Articles, customer stories and news on Azure, cybersecurity, networking, Microsoft 365 and AI, written by the engineers who deliver them.https://www.synergetic-it.nl/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/04/21/infrastructure-as-code-bootcamp/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/04/21/infrastructure-as-code-bootcamp/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.Mon, 21 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/05/01/big-bigger-biggest/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/05/01/big-bigger-biggest/A visit to Teraco's Isando campus near Johannesburg, where the cloud becomes steel, power and fibre, and what it taught us about resilience.Thu, 01 May 2025 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/03/21/the-hidden-costs-behind-it-why-skipping-steps-can-bleed-your-company-dry/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/03/21/the-hidden-costs-behind-it-why-skipping-steps-can-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.Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/01/22/synergetic-it-your-partner-for-microsoft-azure-cloud-migration-optimization-and-managed-services/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/01/22/synergetic-it-your-partner-for-microsoft-azure-cloud-migration-optimization-and-managed-services/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.Mon, 22 Jan 2024 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2023/12/30/five-good-reasons-to-choose-microsoft-azure-for-your-business/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2023/12/30/five-good-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.Sat, 30 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/10/01/agentic-development/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/10/01/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.Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/10/12/microsoft-365-licensing/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/10/12/microsoft-365-licensing/What a Cloud Solution Provider does for your licences and devices, told through four customers, from a single seat to more than a thousand.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/05/20/assume-compromise/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/05/20/assume-compromise/A poisoned editor extension cost GitHub thousands of internal repositories. How we design our own work so that a breach yields nothing of value.Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/07/24/technical-debt-and-governance/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/07/24/technical-debt-and-governance/Technical debt and runaway operating costs share a root cause: shortcuts nobody owns. Where the money leaks and how governance stops it.Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/08/11/cloud-act-and-external-key-management/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/08/11/cloud-act-and-external-key-management/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.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/09/09/ai-agents-attack-surface/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/09/09/ai-agents-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.Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/09/21/infrastructure-as-code-for-the-boardroom/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/09/21/infrastructure-as-code-for-the-boardroom/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.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/01/12/eight-reasons-your-business-should-use-automation/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/01/12/eight-reasons-your-business-should-use-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.Fri, 12 Jan 2024 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/01/17/how-the-cloud-reduces-your-it-costs/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/01/17/how-the-cloud-reduces-your-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.Wed, 17 Jan 2024 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/02/03/how-infrastructure-as-code-protects-your-business/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/02/03/how-infrastructure-as-code-protects-your-business/Infrastructure as Code turns your environment into reviewed, versioned definitions. Why that makes you harder to hit and faster to recover from ransomware.Sat, 03 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/02/06/reducing-cybersecurity-risks-with-azure-and-microsoft-365/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/02/06/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.Tue, 06 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/02/28/sd-wan-ipsec-and-affordable-internet/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/02/28/sd-wan-ipsec-and-affordable-internet/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.Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/03/05/sd-wan-in-the-netherlands/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/03/05/sd-wan-in-the-netherlands/Dutch businesses have fast, affordable broadband almost everywhere. How a software-defined wide area network turns it into a network you can rely on.Tue, 05 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/03/20/synergetic-it-joins-microsoft-for-startups-founders-hub/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/03/20/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.Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMTNewshttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/04/02/cloud-solution-provider-partnership-extended/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/04/02/cloud-solution-provider-partnership-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.Tue, 02 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMTNewshttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/04/20/azure-migration-strategy-why-requirements-matter/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/04/20/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.Sat, 20 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMTArticlehttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/11/08/lenovo-and-td-synnex-join-our-partners/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/11/08/lenovo-and-td-synnex-join-our-partners/Lenovo and TD SYNNEX join our partners: business computers, hybrid cloud as a service and Microsoft cloud services, delivered and supported by one team.Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:00:00 GMTNewshttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/12/29/a-year-of-shared-success/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2024/12/29/a-year-of-shared-success/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.Sun, 29 Dec 2024 09:00:00 GMTNewshttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/03/28/eit-deep-tech-talent-initiative/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/03/28/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.Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:00:00 GMTNewshttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/04/10/project-of-the-year-award/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/04/10/project-of-the-year-award/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.Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMTCase studyhttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/12/15/our-first-100-followers/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2025/12/15/our-first-100-followers/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.Mon, 15 Dec 2025 09:00:00 GMTNewshttps://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/01/26/why-europe-still-depends-on-american-hyperscalers/https://www.synergetic-it.nl/2026/01/26/why-europe-still-depends-on-american-hyperscalers/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.Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:00:00 GMTArticle