How to Improve Operational Excellence in IT: The Path to Organizational Growth

In today’s business world, operational efficiency is more than a buzzword; it’s a philosophy that guides companies towards excellence. At the heart of this philosophy are concepts such as process optimization, Six Sigma and Lean Management.  These concepts, though powerful, are amplified by the integration of modern technologies. IT tools and automation bring a new […]

One-Click DNSSEC at Leaseweb

For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been working hard to introduce the DNSSEC feature to our customers – and now it’s finally available to the world. To use the Internet, every device starts with DNS. When you open a web page, say leaseweb.com, your browser needs to know the IP (Internet Protocol) of leaseweb.com. […]

Taking a shopping trip to the future

The new era of retail is an exciting blend of physical and digital. Our retail experiences are being enriched by technologies such as robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), cloud computing, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR). It’s amazing how much intelligence is out there!  In this blog post, we follow fictitious protagonist Simon on a trip to […]

Cyber Security: 5 basic lessons for everyone

Fred Streefland, IT-Security Manager at Leaseweb and Dave Maasland, CEO Eset Netherlands. A version of this article originally appeared on Computable. Recently we’ve had the opportunity (a quite fun and interesting opportunity), to visit a number of Information Security and Cyber Security congresses. During these congresses we were flooded with relatively ‘new’ developments such as […]

Five challenges for the Internet of Things (IoT)

After Cloud and Big Data, a new buzzword has arrived on the scene: Internet of Things. Self-driving cars, connected tennis rackets, and connected refrigerators—everything connected. Analysts and companies such as Cisco and Intel predict that 20-40 billion of devices will be connected to the Internet by 2020. Recently, my colleague Dan Murariu offered his vision […]

“Internet of Things” – Part of our Business?

While trying to put my thoughts on paper for this post, I remembered one of the most entertaining TV shows that I recently saw: Shark Tanks. The show features a panel of potential investors, called “sharks”, who consider offers from aspiring entrepreneurs seeking investments for their business or product. Therefore, I start looking forward to […]