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Practical technology writing for UK SMEs
Most technology writing is either vendor marketing or enterprise theory that assumes a team of thirty and a budget to match. This is neither. Everything here comes out of work we have actually done for UK SMEs – cyber assessments, cloud migrations, fractional CTO engagements, compliance projects and bespoke builds – written up while the detail is still fresh and the numbers are still real.
We cover four things in rotation: cyber security and the certifications buyers now ask for, the regulation landing on UK businesses and what it changes in practice, how to adopt AI and cloud without buying a problem, and how good design, accessibility and architecture decisions compound over time. Where a piece is about our own work – our WCAG 2.2 AA remediation of this very site, for instance – we publish the failures alongside the fixes.
New to us? Start with why cyber security is a winning strategy, what the DUAA means for UK SME websites or what we learned in our first year. If a piece raises a question about your own setup, talk to us – we would rather answer it properly than sell you something.
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In-depth analysis and practical guidance on key technology topics for all businesses
AI at work: the governance gap behind £958m in personal AI spend
UK workers spend an estimated £958 million a year of their own money on AI tools for work. Why that's a governance gap, not a discipline problem – and five steps to close it.
HowTech is now a registered UK trade mark
HowTech is now registered in Class 42. What that formal protection means for our clients, our identity and our next stage of growth.
When war reaches the cloud: why geopolitical risk belongs on every CISO's radar
A cloud region damaged by strikes, six months on and still unrecoverable – with customer data permanently gone. Conflict abroad is now an IT incident at home.
The UK's new cyber bill doesn't stop at hospitals and power stations
The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill pulls IT providers and their supply chains into scope – including businesses that assumed none of this applied to them.
Is compliance killing design?
A case study in colour maths, AI-assisted auditing and design-led accessibility – and why compliance and creative energy are not opposites.
What the DUAA means for UK SME websites
The UK Data (Use and Access) Act came into force on 19 June 2026. Here's what actually changes for SME websites — cookies, consent, privacy policies and the new right to complain — and what you can safely ignore.
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