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Governing your cloud: from cost to strategic advantage

Cloud costs are skyrocketing, often with no clear explanation. Portals give you mountains of data, but no real steering information. How do you know if your cloud spending is contributing to your business strategy or, on the contrary, is an invisible cost leak? Managing your cloud means more than...

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Cloud Invoice

Here's how smart applications make your cloud lean and profitable

Moving to the cloud seems like a no-brainer: flexibility, scalability, fewer hardware worries. But what you often don't hear is that in the cloud, your applications could suddenly use a lot more resources - and your bill could be unexpectedly high. 💸 Why? Because a simple 1-to-1 transfer from on...

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Cloud Data Center

3 hidden pitfalls of the cloud (and how to avoid them)

The cloud would solve everything: lower costs, less management, and infinite scalability. But is that really true? In practice, the reality turns out to be a lot less rosy. Many organizations struggle with rising costs, complex management challenges and unused capacity. In our latest blog, we reveal...

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Aan het roer

Who runs your IT - you or your suppliers?

💡 Governance in IT is not a choice, it is a must. Many companies let vendors determine how their IT works. But without direction, you risk fragmentation, inefficiencies and security risks. It's your organization, your responsibility. 📌 Make sure you set the course. With good direction, you turn IT...

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Money Spilled

Cloud costs: who is actually in control here? 💥

Too many organizations allow themselves to be held hostage to rising cloud expenses. Every day without control means waste. Every idle resource is pure capital destruction. How long will you let that happen? 😤 Your cloud is a weapon, not a cost. But only if you take control. With a strategic...

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Behind Bars

The hidden cost of IT dependency: What your suppliers aren't telling you

You know the drill: another price increase from your IT vendor. And yes, of course you're going to pay it. Because what's your alternative? The Dutch government knows that feeling - and is now taking action. This week, the Netherlands joined the OpenDesk initiative to break its dependence on Big...

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Zombie Fire

🔥 Stop paying for your cloud blindly!

New “zombie workloads” are born every second - creeping resources that eat up your budget while no one uses them. Like underground peat fires: invisible, but devastating. Just last week at a client: 'We have everything under control.' Reality check: €23,000 a month in unused resources. In my latest...

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Intelligence

Why AI won't solve your problems (and what does work)

AI is everywhere and seems smarter than ever, but how intelligent is it really? In this blog, we unravel the misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence and show why the term “intelligence” doesn't apply. Discover how Augmented Intelligence actually combines the power of AI and human...

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Predictions

2025: Will your cloud costing strategy be a nightmare or a masterpiece?

From stress to success: tackle your cloud costs in 2025 💥 2025 will be the year when IT spending can no longer be taken for granted. With the speed of technological developments, you cannot afford to sit back. How do you keep a grip on your cloud costs and stay ahead? In our latest blog, you'll...

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