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AI agents in business operations: what works in 2026, and what to leave for 2027

AI agents in business operations: what works in 2026, and what to leave for 2027

From chatbots to agents that act inside your ERP, CRM and help desk: where agentic AI delivers today, where it fails, and how a mid-size company should start.

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RAG or fine-tuning? Choosing the right approach for an enterprise knowledge assistant

RAG or fine-tuning? Choosing the right approach for an enterprise knowledge assistant

Retrieval-augmented generation and fine-tuning solve different problems. A practical decision guide for companies that want an assistant that answers from their own documents.

Odoo vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 vs SAP: choosing an ERP for a mid-size company in Southeast Asia (2026 guide)

Odoo vs Microsoft Dynamics 365 vs SAP: choosing an ERP for a mid-size company in Southeast Asia (2026 guide)

A side-by-side comparison of the three ERP options mid-size companies in Singapore and Vietnam ask about most, with the questions that decide between them.

Hiring a dedicated software team in Vietnam in 2026: costs, quality, contracts and how to start

Dedicated teams

Hiring a dedicated software team in Vietnam in 2026: costs, quality, contracts and how to start

Why European and Singaporean companies build engineering teams in Vietnam, what it costs in practice, how to assess quality, and the contract terms that protect both sides.

Legacy modernisation without a big-bang rewrite: the strangler pattern in practice

Software process

Legacy modernisation without a big-bang rewrite: the strangler pattern in practice

How to move a ten-year-old .NET, PHP or Java system to a modern, cloud-native architecture piece by piece, while the business keeps running.

EU AI Act, GDPR and Vietnam’s PDPL: what companies building AI must have in place in 2026

EU AI Act, GDPR and Vietnam’s PDPL: what companies building AI must have in place in 2026

The regulatory calendar for AI and personal data in Europe, Singapore and Vietnam, and the practical controls a mid-size company needs before shipping an AI feature.

AI-assisted software development changes what you should expect from an outsourcing partner

Software process

AI-assisted software development changes what you should expect from an outsourcing partner

Coding assistants have changed how software is built. What that means for delivery speed, quality, pricing and the questions to ask your development partner in 2026.

Composable commerce in Asia-Pacific: when a headless architecture pays off, and when Magento or Shopify is enough

Composable commerce in Asia-Pacific: when a headless architecture pays off, and when Magento or Shopify is enough

Headless and composable commerce promise flexibility across web, mobile, marketplaces and stores. A guide to deciding whether your business is ready, with the regional channels that matter.

A cybersecurity checklist for mid-size companies in 2026: the twelve controls that stop most incidents

A cybersecurity checklist for mid-size companies in 2026: the twelve controls that stop most incidents

Ransomware, phishing and supplier breaches hit mid-size companies hardest. A practical, prioritised checklist you can complete in a quarter.

From spreadsheets to a modern data stack: analytics for manufacturing and F&B companies

From spreadsheets to a modern data stack: analytics for manufacturing and F&B companies

How mid-size manufacturers and food and beverage companies replace monthly Excel reporting with a data platform that updates itself, and what it costs to get there.

Using artificial intelligence for retail

Using artificial intelligence for retail

How AI is changing the way buyers and sellers meet, from automated checkout to stock prediction.

Why should you consider starting your business online?

Why should you consider starting your business online?

Online sales bring real benefits. Five reasons to help you decide whether to build an online store.

What are some trustworthy EdTech resources?

What are some trustworthy EdTech resources?

A shortlist of reliable educational technology resources for schools and learners.

How educational technology affects your child’s learning

How educational technology affects your child’s learning

What changes when young learners study with digital tools, and what to look for.

How to build an e-commerce website: a beginner’s guide

How to build an e-commerce website: a beginner’s guide

Planning, platform choice and the first steps to launching an online store.

Synova praises its employees and SMBs across Asia-Pacific

Synova praises its employees and SMBs across Asia-Pacific

Recognising our team and the small and medium businesses we work with across the region.

Is Waterfall the right process for your software development?

Software process

Is Waterfall the right process for your software development?

When a sequential process fits a project, and when it does not.

Protect your site with Drupal advances

Protect your site with Drupal advances

How content-heavy Drupal sites can block spam and unidentified sources.

Agile vs. WaterfallHave you ever wondered which approach you should be implementing for your idea? In this article, we’ll cover the 2 main methods used in Software Development Waterfall …

Top Trends in MarketingThe renaissance of Marketing Technology The new world of marketing is personalized, contextualized, and dynamic. Increasingly, this world is orchestrated not by outside parties but by chief…

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe official visit in VietnamFrench Prime Minister Edouard Philippe official visit in Vietnam This event is showing us the huge potential of Vietnam regarding the future of its young population and…

Happy Vietnamese Women DayOne day One love. Today, the 20th of October is the Vietnamese Women Day. By the way, on 20 October 1930, the Vietnam Women's Revolutionary Women's Union…

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