Artificial intelligence speaks to the imagination of us all. This relatively new technology is the subject of much discussion, but what could (and should) it mean for your organization today? Bram Wauters and Lothar Verledens, two of our data experts, shared their experiences during our latest Innovation Thursday webinar. They drilled down into what is already possible today, looked ahead to future developments and showed how you can get started in practice.

We love "both-and" thinking. It's part of our Positive Digital Flow philosophy and is embedded in our workplace – after all, combinations are usually stronger. For years now, we have been combining sound expertise with the infectious enthusiasm of young, talented individuals who we support through our acADDemICTs training program. In February, we opened our doors to another 20 talented young people. How do we make sure they hit the ground running, especially since we are all still working from home as much as possible? And why did they choose this program above all? Let's hear from some of our new colleagues!

This year the Power Platform Release Wave 1 features a whole raft of interesting improvements to existing services. Smaller improvements and larger impact changes go hand in hand in this release, bringing lots of joy to citizen developers, pro developers, and business users. A review by our experts.  

Recent research tells us that different C-executives see digital growth initiatives, and the challenges and opportunities they represent, through different eyes. It goes without saying that there are shared concerns, but the focus and the priorities are often just a bit different. CFOs and, by extension, public sector CIOs, who are required by their professional background and role to work in a compliance-based world are, for example, thinking in a very specific way about the impact of the cloud on their operations and the balance between the strategic innovative power of the cloud on the one hand, and its potential risks on the other. Certain challenges may sometimes appear to be conflicting, or even perceived as counter-intuitive, although our expertise can demonstrate that this doesn't have to be the case. Nevertheless, there are a number of points to consider. Here is a shortlist of examples.

Many companies have been forced to shift up a digital gear over the past year – moving from an offline to a fully online customer and end-user experience in no time at all. It's essential to maintain this digital speed and focus on customers more than ever before. So why not get a head start now and, as an organization, think about the consistent experience you want to offer your customers, no matter what the future holds?

Many of the major security players make promises, but Fortinet delivers: the ability to secure your entire IT infrastructure through a single security platform with seamless integration and an open architecture. This approach has its advantages, and the price is only one of them. It also has a great effect on available functionality and performance. And that's before we've even considered the exceptional ease of management.

When it comes to building and managing your IT infrastructure, are you primarily looking for simplicity, convenience and speed? Are qualities such as flexibility and scalability also key concepts here? And is that without having to manage a whole host of suppliers? If so, Dell EMC VxRail could be the solution for you.

Now that we've all been obliged to switch to working remotely in these coronavirus times, it's more important than ever to protect not just our own health, but also that of our IT working environment, as far as possible from viruses. But which security solutions are the best to achieve this? Here are some recommendations from our security expert. 

Microsoft 365 (M365) combines two familiar and popular solutions: the Windows 10 operating system and the cloud-based office suite Office 365 (O365). To cap that off, Microsoft has also added a complete security suite, EMS (Enterprise Mobility + Security). 

As the pandemic has increased the numbers of homeworkers in many countries, organizations have been forced to introduce or further accommodate Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) as a concept. And Microsoft Intune may well be the ideal tool to manage that. Let us explain.

As every ICT administrator knows, nothing works without tools. That said, a surplus of tools doesn't necessarily make an ICT administrator's job any easier. Unfortunately, this is the case for Microsoft 365, the successor to Office 365, which consolidates various business cloud solutions, each with their own separate management tool. That makes an umbrella management platform such as CoreSuite a very welcome prospect.

After an eventful 2020, we are ready for a new start. And 2021 not only brings us a new year, in which we go together optimistically and hopefully for a Positive Flow, but the new year also brings us a new name: Inetum-Realdolmen.  This new identity fits perfectly with the new Inetum group brand. How do we move forward together as one strengthened glocal company in this international context? We spoke to Vincent Rouaix (CEO and chairman of Inetum) and Johnny Smets (General Manager of Inetum-Realdolmen).