<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Cœur du Web, the blog</title><description>Technology leadership, applied AI, method, and notes from real engagements. Written by the people doing the work.</description><link>https://coeurduweb.com/</link><language>en-US</language><atom:link href="https://coeurduweb.com/en/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Your backups run. Do they restore? That is not the same question</title><link>https://coeurduweb.com/en/blog/en-backups-that-do-not-restore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coeurduweb.com/en/blog/en-backups-that-do-not-restore</guid><description>A backup that has never been restored is not a backup, it is an assumption. The six ways it fails silently, the ransomware angle, and the one-hour quarterly test.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Clairmont</author></item><item><title>Leaving VMware: the real alternatives, and how to migrate without breaking production</title><link>https://coeurduweb.com/en/blog/en-vmware-alternatives-migration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coeurduweb.com/en/blog/en-vmware-alternatives-migration</guid><description>Since the Broadcom acquisition, plenty of teams are looking for an exit. The four credible alternatives, what each actually costs, and the sequence that avoids an incident.</description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Laurent</author></item><item><title>Who owns the code your contractor writes? Probably not you, and paying does not change it</title><link>https://coeurduweb.com/en/blog/en-who-owns-contractor-code</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://coeurduweb.com/en/blog/en-who-owns-contractor-code</guid><description>Under US copyright law, software written by a contractor is not work made for hire by default. Without a signed assignment, the developer keeps it. The four clauses to check.</description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Laurent</author></item></channel></rss>