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Template · 17 pagesDisaster Recovery Plan TemplateA fill-in disaster recovery plan for small and mid-size businesses. List your systems, set recovery targets, check your backups, name your people, write runbooks and test them. Most teams can complete a first version in an afternoon.Get the template →Checklist · 12 pagesAWS Cost-Cutting ChecklistA practical checklist for cutting your AWS bill without breaking production. Read the bill first, clear idle resources, right-size compute, commit carefully, then fix storage, databases and data transfer. Ends with a one-page checklist grouped by effort.Get the checklist →Guide · 17 pagesThe CDN Guide for Business WebsitesWhat a CDN does, what it should and should never cache, and how to set one up on WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento or a custom app without breaking checkout, login or payments. Includes a setup checklist and how to measure the result from India and the US.Get the guide →Guide · 17 pagesCore Web Vitals GuideWhat LCP, INP and CLS measure, how to read field and lab data correctly, and how to fix the usual causes on WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento and custom sites, including images. Ends with a one-page checklist.Get the guide →Guide · 13 pagesTTFB Optimisation GuideHow to measure Time to First Byte properly, find where the time goes, and fix it. Covers DNS, TLS, CDNs, PHP-FPM, OPcache, page and object caching, slow queries, and platform notes for WordPress, WooCommerce, Magento and custom apps.Get the guide →Checklist · 15 pagesDPDP Act Readiness ChecklistA systems-focused checklist for the DPDP Act 2023 and DPDP Rules 2025. Map your personal data, put the Rule 6 safeguards in place, prepare for breach reporting and erasure, and split the work between your tech team and your counsel before 13 May 2027.Get the checklist →Guide · 14 pagesVAPT Scoping GuideHow to scope and buy a security test. Learn the difference between a vulnerability assessment and a penetration test, decide what goes in scope, prepare your team and systems, and check that the report is one your developers, customers and auditors can use.Get the guide →Checklist · 14 pagesWordPress and WooCommerce Security ChecklistA practical checklist for keeping business WordPress sites and WooCommerce stores safe. Covers updates, logins, server settings, card testing on checkout, edge rules, backups you can restore and monitoring, then a step-by-step plan for a hacked site. Ends with a one-page checklist.Get the checklist →Guide · 16 pagesGPU Sizing GuideWhich NVIDIA card for which model. A method to work out GPU memory and card count from your workload, for inference, fine-tuning, training, image and video generation or rendering, then prove the choice on a trial node before you commit.Get the guide →Checklist · 15 pagesAWS Migration ChecklistA practical checklist for moving websites, apps and databases to AWS with no data loss and a short, planned cut-over. Decide what moves and how, build a safe account, copy and verify data, test, switch DNS on a set date, then tidy up.Get the checklist →