Web and software
Custom software or off-the-shelf: how to decide
A ready-made tool is faster and cheaper at the start, while custom software pays off when the business has to bend to the tool. Five questions that help you decide.
News & articles
What we are working on, what we have learned and what is changing in our field.
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Security
NIS2 in practice: where to start
The NIS2 directive widened the circle of companies that must manage cybersecurity systematically. What it means for management and which seven steps make sense first.
Music industry
Why money gets lost in bad music metadata
A song can be played a million times without the revenue reaching its author, because the data attached to the recording is wrong. What metadata is and how to keep it in order.
Web and software
Five questions before building a new website
Most new websites stall on content and an unclear goal, not on design. Five questions worth settling before the first meeting with a contractor.
Artificial intelligence
What AI can really do in a smaller company
Between the promise that AI will replace everything and the belief that it is just a fad lie a few jobs it genuinely does well today. Where to start and what to watch for.
Security
Backups: the 3-2-1 rule and why you should test them
Most companies have backups, but few have ever tried to restore data from them. A simple rule and five checks worth doing this month.
Web and software
What happens to a website nobody maintains
A website is not finished on launch day. Without updates, checks and backups it gradually becomes slower, less secure and less visible.
Music industry
Why an artist still needs their own website
The audience is on social networks and streaming services, but there someone else sets the rules. Your own website is the only place an artist fully controls.
Security
How to spot a fake message before you click
Most attacks on companies do not begin with breaking into a system but with a message that persuades someone to click. Seven signs and one rule worth introducing.
Web and software
How to write a brief that gets you comparable offers
Three contractors often answer the same brief with three offers that differ several times over. The cause is usually the brief, not the contractors. What it should contain.
Web and software
Do you need a mobile app, or is a good website enough
A mobile app sounds more serious, but for most needs a well-built website does the same job at lower cost. How to tell what you actually need.