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A London SMB operations manager comparing Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 renewal quotes with AI add-on pricing in 2026

Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 for London SMBs: The AI Question Changes the Maths in 2026

On 1 July 2026, Microsoft is raising prices on most Microsoft 365 plans by up to 33 percent. Six weeks earlier, the free Copilot features in Word, Excel and PowerPoint disappear. Google bundled Gemini into Workspace instead. The old Workspace vs Microsoft 365 question has quietly become the most expensive variable on a London SMB's IT budget.

12 May 202615 min read

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Google Workspace Security: Essential Settings Every Business Needs

Your Google Workspace holds your company's most sensitive data. Discover the critical security settings that most businesses overlook and how to configure them properly.

18 November 20243 min read

A finished Microsoft 365 migration project plan marked complete on a London office desk, with a tenant admin console open behind it showing unconfigured security controls

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Your Microsoft 365 Migration Is Finished. The Real Problems Have Just Begun.

A construction company called me months after their Microsoft 365 migration was signed off as complete. The cutover had gone fine. Everything else had quietly fallen apart. Here is what happens in the six months nobody scopes, and what good looks like instead.

5 May 202612 min read

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Google Workspace vs Microsoft 365 for London SMBs: The AI Question Changes the Maths in 2026

Google Workspace Security: Essential Settings Every Business Needs

Your Microsoft 365 Migration Is Finished. The Real Problems Have Just Begun.