Hans Timmerman

In recent weeks, reports have surfaced about damaged submarine cables and disrupted cloud connections. Just as mobile telephony relies primarily on underground cables, the…

In an earlier blog, "AI: The All-Encompassing Promise of the Future?", I expressed skepticism about the outcomes offered by the new wave of AI tools. Thanks to advanced language…

“Cost explosions around cloud computing become a C-suite issue,” read the headline of an article in Computable. The rising costs of cloud services are causing significant concern…

Last week, DigiCorp Labs announced in a press release that it has been certified by Hitachi Vantara as an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). DigiCorp’s innovative blockchain and…

Confidentially sharing a file. It sounds easier than it is. Confidentiality means ensuring the privacy rights of everyone with access to that file are continually safeguarded.…

Europe struggles with innovation. In a market-dominated country like the US, with many venture capitalists, this happens much more easily. In a centrally-led country, an industry…

Getting rich by robbing a bank is more likely than a lifetime of pickpocketing. For the thief, the return on investment is much higher in the first case. The same goes for…

Source archiving blurs the distinction between a library and an archive. The terms "digital library" and "digital archive" refer to two concepts in the field of digital…

AI: The All-Encompassing Future Promise? It’s hard to read an article these days without encountering the transformative power of AI. Challenges and problems seem to vanish with…

Source Archiving is Sustainable. Do you discard an information product after use, or do you preserve it? If you decide to save it, do you store the entire product or only…