Hip or Happening?

The future of the connected workplace.

AI agents, Digital Employee Experience (DEX), SaaS management, data sovereignty, and modern access security—every week seems to bring another development that IT leaders and professionals are expected to act on, or at the very least keep an eye on. Not every development, however, is automatically the right next step for your organisation.

In Hip or Happening?, host Tom Jessen—known for his podcast with Maarten van Rossem—speaks with industry experts and forward thinkers to explore which innovations are worth paying attention to today and which are better left on the sidelines for now. Which developments are generating attention, and which are already delivering real value? And when does innovation genuinely become relevant to your organisation? Find out in our podcast series.

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In each episode, host Tom Jessen is joined by industry experts to explore a current topic shaping the connected workplace. Topics range from AI and security tools to data management and Digital Employee Experience (DEX). Explore the episodes below.

Digital Employee Experience (DEX)

How much influence does IT have on the employee experience? Exploring friction, adoption, and the digital employee experience. Featuring Christiaan Lustig (author) and Daniël Maelissa (Bechtle).

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Desktop as a Service

When does Desktop as a Service make sense for your organisation? Exploring flexibility, management, and service expectations. Featuring Remco de Kramer (Microsoft) and Dirk van de Werdt (Bechtle).

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Everyday AI

When does AI become more than a useful assistant? Exploring real-world use, adoption, and value in the workplace. Featuring Jim Stolze (technology speaker) and Kees Janssen (Bechtle).

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Hybrid cloud

Which data should you manage yourself and which can be entrusted to external providers? Exploring control, accountability, and keeping data in the right place. Featuring Eric Reuvers (Bechtle) and Menno de Liège (Dell).

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Back-up as a Service

Can you recover when things go wrong? Exploring backup, recovery, and resilience in practice. Featuring Peter Gommers (PQR) and Elles van Blanken (a.s.r.).

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XDR & Security

How does intelligent security work alongside human behaviour? Exploring detection, response, and practical approaches to security. Featuring Jules Wouters (TrendAI) and Joris Rooijackers (Bechtle).

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Lifecycle management

How can devices be managed more intelligently, sustainably, and effectively? Exploring control across the entire lifecycle of IT assets. Featuring Sjoerd Rongen (TNO) and Loes Lageveen (Bechtle).

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Why everything comes together in the connected workplace.

In Hip or Happening?, we explore a wide range of IT developments. All of them ultimately converge in the connected workplace, our vision for a modern IT environment. Real value is created when people, processes, and technology work together as a connected whole.

Even the most promising technology has limited value if it doesn’t fit within the wider IT landscape. A connected workplace is built by making the right decisions at the right time and choosing solutions that align with your organisation, ambitions, and level of IT maturity.

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Bechtle Beat – From hip to happening.

The Bechtle Beat is the common thread running through Hip or Happening? Each episode explores the rhythm of innovation. Every organisation moves at its own pace when it comes to innovation. What one IT team is ready to test may still be too early for another.

Being ‘hip’ isn’t a bad thing. And what’s ‘happening’ isn’t the same for everyone. A development only becomes ‘happening’ when it starts delivering measurable value within your IT landscape. Not as an isolated experiment, but as part of a connected workplace.

Discover the Bechtle Beat

TheBechtle Beathelps organisations focus on the questions that matter most:

Where does this development stand today?
What does this mean for your business?
Which next step makes sense for your specific situation?
And most importantly, when will it start delivering real value?

Ready for the connected workplace?

In IT, new developments never stand still. The challenge is not simply deciding whether a technology is interesting, but determining what it means for your organisation right now. Is it something to monitor, test, build towards, or scale more broadly? Together, we assess where a development stands, what it means for your organisation, and whether the time is right to take the next step.

Bringing clarity, direction, and a sense of timing to an IT landscape that never stands still. Not by chasing every trend, but by focusing on what delivers real value. Today, tomorrow, and beyond.

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