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Practical notes on software for small business
Plain-language articles on choosing technology, keeping IT costs under control, and getting more from the tools you already have.
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Your spreadsheet has outgrown itself: when to build a web app on Google Workspace
Signs that a business process has outgrown Google Sheets, and how a small web application on Google Cloud can replace it while keeping the Workspace tools your team already likes.
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PostgreSQL or MongoDB? A practical guide for small businesses
How to choose between PostgreSQL and MongoDB for a business application, without the hype: what each is good at, what it costs, and the questions that decide it.
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Why I build small-business backends in Go
Go is known as the language of cloud infrastructure, but its biggest benefits go to small businesses: low hosting bills, fewer security updates, and code that stays readable for years.
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