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OpenStack hosting now also available for Windows

  • 25 April 2017
  • Reading time: 2 min

The OpenStack platform is based on an open source standard. Upon hearing this term, many think of Linux as the operating system for the servers in question. But OpenStack for...

8 tips for a faster Drupal website

8 tips for a faster Drupal website

  • 24 April 2017
  • Reading time: 4 min

As with other Content Management Systems, the speed at which your Drupal website loads depends on different factors that you can actually control. But what exactly should you consider? Thanks...

Microsoft Teams free with Office 365

Microsoft Teams: the online collaboration tool of Microsoft 365 (Office 365)

  • 30 March 2017
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Many regard the collaboration tool as Microsoft’s answer to Slack, which is quite popular. But what exactly does Microsoft Teams offer? Microsoft Teams: a chat-based workspace The Microsoft 365 (Office...

Help, a data leak! When and how to report it?

Help, a data leak! When and how to report it?

  • 28 March 2017
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Since January 1st 2016, the new “Datalek Meldplicht” act, which obliges organizations to report data leaks, has come into effect in the Netherlands. In Belgium, all telecom operators are already...

Secure passwords: short and complex or long and memorable?

  • 27 March 2017
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When you check your e-mail, when you place an order with Amazon.com, and even when you register for a group fitness session, you are constantly required to enter your password. Often,...

Three important reasons to switch to HTTPS

  • 20 March 2017
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HTTPS is not only interesting for websites that process sensitive information from users (passwords, logins, etc.). Find out more about the main benefits of going for HTTPS even if you...

Boost the loading speed of your website using HTTP/2

  • 21 February 2017
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The new HTTP/2 protocol promises a faster and smarter data transmission via the Internet, allowing websites to load faster. But what exactly is HTTP/2? What are its benefits? And how...

Automatic patching by Combell

Combell’s Automatic Patching protects your website

  • 20 February 2017
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It has become almost impossible to keep up to date with the latest vulnerabilities and risks that are a threat to your website and the actions you need to perform...

Report PHPBenelux Conference 2017

PHPBenelux Conference 2017 took its visitors to an intergalactic level

  • 16 February 2017
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The PHPBenelux conference 2017 was held on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 January 2017 in Hotel Ter Elst in Antwerp. This year, Combell once again attended the event. As a...

Office 365 Outlook mail vs Hosted Exchange

Differences between an Microsoft 365 (Office 365) mailbox and Hosted Exchange: what is the best choice?

  • 9 February 2017
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Combell’s Microsoft 365 (Office 365) range, which we discussed in our article entitled “Microsoft 365 (Office 365) with Combell: your office software applications always at your fingertips”, includes the popular components...

Microsoft 365 - Office 365

Microsoft 365 (Office 365) with Combell: your office software applications always at your fingertips!

  • 30 January 2017
  • Reading time: 3 min

Employees are becoming increasingly mobile. Our workplace is no longer limited to our computer at home or at the office; it is also our laptop, our smartphone or our tablet...

PHP 7.1

PHP 7.1 is finally available – migrate now!

  • 30 January 2017
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Last week, after upgrading to PHP 7.1.0 on the SSH nodes, this version of this server-side web development language has been made available on Combell’s Linux web hosting accounts. What...