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Real-world IT guides written from 25 years of hands-on experience managing Microsoft 365, email infrastructure, and cloud security for businesses across the UK. No filler, no theory โ€” just what actually works.

๐Ÿ“ง Email Deliverability
Why Your Email Is Going to Spam โ€” and How to Fix It

SPF passes but emails still land in junk. DKIM is configured but something's still wrong. This guide walks through the real causes of email deliverability failures and exactly what to check.

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๐Ÿ”’ Microsoft 365 Security
The M365 Security Settings Most Small Businesses Get Wrong

After auditing hundreds of Microsoft 365 tenants, the same misconfigurations come up repeatedly. Here are the ones that matter most and how to fix them before they become a problem.

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๐Ÿ” Email Troubleshooting
How to Read Email Headers When Something Goes Wrong

Email headers contain the full story of where an email came from, where it went, and why it might have failed. Here's how to read them without needing a computer science degree.

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๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Conditional Access
What Conditional Access Actually Does โ€” in Plain English

Conditional Access is one of the most powerful security tools in Microsoft 365, but most organisations either don't use it or have it configured badly. Here's what it does and where to start.

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About the Author

These guides are written by Salman Tariq, a Microsoft 365 and cloud infrastructure specialist with over 25 years of IT experience. Salman works as an MSP engineer managing 500+ client tenants and runs his own consultancy, Salman IT Services, helping SMBs across the UK with cloud migrations, email security, and Microsoft 365 administration. The tools on this site were built to solve real problems encountered in day-to-day IT work.