https://itproposal.com/en/blog.html Articles on IT management, networks, security and cloud, written from the work we do for clients in the Netherlands and Belgium. en ITproposal B.V. https://itproposal.com/en/brands-we-work-with.html https://itproposal.com/en/brands-we-work-with.html Dell, HP, Lenovo, Cisco, Fortinet, Yealink, Veeam, Microsoft and more: what we deliver and manage in the Benelux, and why we pick each one. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/business-laptops-dell-hp-lenovo.html https://itproposal.com/en/business-laptops-dell-hp-lenovo.html Dell Latitude, HP EliteBook or Lenovo ThinkPad: which fits which user, and what a workplace really costs over three years. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/cabling-and-the-server-rack.html https://itproposal.com/en/cabling-and-the-server-rack.html The layer nobody looks at until it fails: how many outlets per workplace, when fibre is worth it, and why labelling saves more hours than any tool. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/changing-it-supplier-without-damage.html https://itproposal.com/en/changing-it-supplier-without-damage.html What you are entitled to when a contract ends, the order a transition should run in, and the five things to secure before you give notice. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/device-lifecycle-purchase-to-disposal.html https://itproposal.com/en/device-lifecycle-purchase-to-disposal.html What happens to a laptop between the purchase order and the wipe certificate, why staging saves more than it costs, and what an auditor expects at the end. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/education-it-hundreds-logging-in-at-once.html https://itproposal.com/en/education-it-hundreds-logging-in-at-once.html Why a school network fails at nine in the morning and not at eleven, how to plan capacity for a lecture hall, and why maintenance never happens in an exam week. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/firewall-endpoint-fortinet-palo-alto.html https://itproposal.com/en/firewall-endpoint-fortinet-palo-alto.html Firewall, endpoint, identity and edge for a multi-site mid-market estate, and what NIS2 expects you to be able to show. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/hardware-buy-or-rent.html https://itproposal.com/en/hardware-buy-or-rent.html When renting laptops and meeting room kit is cheaper than buying, when it is not, and what a workplace costs per month all in. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/healthcare-it-shared-workstations.html https://itproposal.com/en/healthcare-it-shared-workstations.html Why a care location needs a different IT design: shared logins, wireless that follows people between rooms, and no maintenance window. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/hospitality-it-guest-wifi-and-payments.html https://itproposal.com/en/hospitality-it-guest-wifi-and-payments.html Why guest Wi-Fi should never share a network with the till, how to plan capacity for a full venue, and what to fix before the busy season starts. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/immutable-backup-veeam-synology.html https://itproposal.com/en/immutable-backup-veeam-synology.html Immutable backup with Veeam, Synology and Datto: the 3-2-1-1-0 rule in practice, and why the restore test is the only proof that counts. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/it-staffing-or-hiring.html https://itproposal.com/en/it-staffing-or-hiring.html When a seconded IT specialist beats a permanent hire, what an unfilled vacancy costs, and how to keep the knowledge in house. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/keeping-cloud-cost-under-control.html https://itproposal.com/en/keeping-cloud-cost-under-control.html Why a cloud bill creeps up rather than explodes, the five line items that cause most of it, and a monthly routine that takes twenty minutes. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/meeting-room-av-yealink-poly-cisco.html https://itproposal.com/en/meeting-room-av-yealink-poly-cisco.html Which meeting room hardware fits which room size, why audio decides whether a room works, and how to hand over a finished Teams room. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/microsoft-365-azure-aws-vmware.html https://itproposal.com/en/microsoft-365-azure-aws-vmware.html Which cloud platform fits a Benelux mid-market organisation, what the VMware licensing shift means, and how to keep cloud cost in check. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/microsoft-365-migration-playbook.html https://itproposal.com/en/microsoft-365-migration-playbook.html The order we migrate in, what always takes longer than planned, and the checks that stop a mailbox move from becoming a week of complaints. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/nis2-what-you-must-show.html https://itproposal.com/en/nis2-what-you-must-show.html What NIS2 asks of a mid-market organisation in the Benelux, which evidence an auditor or a customer will ask for, and the order we would put the measures in. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/outsourcing-your-service-desk.html https://itproposal.com/en/outsourcing-your-service-desk.html What an outsourced IT service desk costs per user, which tickets should stay in house, and how to keep quality from dropping in the handover. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/phishing-and-the-human-layer.html https://itproposal.com/en/phishing-and-the-human-layer.html Why awareness training alone does not work, which three controls stop most credential attacks, and what to do in the first hour after somebody clicks. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/pos-and-branch-connectivity.html https://itproposal.com/en/pos-and-branch-connectivity.html How to keep tills running on the busiest day of the year: network design per branch, what to do when the line drops, and which failures cost money on the spot. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/printing-and-document-flows.html https://itproposal.com/en/printing-and-document-flows.html Printing is boring until it is a security finding. What a multifunctional exposes, how scan to email breaks during a migration, and what print really costs. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/separating-ot-and-it-in-manufacturing.html https://itproposal.com/en/separating-ot-and-it-in-manufacturing.html How to protect machine control systems that cannot be patched, why flat networks are the real risk on a production site, and where to start with segmentation. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/slas-you-can-actually-meet.html https://itproposal.com/en/slas-you-can-actually-meet.html Response time versus resolution time, priorities that survive a bad week, and what a monthly report needs to be worth reading. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/standardising-the-windows-workplace.html https://itproposal.com/en/standardising-the-windows-workplace.html Why eight device variants cost more than the hardware saving, how zero-touch enrolment changes a rollout, and what to standardise first. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/warehouse-it-scanners-and-wms.html https://itproposal.com/en/warehouse-it-scanners-and-wms.html Why a warehouse network fails where an office network does not, how racking and stock change coverage, and what to fix before adding hardware. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/what-24-7-support-really-means.html https://itproposal.com/en/what-24-7-support-really-means.html The difference between on-call and staffed cover, what a night response actually costs, and how to work out whether your organisation needs it at all. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/what-should-it-cost-per-employee.html https://itproposal.com/en/what-should-it-cost-per-employee.html What actually drives an IT budget, which five factors move it most, and the four line items that are missing from almost every budget we review. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200 https://itproposal.com/en/wifi-site-survey-ekahau.html https://itproposal.com/en/wifi-site-survey-ekahau.html A site survey with Ekahau replaces guesswork with a heatmap per floor. What we measure, and when a survey pays for itself. Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200