Confused by buzzwords? You’re not alone. EXPLAINED is a new explainer series for people who work with technology – but don’t want marketing fluff or academic theory. We break down complex digital topics clearly and practically: what they mean, why they matter, and how they work in the real world....
We don’t just work from a desk. We work from trains, coffee shops and waiting rooms. And yet for many, mobile document apps are a compromise. Perhaps useful to quickly open a file, check a detail, or make a small change, but often falling short when it comes to faithfully...
TL;DRModern open-source software isn’t built in one place or along a single path. Tools like Git enable independent development while preserving shared history, provenance, and open collaboration. This allows different organisations to move at different speeds, and supports long-term users without central coordination. Large projects such as the Linux kernel...
Sovereignty or Legacy, You Choose There is a lot of energy right now around European digital stacks. Self-hosted infrastructure. Local control. Reduced dependence on American cloud vendors. And all of that matters. It seems to be a pattern that people take other people’s software that they have not written, and...
When organisations talk about secure document handling, the conversation often jumps straight to infrastructure, hosting, and technical architecture. Those things matter, but they are only part of the picture. Security depends just as much on what users are able to do inside the document workflow. For integrators building platforms for...
The Uncomfortable Truth About Microsoft Customer Lockbox There is a question that every organisation storing data in Microsoft 365 should be asking, but most never do: can Microsoft access your files, emails, and documents without your knowledge or consent? The answer, by default, is yes – and Microsoft will even...
