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Practical guides for business owners who want to understand their IT options without wading through jargon.
Why Your CCTV App Lags: Bandwidth Math for Remote Viewing in Kenya
Your cameras record fine but the phone app stutters. Here's the upload-bandwidth math, why sub-streams matter, and how CGNAT on Kenyan ISPs breaks remote viewing.
How We Keep POS and CCTV Running Through a KPLC Blackout
What to actually put on battery when the power cuts, how to size a UPS for a shop, and the fibre ONT everyone forgets until the internet dies with the lights.
What Mpesa Integration Actually Involves: STK Push, Till vs Paybill, and Failed Callbacks
A practical look at integrating Mpesa into a POS through the Daraja API: choosing Till or Paybill, how STK Push works, and why callbacks fail on shop networks.
How to Choose a POS System for Your Business in Kenya
What to look for in a POS system, which ones handle Mpesa well, and how to avoid paying for features you don't need.
Slow Network? How to Tell If It's Your ISP or Your Own Wiring
Before you pay for more bandwidth, one test tells you whether the bottleneck is your ISP or the switches, cables, and Wi-Fi inside your building.
CCTV for Small Businesses: What You Actually Need
You don't need 32 cameras and a dedicated server room. Here's what a practical CCTV setup looks like for a shop or office.
Your ISP Router Is Not a Firewall: What a Business Firewall Actually Stops
What the free box from your ISP does and doesn't protect against, the attacks that hit small Kenyan businesses, and what a real firewall costs and does.
Cloud vs Local Server: Which One Is Right for Your Business?
When to keep things on-site, when to move to the cloud, and how to decide based on your actual needs and budget.