Resources

CAMBITION are actively engaged in helping clients to achieve ambition. View the following resources below to learn more.

An office multifunction printer pushing a scanned page into a large sealed envelope fastened with a brass padlock, the paper crumpling and stuck, with a wall calendar circled in red behind it.

Guide | Microsoft 365 —

Will your scanner stop emailing? Microsoft's SMTP AUTH change in December 2026

Overview —

Microsoft turns off SMTP AUTH Basic auth by default at the end of December 2026. Find what in your office will stop emailing, and fix it.

An old beige office telephone, a red alarm panel and a card payment terminal on a wooden shelf, wired to a wall phone socket beside a wintry calendar

Guide | Telecoms —

PSTN switch-off January 2027: what UK small businesses must check now

Overview —

The UK's old phone network closes on 31 January 2027. Check your phones, alarms, card machines, ISDN and broadband now.

A row of older laptops with blank luggage tags on an office shelf, beside an October desk calendar and a box of new laptops

Guide | Windows —

Windows 10 extended security updates: UK SME guide

Overview —

Business Windows 10 ESU Year 1 ends 13 October 2026. What it costs, why home ESU won't cover work PCs, and a Windows 11 plan.

An open brass visitor key cabinet with a few lanyards, some hooks empty, beside the glass door of a small office

Guide | Microsoft 365 —

Microsoft 365 guest access for small business: safe sharing

Overview —

Share Microsoft 365 files with clients, suppliers and contractors without leaving data exposed: guest MFA, expiry, reviews and offboarding.

Open fireproof safe with archival boxes beside an external hard drive on a stainless lab bench — science-park off-tenant backup metaphor

Guide | Life sciences —

Life-sciences Microsoft 365 backup: not retention

Overview —

Retention isn’t backup for science-park IP. What life-sciences SMEs need for restore proof and questionnaires.

Cambridge science-park corridor with autumn leaves outside, binders and a coiled network cable on a trolley.

Guide | Life sciences —

Life-sciences supplier questionnaires: IT ready

Overview —

What Cambridge science-park SMEs need ready for customer security questionnaires — MFA, patching, backups, access, evidence.

Illustration of an SMS verification code on a phone dissolving into digital particles beside a glowing fingerprint passkey and FIDO2 security key, suggesting the move from text MFA to phishing-resistant sign-in.

Guide | Microsoft 365 —

Microsoft SMS MFA retirement: a passkey guide for Cambridge SMEs

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Microsoft retires SMS MFA in Entra by Feb 2027. A plain-English passkey plan for Cambridge and East Anglia SMEs.

A heavy Cambridge oak door in autumn light, wet leaves on the step, one iron bolt locked and one hanging open

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Cyber Essentials Danzell: what Cambridge SMEs must fix

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Danzell made MFA and 14-day patching hard fails. What Cambridgeshire SMEs should fix before autumn renewals.

Cambridge porter's lodge pigeonholes, some cubbies lit

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AI agents for small businesses: what's useful, what's hype

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What AI agents can do this week for a UK small firm, the risks, and why your Cambridge MSP still matters.

Small business IT support - laptop and network dashboard

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Small business IT support: what you actually need

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What small business IT support should cover in the UK, what you can skip, and when DIY has run out.

Mac computer — macOS Sequoia update guide

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OSX Sequoia Update for Macs

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OSX Sequoia brings significant security enhancements, helping protect against new and evolving cyber threats.

The Indie Cambridge — CAMBITION resource

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The Indie

Overview —

An innovative new website directory service for burgeoning SME's in Cambridge, built by CAMBITION.

Burwash Larder — CAMBITION resource

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Burwash Manor

Overview —

A growing SME in Cambridgeshire that CAMBITION are actively assisting with I.T. Infrastructural enhancements.

Managed IT SME packages — CAMBITION resource

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Managed I.T. Service Provision & SME Packages

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Learn more about how CAMBITION can manage your entire I.T. provision, remotely and efficiently.

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I.T. Services

Managed IT for
Cambridge and East Anglia businesses.

Talk to us

Trust

Since 2012 · 250+ clients assisted across Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia.

© CAMBITION I.T. Services Ltd · VAT 136 186 313 · Company No. 8084429 · Privacy · Terms

CAMBITION
I.T. Services

Managed IT for
Cambridge and East Anglia businesses.

Talk to us

Trust

Since 2012 · 250+ clients assisted across Cambridge, Cambridgeshire and East Anglia.

© CAMBITION I.T. Services Ltd · VAT 136 186 313 · Company No. 8084429 · Privacy · Terms

CAMBITION I.T. Services