Custom software, AI and cybersecurity, from the people who do the work.

Custom software and AI projects for SMEs and healthcare, updates not to put off, vulnerabilities to close. What is happening, what to do and what we did on the 110+ servers we manage. Every article cites its sources.

28 October 20269 min

Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Proton or Kerio: which email for your business

Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Proton Mail and managed Kerio Connect: prices, privacy, where data lives and when each one makes sense, with the migrations we have done.

Owners and IT managers who need to choose or change their business emailRead the article
26 October 20267 min

Getting found by ChatGPT and AI assistants: what you really need and what you can skip

Rules for AI bots, Content Signals, a Markdown version, llms.txt: what we do on the sites we manage, in what order, and what we leave out because it is not needed.

Anyone with a business website who wants AI assistants to read and cite it correctlyRead the article
24 October 20267 min

PHP2Shell: our perimeter, third-party rescues and rebuilt hosting

Inventory, patching, mitigations on end-of-life systems, compromise checks and rebuilds from scratch: the method we used after PHP2Shell, including on servers that are not ours.

Anyone running PHP sites and servers, and anyone with a hacked WordPress siteRead the article
22 October 20269 min

The death of WordPress? What is really changing and what to do with your website

From 43% to 40% in nine months: why WordPress is losing share, what developers say, Bedrock and headless as middle paths, and a grid to decide whether to stay or move.

Owners and marketing managers of SMEs with a WordPress websiteRead the article
22 October 20266 min

Two critical PHP vulnerabilities: what to do, and what we did

CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619: versions to install, temporary mitigations and the method we followed on the day of the fix, from inventory to verification.

Business owners, IT managers and anyone running a website or business application in PHPRead the article
21 October 20267 min

Custom software with AI: when to build it and when to buy

Software is not in crisis: the way it is sold is. Data, risks and a practical grid for deciding what to build and what to buy.

SME owners and managersRead the article
21 October 20268 min

Custom software in healthcare with AI: what you can build and where to stop

GDPR, NIS2, medical devices and the AI Act: what a healthcare provider can build in-house and what it should buy certified.

Management and IT leads at private healthcare providersRead the article
20 October 20266 min

October 2026 Patch Tuesday: what to update right now on Windows servers

1,413 vulnerabilities in one month and a zero-day already exploited: the priorities for DHCP, Active Directory, Hyper-V and Remote Desktop, and what to do with end-of-life servers.

Owners and IT managers of SMEs running Windows servers on premises or in the cloudRead the article
19 October 20266 min

Kerio Control and Kerio Connect: public exploits and updates you should not put off

Three vulnerabilities rated 9.8 out of 10 and exploits now public: which Kerio Control and Kerio Connect versions to install, which ports to close and when to reinstall the firewall.

Owners and IT managers of SMEs running Kerio Control or Kerio ConnectRead the article
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