Articles, updates and useful information about business, technology and app development
Bought the licences and nothing much has changed? You're not alone. Here's why AI adoption stalls at each step of the climb, why it's rarely the technology, and how to see where your organisation really stands.
Choose between Copilot Chat, Agent Builder, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Foundry and custom code, with practical examples, cost comparisons and six questions to guide your decision.
AI makes it easier to build. Andrew Ward explores how expert judgement helps us choose worthwhile problems, verify AI-assisted work and deliver useful software.
Learn when chat, skills and connectors are enough, when to buy or build an AI workflow, and how controls, data and human review affect its value.
Why we built a free tool for secure password sharing: browser-side encryption, approved email recipients, expiry and a clearer handover for customers.
We rebuilt scorchsoft.com on Payload CMS after seriously considering WordPress and MODX. An honest look at what unopinionated schema-as-code buys you, where the alternatives win, and why a content model that lives in the repository changes how you work with AI.
Learn why now is a strong time to build a customer portal, improve workflow, add self-service, connect systems and use AI where it saves real time.
A practical guide to the UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill: what changes, who's in scope, and how to de-risk app and AI delivery.
A practical guide to finding and vetting app developers near you. Learn when local matters, how to shortlist providers with a 5-filter scorecard, and what to ask on first calls to surface process, risk, and ownership early.
Map your stack fast, choose API vs events vs batch, and build an AWS MVP data lake/warehouse with ownership so dashboards stop being a debate.
Struggling with bugs, delays and spiralling costs? Use this proven rescue playbook to stabilise in 72 hours, run a 10-day diagnostic, and re-plan for outcomes.
See how 10 live AI agent use cases and winning architectures slash costs & elevate CX in 2025. Read the expert playbook from Scorchsoft today.
