19/01/2026
Where Leading Human Services Organisations Will Focus Their IT Efforts in 2026?
Many organisations are still thinking, "What should I do regarding my IT in 2026?" For us, three key topics should be front of mind:
📣 Build measurable Cyber Resilience aligned to Essential 8 and SMB1001📣
The Essential 8 has become the baseline for any organisation handling sensitive data. But most are still measuring adoption, not maturity.
Bremmar recommends using the SMB1001 Framework, as another layer, to benchmark against the Essential 8 - mapping each control (MFA, patching, backups, etc.) to operational metrics like:
♦️Time to detect and contain an incident
♦️Downtime reduction over the past year
♦️Recovery success rate
Treating cyber security as a financial reporting is crucial - review it monthly, trend it quarterly, and tie improvements to tangible business outcomes.
📣 Move from "Cloud First" to "Cloud Smart"📣
Most NFPs are in the cloud. But in 2026, the leaders are refining, not migrating.
They're optimising for performance, governance, and sustainability, ensuring every workload is sized correctly, protected under the right policies, and delivering value.
Make sure you conduct quarterly Azure and Microsoft 365 cost-efficiency reviews to identify underused licences - it can save you funds that could be allocated to other projects.
📣 Use IT data to tell your impact story📣
In the Human Services sector, success isn't measured solely by uptime. Organisations make a difference, so they are also measured in outcomes.
Many organisations are connecting IT metrics directly to their mission metrics:
♦️Time saved through automation = more hours in client care
♦️Improved security posture = reduced reputational risk
♦️Faster recovery = uninterrupted frontline services
IT metrics in your board/annual impact reports show how your IT improves staff enablement and community outcomes.
At Bremmar, our goal is to help your organisation deliver its mission safely and effectively.
If you're unsure where your organisation stands today, our Cyber Security & Infrastructure Assessment helps you benchmark your maturity, identify risks, and create an achievable plan - not one that will be sitting on a shelf.
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