used.
WHAT TO RESIST
Adopting a new tool for every problem.
Each is a cost, an account, and something to maintain.
WHAT SUFFICES FOR MOST
Three or four services, chosen well.
