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Good AI vs bad AI: How to adopt without losing your edge
Two companies. Same budget. Same goal: adopt AI. One year later, they end up in completely different places. Here is what separates AI that sharpens your business from AI that quietly drains it.
Atlassian's air-gapped deployment: Just not for Europe, and not before 2029
On 23 September 2026, Atlassian announced new public sector investments, including a future air-gapped deployment of its core platform. Some teams read it as "Jira on premise is coming back". It isn't. For most regulated organisations in Europe, the plan they need to make has not changed, and the time to make it is shorter than it looks.
Building a context layer for AI
Half of the organisations we surveyed have no single source of truth for their work. Our first webinar of the autumn series looked at what that costs, and at how a context layer lets AI reach the systems where your work already lives without handing over control.
NIS2 and DORA in 2026: What it means for your project management tool
NIS2 has been in force since 2023, but it is the national laws of 2025 that made it real, and across much of the EU the deadline for the security measures actually be working falls during 2026. What to do to be NIS-ready? Keep on reading?
The best 8 air-gapped project management tools for 2026
If your work runs behind an air gap, most project management tools drop out before the evaluation even begins. We compared the eight strongest on-premise platforms that run fully offline, from licensing and deployment effort to security certifications: read the comparison and choose the one that fits your environment.
Jira price increase 2021-2026: Every rise calculated
Jira Cloud prices have risen every October for five years, and the sixth increase lands on 13 October 2026. Each rise looks small on its own, but they compound. Find out what Jira actually costs per user from October, and what to check before your renewal date.
Aura: The Easy8 AI work companion
Meet Aura, the next evolution of Easy AI! This secure, agentic assistant brings natural-language AI directly into your Easy8 workspace. Search, summarize, create, and update with confidence while your data stays within your controlled Easy8 environment.
Easy8 partner program: You open the door, we do the rest
Some of the most valuable business relationships begin with a single introduction. Our Referral Program formalises that instinct, rewarding the people who connect Easy8 with the organisations that stand to benefit.
AI adoption in Q2 2026: Easy8 survey reveals governance gaps
Most companies now say they've adopted AI. In an Easy8 survey of 79 organisations across five sectors, the majority reported using AI in some form. But adoption isn't the challenge anymore. Governance is. So what now? Keep on reading!
