Austen Puleston

IT & Digital Capabilities in Education

With the end of support for Windows 10 looming, many schools are in exactly the same place they were with Windows 7, and Windows XP. Why?

May 5 • 

Austen Puleston

2

February 2025

Sentinel, security & skills

Standing still isn't an option... but taking the next step forward is much simpler than you might think.

Feb 20 • 

Austen Puleston

October 2024

Copilot for Microsoft 365 - Technical readiness

Copilot for Microsoft 365 is an interesting implementation of Generative AI as it’s baked in to the 365 suite.

Oct 20, 2024 • 

Austen Puleston

May 2024

Clarity through movement

Deciding when to push “go” on something is difficult.

May 30, 2024 • 

Austen Puleston

April 2024

Friction is cumulative

Previously in this series, we’ve talked about why work should be visible, and why the capture process really matters. Today, after a winter hibernation…

Apr 5, 2024 • 

Austen Puleston

1

November 2023

Capture, and why it matters

This article follows on from the previous post on making work visible, if you haven't read that yet, you might want to consider having a quick skim…

Nov 24, 2023 • 

Austen Puleston

1

Make work visible

So much of modern work goes on below the surface.

Nov 10, 2023 • 

Austen Puleston

October 2023

The digital divide & access to technology

Back in 2019, the ONS published a report titled Exploring the UK’s digital divide. In it, they observed that:

Oct 20, 2023 • 

Austen Puleston

Schools and cyber security guidance

In the last few weeks, there's been some discussion on the DfE's "Cyber Security Scorecard" in the education press.

Oct 6, 2023 • 

Austen Puleston

September 2023

The Magician's Curse

Technical staff build and manage systems that, to those who don't know the trick, look like magic.

Sep 29, 2023 • 

Austen Puleston

Change

In the world of IT services, we're responsible for planning and implementing change across the technology we manage, and the organisations in which we…

Sep 15, 2023 • 

Austen Puleston

August 2023

Dragon Slayer Ultra

I've always thought that running events come in three varieties.

Aug 12, 2023 • 

Austen Puleston