Blog archive
The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill puts medium and large MSPs under the Information Commission and 1MW+ data centres under Ofcom. Status, duties, fines and what to prepare now.
Manu Shukla 
The 28 October 2026 roadmap fixes 1 April 2029 for UK e-invoicing on Peppol. What is decided, what is not, and what finance and ERP teams should do before the spring 2027 consultations.
Manu Shukla 
The CMA's proposed NFC access rule would make Apple open iPhone contactless to HCE or SE apps for UK users. What is decided, what is not, and what to build now.
Manu Shukla 
A US and UK buyer's comparison of Vanta, Drata and Secureframe: published prices, one-framework entry plans, integrations, auditor networks, AI features and the 2027 SOC 2 draft.
Manu Shukla 
A price-checked comparison of Xero, QuickBooks and Sage for Making Tax Digital for Income Tax, with worked annual costs for a sole trader and a small landlord portfolio.
Manu Shukla 
Seat prices in USD and GBP, what each vendor counts as a billable AI answer, and a worked monthly cost for 10 agents handling 5,000 tickets at 40% AI resolution.
Manu Shukla 
Colorado HB 26-1263 applies from 1 January 2027. California SB 243 reports and the new SB 1119 child-safety rules start 1 July 2027. What chatbot teams must build.
Manu Shukla 
Free tiers, per-user rates and B2B SSO add-ons for Auth0, Clerk and Amazon Cognito, with worked monthly costs at 10,000, 100,000 and 1 million users and a B2B SSO scenario.
Manu Shukla 
California's AI Transparency Act reaches large online platforms on 1 January 2027. Who is covered, what the 2026 amendments changed, how C2PA fits, and an engineering checklist.
Manu Shukla 
SB 26-189 replaced Colorado's 2024 AI Act. From 1 January 2027, AI that materially influences hiring, lending or housing decisions needs notices, disclosures and human review.
Manu Shukla 
2027 per-seat prices in USD and GBP for Microsoft 365 Copilot Business, Gemini in Google Workspace, ChatGPT Business and Claude Team, with retention and admin controls.
Manu Shukla 
Cyber Essentials v3.3 and the Danzell question set fail you outright for missing cloud MFA or late critical patches. The rules, the Willow Plus cutoff, fees, funding and a fix list.
Manu Shukla 
A neutral 2027 comparison of Cyber Essentials, ISO/IEC 27001 and SOC 2: who asks for which, what each covers, published fees, PPN 014 rules and the AICPA's draft 2027 SOC 2 criteria.
Manu Shukla 
Dominion Energy Virginia's GS-5 class starts on 1 January 2027: who qualifies, 14-year terms, minimum demand charges, collateral, exit fees and what colocation tenants should renegotiate.
Manu Shukla 
The GENIUS Act applies from 18 January 2027. Where the OCC, FDIC, Fed, NCUA and Treasury rules stand, the three issuer licensing paths, and what US fintechs and platforms must build.
Manu Shukla 
Step-by-step guide to the JEE Main 2027 application form: Session 1 and 2 dates, category-wise fees, photo and signature sizes, the correction window and fixes for payment errors.
Manu Shukla 
OpenAI's free ChatGPT Go year for India ended on 21 January 2026. How to check your renewal date, what continuation offers mean, the ₹399 price and free options.
Manu Shukla 
Salesforce's Core, Advanced and Max editions, HubSpot Sales Hub seats, onboarding and credits, and Pipedrive's four plans, priced for 10-seat and 50-seat teams in USD and GBP.
Manu Shukla 
Jamf for Mac at $12.50 a device, Intune Plan 1 at $8 a user, Iru (formerly Kandji) by quote and Apple Business free: what 50 and 500 Macs cost in 2027.
Manu Shukla 
Mastercard lets US issuers drop the magnetic stripe from 2027, ends striped credit and debit issuance by 2029 and retires it by 2033. What merchants, POS vendors and app teams should test.
Manu Shukla 
Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace business plans compared in dollars and pounds: the July 2026 Microsoft rise, the Copilot bundles, Gemini, user caps and migration effort.
Manu Shukla 
New York's RAISE Act applies from 1 January 2027. Who counts as a frontier developer, how the 72-hour rule works, how DIGIT and the Attorney General enforce it, and what buyers should ask.
Manu Shukla 
What NRF has published for Retail's Big Show 2027: the agentic commerce sessions, named speakers, pass prices and deadlines, what is still unannounced, and what to prepare.
Manu Shukla 
Fully loaded 2027 cost maths for US and UK buyers: BLS and ONS pay, employer on-costs, Section 174, the blocked H-1B payment, and the break-even rate an offshore quote must beat.
Manu Shukla 