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Fixes, investigations and things worth knowing in Microsoft and Windows land.
2026
Use AI as a classifier
Let it tag, route and extract. Don't let it rewrite or summarise for people.
Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace for a small business?
Microsoft 365 for most organisations. Google, or a NAS, for a tiny firm that wants set-and-forget tools.
Reclaim Windows 10, ten years on
A personal PowerShell gist from 2016 that got a bit out of hand, and what still applies on Windows 11.
2025
Export every Dataverse solution with one PowerShell script
A short PowerShell script that exports every unmanaged solution in an environment and unzips each into a folder you can commit.
Should you use SharePoint?
If you already pay for Microsoft 365, yes for documents and the intranet. No as a database, ERP, public website or custom app.
Buy hardware for longevity
Pay a little more for the parts you can't change later, nothing for the parts you can add later, and look after the box.
Replacing your file server with SharePoint
Where things go, what to leave behind, how people reach their files and how to move them.
Dynamics 365 isn't a small-business CRM
Under about 50 staff and 10 salespeople, use HubSpot.
2024
D365 business units are not environments
Separate businesses, customers and apps with environments. Use business units only to model who sees what inside one.
Who should own your Microsoft 365 tenant
Admin accounts, break-glass access, partners and billing, set up so the business holds the keys.