
Security compliance in Europe is no longer optional it directly impacts customer trust, legal exposure, and business continuity, as Anzhela Pozdniakova, Chief of Product at Xpand Portal, explores in this article. Leaders are increasingly expected to understand not just the rules, but who is responsible for meeting them.
The key principle: security is a shared responsibility. Some controls belong to the infrastructure or hosting provider, some to the product vendor, some to the customer organization. The exact split depends on the deployment model – in SaaS, more operational responsibility usually sits with the provider; in self-hosted environments, more remains with the customer or hosting partner.

Xpand Portal version 4.5.0.0. release brings faster localization, simpler data input, and a cleaner workspace — improving efficiency for administrators and users.

Overview of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central 2026 Release Wave 1, highlighting new enhancements in features like AI-powered agents and MCP server capabilities, improved development tools, expanded cloud migration options, and advanced reporting and analytics, with a focus on Microsoft’s ongoing innovation efforts.

If you worked with the Microsoft Dynamics NAV ecosystem around 2016, you probably remember a certain weight that came with ERP projects. NAV was powerful, stable, and endlessly customizable – but it often felt like a system you had to adapt your business around, or pay to adapt the system to your needs.
Today, Dynamics 365 Business Central looks like a different product entirely: cloud-based, modular, API-oriented, easier to update, and increasingly AI-assisted.
And if you follow that trajectory another decade forward, the direction is clear: ERP won't disappear, but the amount of manual work surrounding it will keep shrinking. People will spend less time executing processes and more time making decisions.
Let’s walk the timeline.