Figuli Consulting's Guide

Information on general IT topics and products.

IT support discusses a system question with an employee of a small Viennese business
by markus.preinl • 25 September 2026
IT support for SMEs in Vienna: services, cost models, response times, contracts, security, and selecting a suitable IT partner.
IT manager verifies recovery as part of the backup strategy.
by markus.preinl • 20 September 2026
Backup strategy for SMEs: 3-2-1 rule, 3-2-1-1-0, backup types, media, ransomware protection, and recovery tests explained clearly.
System administrator verifies the restoration of a virtual machine from the Proxmox backup.
by markus.preinl • 14 September 2026
Proxmox Backup for SMEs: vzdump or Proxmox Backup Server, storage selection, retention, ransomware protection, and verified recovery.
Management and IT discuss an emergency plan for ransomware protection.
by markus.preinl • 10 September 2026
Ransomware protection for SMEs: understand the attack chain, build protection layers, secure backups and react correctly in an emergency.
Employee records stock levels on screen using an business management system
by markus.preinl • 4 September 2026
Business management system for SMEs: functions, costs, cloud or on-premise, interfaces and implementation – including a checklist for selection.
The IT manager checks the restoration from the cloud backup at the workplace.
by markus.preinl • 29 August 2026
Cloud backup for businesses: protection against ransomware and site damage, immutable backups, restore tests, GDPR compliance and costs.
Managing Director reviews email archiving and business correspondence for a tax audit
by markus.preinl • 24 August 2026
Mail archiving in Austria: legal obligation, 7-year retention, audit-proof implementation and GDPR-compliant deletion explained.
IT technician plans a maintenance window for patch management at the workplace
by markus.preinl • 17 August 2026
Patch Management explained: the process in 7 steps, typical risks, maintenance windows, reporting and when outsourcing is worthwhile for SMEs.
An employee checks a suspicious email at work and reports it to IT.
by markus.preinl • 6 August 2026
Phishing protection for companies: Detecting phishing emails reliably, technical measures, reporting channels and the first steps in case of suspicion.
Website Relaunch Planung mit Wireframes, UX-Konzept und Teamabstimmung
by markus.preinl • 30 July 2026
How to properly plan a website relaunch: Checklist for goals, content, SEO migration, 301 redirects, tracking, data protection, go-live and typical mistakes.
Microsoft 365 migration in the company with planning for email, files and collaboration
by markus.preinl • 26 July 2026
Microsoft 365 Migration for SMEs: How to properly plan email, files, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, identities, security, costs and cutover.
Phishing simulation in the company with training on suspicious emails
by markus.preinl • 22 July 2026
Phishing simulation for companies: Test employees fairly and in compliance with GDPR, strengthen awareness, improve reporting channels, meaningfully evaluate KPIs.
ERP for service providers with project planning, time tracking and on-screen evaluation
by markus.preinl • 19 July 2026
ERP for service providers: key functions for project management, time tracking, billing, resource planning, interfaces, costs and implementation.
IT management discusses cloud strategy and roadmap within the company
by markus.preinl • 13 July 2026
Cloud strategy for SMEs: Guide with roadmap, cloud readiness, hybrid cloud, governance, security, TCO, FinOps and checklist for decision-makers.
IT security officer checks email security in the workplace
10 July 2026
Email security for businesses: 8 building blocks against phishing, spoofing, BEC and malware – with SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MFA, DLP and checklist.
IT technician checks monitoring alerts as part of server maintenance
by markus.preinl • 28 June 2026
Server maintenance for SMEs: compact checklist with daily, weekly, monthly and annual tasks for monitoring, updates, backups and logs.
Employee checks a possible Microsoft 365 backup after data loss in the company
by markus.preinl • 28 June 2026
Microsoft 365 Backup for SMEs: Why external backup is important, which data should be protected, and what matters regarding restore, RPO/RTO, and compliance.
Transition to a paperless office with paper documents and digital document management
by markus.preinl • 15 June 2026
Introducing a paperless office: A guide for SMEs including DMS, scanning process, GDPR, workflows, costs and a checklist for the transition.
ERP for micro-enterprises in the daily work of a small team
by markus.preinl • 9 June 2026
ERP for Micro Businesses Explained: Features, Cloud Benefits, Costs, Implementation and Selection Criteria for Small Teams of 1-10 Employees.
Employee confirms multi-factor authentication on smartphone when logging into the company system
by markus.preinl • 3 June 2026
Introducing multi-factor authentication in your company: MFA methods, rollout, Microsoft 365, VPN, costs and best practices for SMEs.
The consulting team discusses the seven steps of an ERP implementation in medium-sized businesses.
by markus.preinl • 28 May 2026
ERP implementation in 7 steps: planning, selection, data migration, testing, go-live, costs and typical errors in medium-sized businesses explained in an understandable way.
The IT team is testing server hardware in the rack as an example for planning and operating a Proxmo
by markus.preinl • 21 May 2026
Planning and setting up Proxmox clusters: Quorum, Corosync, HA, live migration, Ceph or NFS, and best practices for a stable setup in SMEs.
Goods receipt: Employee checks delivery and scans boxes on the trolley using mobile data capture.
by markus.preinl • 4 May 2026
Mobile data capture with blue office: Optimize goods receipt, order picking & inventory via scanning, reduce errors and manage stock levels in real time.
Two people discuss IT maintenance and system monitoring on screen.
24 April 2026
IT maintenance for businesses: How to reduce downtime, close security gaps, and make IT costs predictable. Includes checklists, maintenance intervals, and practical tips.
Smartphone and laptop displaying security icons illustrate data protection.
by markus.preinl • 24 April 2026
Endpoint Security explained: Why traditional antivirus protection is no longer sufficient, which features SMEs need, and how EPP, EDR & XDR differ.