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Blog & Insights
Articles from Metro Vancouver IT on hosting, cybersecurity, WordPress, and cloud — same URLs as before.
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Blog
Data Management and Privacy: A Guide for Vancouver Small Businesses
A plain-English guide to data management and privacy for Vancouver small businesses — what BC’s PIPA and federal PIPEDA actually require, and how to meet the bar without enterprise overhead.
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Blog
Strong Password Policies: The Foundation of Small-Business Cybersecurity
A modern, plain-English guide to strong password policies for Vancouver small businesses — what NIST actually recommends now, why “rotate every 90 days” is dead, and how to roll out a password manager.
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Blog
Case Study: Transforming a Vancouver Business Through IT Strategy
A Vancouver business case study — how a focused IT strategy retired legacy tools, accelerated the website, hardened security, and freed leadership time.
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Blog
Cybersecurity Best Practices for Vancouver Small Businesses
Practical, current cybersecurity best practices for Vancouver small businesses — the seven defaults that block the majority of real-world threats, and how to actually roll them out.
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Blog
Affordable, Reliable PDF Tooling for Vancouver CPA & Accounting Firms
A practical PDF tooling guide for Vancouver CPA and accounting firms — affordable alternatives to Adobe Acrobat, redaction and PII handling, and the workflows that actually save billable hours.
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Blog
Cloud Computing for Vancouver Businesses — A Plain-English Primer
A plain-English primer for Vancouver businesses on cloud computing — what it is now, what it isn’t, what to move first, and how to keep the bill predictable.
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Web Hosting
What is WordPress Hosting? When You Actually Need It
A plain-English explainer of WordPress hosting — what makes it different from generic web hosting, when it’s worth paying for, and what to ignore.
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Blog
Top Affordable Hosting Providers Used by Metro Vancouver Businesses
A practical comparison of the affordable hosting providers Metro Vancouver businesses actually use, with renewal traps, support realities, and the smallest sensible move for each kind of site.
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Blog
5 Ways IT Consulting Improves Business Efficiency in Vancouver
Five concrete, measurable ways IT consulting moves the needle for Vancouver SMBs — automation, vendor consolidation, security baseline, cloud right-sizing and an actual roadmap.
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Web Hosting
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