The 2026 changes to Cyber Essentials took effect on 26 April. Here is what has changed and what your organisation needs to do before the transition window closes on 26 October 2026. If your organisation holds or is working towards Cyber Essentials certification, you need to know about the changes [...]
Join DMSystem and partners on Wednesday 24 June 2026 at Alliance Manchester Business School for a half-day seminar focused on what the DfE’s six core digital and technology standards mean in practice, and how to evidence them before the 2030 deadline. It is 2026, and the pace of change in [...]
If your further education college has recently received a FE college condition allocation as part of the DfE FE college funding round, you’re now facing one of the most consequential planning decisions of the academic year. How you deploy that capital funding will shape your college’s operational resilience, digital capability, [...]
RISE Programme Opportunity Maximisation: Securing Your Connect the Classroom Wi-Fi Funding If your school has been identified as receiving targeted support through the Department for Education’s Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) programme, you have already cleared the hardest hurdle. In most cases, your eligibility for Connect the Classroom [...]
The GDPR Compliance checklist for IT Managers and reduce your risk of data breaches with proven processes. The breach itself is rarely what catches the regulator’s attention. What catches attention is what the breach reveals about how the organisation was being run beforehand. Did processes exist. Were they followed. Could [...]
Microsoft Copilot Cowork: more useful in practice, but only if the foundations are right Microsoft’s latest Copilot direction signals a move away from AI being used just for one-off prompts and towards AI helping with broader pieces of work inside Microsoft 365. Microsoft has positioned Copilot Cowork as part of [...]
What Is Microsoft 365 E7? Pricing, Features and What the New Plan Means for Businesses Microsoft 365 E7 is Microsoft’s new top-tier enterprise plan. Microsoft says it combines Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Agent 365 and Microsoft Entra Suite, and will be available from 1 May 2026 at $99 [...]
Rising Hardware Costs: Why Cloud & SaaS Matter Now Hardware costs are rising and refresh planning is becoming less predictable across the UK. If recent quotes for laptops, desktops, servers or storage have come back higher than expected, you’re not alone. Pressure on key components like RAM (memory), alongside market [...]
Strengthening Access Control with a Password Management Solution Passwords remain one of the biggest weaknesses in cyber security. Whether in education, business, or the public sector, managing credentials securely is essential to protecting systems and data. A password management solution brings order, consistency, and accountability to what is often a [...]
