When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stood on stage and declared that artificial intelligence would fundamentally transform how we interact with technology, the vision was clear. We were promised a seamless digital sidekick, a “Copilot” for our minds that would effortlessly draft our emails, summarise our meetings, and optimise our workflows. Microsoft bet the entire farm […]
If you received a call from your Managing Director right now asking for an “urgent, off-the-books” transfer to a supplier in Hull, would you question it? Most people wouldn’t. After all, it sounds like them. It has their specific Yorkshire cadence, their typical “Monday morning” urgency, and it might even show up on your screen […]
Let’s be honest: for a long time, SharePoint had a reputation for being a bit… clunky. It was the digital equivalent of a dusty filing cabinet in the back of the office. But if you haven’t looked at SharePoint lately, you’re missing out on what has quietly become the command center for the modern, hybrid […]
If you feel like the goalposts for “standard business technology” keep moving, you aren’t alone. In 2024 and 2025, the conversation was dominated by the hype of AI. But now, in 2026, the dust has settled. We are no longer talking about what these tools might do; we are looking at what they are doing […]
The digital revolution has brought the world to our fingertips, but it has also left a trail of “ghost” technology in its wake. In 2026, the UK is generating over 1.6 million tonnes of electronic waste annually. For businesses and residents across the North East, from the tech hubs of York to the industrial heart […]
Remember 2023? It was the year we all fell in love, or at least became obsessed with text boxes. We spent hours asking AI to write emails, summarise meetings, or explain quantum physics like we were five years old. It was the era of “Digital AI,” where the magic happened strictly behind a screen. Fast […]
For businesses operating along the A1079 corridor or within Hull’s busy industrial zones, the “digital supply chain” is just as critical as the physical one. Whether you are managing a logistics fleet near the Humber Ports or a manufacturing plant in Sutton Fields, a network outage isn’t just a nuisance, it’s a halt in production […]
York is a city that masterfully balances heritage with ambition. From the tech startups at the University of York Science Park to the established firms in Holgate and Clifton Moor, our local economy is thriving. However, as York businesses scale, many hit a digital “cobbled street” an outdated IT strategy that slows them down just […]
The security community has long warned that the “Agentic AI” revolution would bring a new class of vulnerabilities. This week, we saw the first major realisation of those fears. As part of the March 2026 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft disclosed a critical flaw (tracked as CVE-2026-26144) that transforms a standard Excel spreadsheet into a silent data-exfiltration […]
As we move through the first quarter of 2026, the initial excitement surrounding Microsoft 365 Copilot has hit a cold, hard wall of British pragmatism. While marketing promised a “productivity revolution”, many UK SMEs are finding that the reality is closer to a “governance nightmare”. At System Plus, the honeymoon phase is over. Here is […]
