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Cloud 10 September 2026

What is the EU Data Act? Your right to switch cloud providers

The EU Data Act has applied since 12 September 2025. Cloud providers must make switching possible and switching charges are being phased out. What does that mean for your organization?

Jef Meijvis

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Cloud 14 August 2026

What is vendor lock-in and how do you avoid it?

Vendor lock-in makes you dependent on one supplier because switching has become too expensive or too complex. How does it arise in the cloud, what does it cost you and how do you avoid building it in unnecessarily?

Jef Meijvis

Software engineering 19 July 2026

Off-the-shelf software or custom software? An honest comparison

Both have their place. For highly standardized domains, a package is usually the right foundation. Custom software makes the difference where your way of working determines your advantage. This is the comparison we put on the table in a first conversation.

Ive Verstappen

Software engineering 13 May 2026

From legacy application to modern web application

Rewriting a custom application rarely starts with technology. First you need to understand which processes, exceptions and knowledge are inside the existing application, and what must not be lost.

Tim Deschryver

Software engineering 6 May 2026

Rebuilding a custom application after 20 years: when does legacy modernization make sense?

A custom application that lasts twenty years has proven its value. Still, a rebuild can become sensible when AI-supported development makes the investment more feasible and modern requirements around security, maintainability, web access and platform independence become more important.

Ive Verstappen

Cloud 21 April 2026

From hyperscaler to European cloud

More organizations are revisiting their cloud choices. Costs, dependencies, data sovereignty and control over where data is stored are making European and private cloud relevant again.

Jef Meijvis

Cybersecurity 27 March 2025

OWASP Cornucopia: Open Source Threat Modeling supported by dotNET lab

In cybersecurity, threat modeling plays a crucial role in identifying and addressing risks in web applications. OWASP Cornucopia offers an accessible and playful way to model and discuss those risks.

Jef Meijvis

Software engineering 13 November 2024

Blazor in .NET 8: new render modes

Blazor in .NET 8 introduces different rendering options that have a clear impact on performance and user experience. These modes determine how HTML content is generated and delivered to the user's browser.

Lieven Yperman

Cybersecurity 10 October 2024

FWO receives an ISO27001 certificate with help from dotNET lab

FWO obtained its ISO27001 certificate with help from dotNET lab: a pragmatically implemented ISMS, validated with independent penetration tests, within timing and budget.

Bjorn Ruysen

Academy 23 September 2024

Finding and retaining the right .NET developers

We keep seeing that young .NET professionals are well trained at university colleges. Still, it is often hard to predict how they will perform in a real work environment: team fit, technology fit and pressure matter.

Tom Peeters