Reflecting back on Accountex 2026, we summarise the emerging tech trends and the results from this years Pro Drive IT in Accounting Benchmarking Survey. Accountex is the premier event for accountants, finance professionals, and bookkeepers. The 2026 event was the busiest ever with over 13,000 unique attendees and the Pro Drive stand was busy throughout the two days. The key trends identified by our team both from speaking [...]
Most law firms have a business plan that looks several years ahead. They understand where they want their firm to grow, the clients they want to attract and the services they want to develop. Too often however there is no equivalent plan for technology to support that business plan. IT decisions are made only [...]
AI agents are quickly becoming one of the most transformative tools available to businesses. They represent a shift from simply using AI to actively deploying AI-powered digital workers that support, streamline and automate everyday tasks. While the concept may sound advanced, creating a practical agent in Microsoft Copilot is far more accessible than many [...]
For financial and professional services firms, data classification is no longer optional. With the growth of artificial intelligence in everyday tools, firms must understand exactly what information they hold, how sensitive it is, and how it should be used. At Pro Drive, we help our clients create a practical and secure approach to data [...]
Artificial Intelligence is already transforming the way professional services firms operate by improving efficiency, decision‑making, and client experience. But as adoption accelerates, so too do the legal, regulatory and ethical considerations. Our Technical Director Matt Taylor recently attended an event held by the Moore Barlow team looking into the current “legal risks, responsibilities and [...]
Legal and Accountancy firms faced with difficulties in recruiting enough staff are increasing turning to technology to find efficiency and reduce the burden of their workload. Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft’s AI assistant tool, has been seen significant interest as its incorporated across the Microsoft office suite. With almost all workers using these applications, there [...]
All employers will use some form of payroll software to hold and use their employees’ personal data. Employees will usually provide personal data to their employer at the beginning of their employment, as well as through certain legal documentation such as a P45. It is your employer’s strict responsibility to handle your personal data [...]
Pro Drive recently undertook an exercise to look for a part time virtual assistant to help out our team with some administration work to free up more time to focus on working with our clients. However, what we expected to be a straightforward process became more challenging once we took into consideration our data [...]
Choosing a mobile phones can be quite a personal decision – even when it comes to it being for business use. In fact many smartphones being used for business purposes are in fact owned by staff and not the company. Most staff do not wish to carry a personal and business phone and businesses [...]
Mobile Device Management is being deployed by many organisations. If you are using your business mobile device and your company requires a secure way of protecting the data on it (for example if they need to be certified to the UK Government Cyber Essentials standard), they may choose to put controls on the mobile device [...]
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