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Windows 10 End of Life

Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 in October 2025. If your business still has machines running it, they're no longer receiving security updates — and that's a problem worth fixing sooner rather than later.

What Is Nextcloud? The Private Cloud Your Business Actually Controls

Most cloud storage sends your files to Microsoft or Google. Nextcloud keeps them on infrastructure you control without sacrificing any of the convenience. Here's why we use it at Tranquil IT and why it might be the right choice for you too.

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Don't Lose Everything: A Beginner's Guide to Backing Up Your Mac

Backing up your Mac takes surprisingly little effort once you know how, and the peace of mind it gives you is genuinely priceless. Here's exactly what to do.

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Don't Lose Everything: A Beginner's Guide to Backing Up Your Windows PC

Backing up your Windows PC takes surprisingly little effort once you know how, and the peace of mind it gives you is genuinely priceless. Here's exactly what to do.

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Why Zero Trust Is No Longer Optional for Modern Businesses

As perimeter-based security crumbles under the weight of cloud, remote work, and sophisticated threats, zero trust has become the architecture businesses can't afford to ignore.