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Can I use a home NAS as my primary work file server?
Is a home NAS reliable and secure enough to replace corporate cloud storage for daily work, team collaboration, and backups? What security, compliance, and availability measures should I implement (VPN/TLS, disk encryption, user permissions, offsite/air-gapped backups, UPS) and how do I handle versioning and sync for multiple collaborators? Also, how should I raise this with...
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Is it possible to secure home Wi-Fi for client work?
Clients often expect enterprise-level security but the company won’t provide hardware. What affordable steps and tools (guest SSIDs or VLANs, WPA3, router firmware updates, firewall rules, local VPN, and basic logging) can make a home Wi-Fi setup robust enough for professional client work? When should I still insist on company-managed devices or a separate ISP...
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Where to find privacy-focused team chat platforms for regulated work?
Our distributed team handles sensitive client data (healthcare/finance) and needs a team chat platform that balances strong privacy (end-to-end encryption, data residency), compliance (HIPAA, SOC2), admin controls, audit logging, SSO, and integrations with ticketing/storage. Prefer self-hosted or reputable SaaS with clear privacy policies. Where can I find vetted options and side-by-side comparisons, and what are...
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How do I vet AI tools before using them at work?
I need a practical checklist to judge AI vendors’ claims about accuracy, privacy, bias, and integration costs before procurement. What tests, metrics, and pilot designs can I use to validate performance on our data, and what contract terms or questions protect against data misuse and vendor lock-in? Also, what red flags should prompt us to...
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