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Requirements in, infrastructure out: moving a managed service to agentic development
How a managed service provider moved its Azure platform to GitHub Enterprise and AI agents, and what changed in speed, quality and team capacity.
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Infrastructure as Code in the boardroom: how to explain its value to executives
Engineers see the benefits of Infrastructure as Code at once; executives need them in business terms. How to make the case when the gains are invisible.
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AI agents are now part of your attack surface
Two incidents from the summer of 2026 show why AI agents, their tokens and their logs need the same security maturity as cloud and identity.
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The CLOUD Act: facts over fear, and what Azure External Key Management changes
What the US CLOUD Act really allows, how to limit who can read your data, and why keys held outside Azure shift the debate from legal to technical.
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Paved with good intentions: technical debt and the hidden cost of weak governance
Technical debt and runaway operating costs share a root cause: shortcuts nobody owns. Where the money leaks and how governance stops it.
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Assume compromise: what the GitHub breach teaches anyone who builds software
A poisoned editor extension cost GitHub thousands of internal repositories. How we design our own work so that a breach yields nothing of value.
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Why Europe is still on the drip of American hyperscalers, and what it takes to get off it
Europe runs its critical IT on American cloud platforms. Why that is still rational, why European data centres alone will not end it, and the way out.
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Our first 100 followers: thank you
Our LinkedIn page reached its first 100 followers. A thank you to everyone who follows us, and a reminder of why we founded Synergetic IT.
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Big, bigger, biggest: inside a hyperscale data centre campus in Johannesburg
A visit to Teraco's Isando campus near Johannesburg, where the cloud becomes steel, power and fibre, and what it taught us about resilience.
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Infrastructure as Code bootcamp: two weeks from first template to production
A two-week Infrastructure as Code bootcamp in South Africa took an engineering team from Terraform basics to production deployments. How we set it up.
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Project of the Year: an award-winning hybrid cloud from a company not yet two years old
Lenovo and TD SYNNEX named our Azure Stack Hub platform for Exosens Group Project of the Year. What we built, and why our size did not stand in the way.
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We joined the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative
Synergetic IT has signed the pledge of the EIT Deep Tech Talent Initiative, which brings together organisations that develop deep tech skills in Europe.
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The hidden costs of skipping steps in IT: why shortcuts bleed your company dry
Under pressure, IT teams skip defining the problem and its requirements. Why that shortcut costs more than it saves, and why a methodical approach pays.
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A year of shared success: thank you for your trust
Our first year is behind us. A thank you to the customers and partners who trusted us, and a look at what we will keep doing in the years ahead.
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Lenovo and TD SYNNEX join our partner family
Lenovo and TD SYNNEX join our partners: business computers, hybrid cloud as a service and Microsoft cloud services, delivered and supported by one team.
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Preparing your Azure migration strategy: why requirements matter
Cost, security, scalability, disaster recovery and flexibility all depend on knowing your requirements. Five reasons to start an Azure migration there.
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Our partnership in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider programme is extended
Our partnership with Ingram Micro in the Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider programme is extended: one step closer to worry-free IT for every business.
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Synergetic IT joins Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub
Synergetic IT has joined Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, Microsoft's programme that supports young companies building on Azure and its AI services.
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SD-WAN in the Netherlands: ten benefits of affordable connectivity
Dutch businesses have fast, affordable broadband almost everywhere. How a software-defined wide area network turns it into a network you can rely on.
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SD-WAN, IPsec and affordable internet: network reliability without the premium price
Dedicated lines used to be the only route to a reliable network. How SD-WAN, IPsec and affordable internet links deliver the same reliability for less.
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Reducing cybersecurity risks with Azure and Microsoft 365
Threat protection, encryption, multi-factor authentication and timely updates come with Azure and Microsoft 365. How to use them well without extra staff.
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How Infrastructure as Code protects your business against ransomware
Infrastructure as Code turns your environment into reviewed, versioned definitions. Why that makes you harder to hit and faster to recover from ransomware.
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Moving your servers to Azure: what virtual machines change for your business
Lower costs, better reliability, room to grow and security built in: what moving your servers to Azure virtual machines changes, and how we go about it.
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How the cloud reduces your direct, indirect and hidden IT costs
Hardware is only the visible part of what IT costs. How the cloud lowers direct, indirect and hidden costs, and why downtime is the most expensive of all.
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Eight reasons your business can no longer do without automation
Done right, automation does not destroy jobs. It frees people for better work, cuts errors and costs, and lets your business grow without friction.
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Five reasons to choose Microsoft Azure for your business
No hardware to buy, pay only for what you use, a smaller footprint, high availability and strong compliance: five reasons businesses choose Azure.
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