{"id":1291,"date":"2024-01-15T13:48:57","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T13:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/denayer.com\/blog\/?page_id=1291"},"modified":"2025-03-25T10:50:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T10:50:37","slug":"advisory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/denayer.com\/blog\/advisory\/","title":{"rendered":"advisory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_header text_orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; header_fullscreen=&#8221;on&#8221; button_one_text=&#8221;Let&#8217;s talk&#8221; button_one_url=&#8221;@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9saW5rX3VybF9wYWdlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsicG9zdF9pZCI6IjEzNTgifX0=@&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;button_one_url&#8221; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; subhead_font_size=&#8221;31px&#8221; subhead_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;90deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0) 27%|#000000 95%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;http:\/\/denayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/HeroBanner2.jpg&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;right&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||40vw|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;|||2vw|false|false&#8221; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; background_position_phone=&#8221;center_right&#8221; background_horizontal_offset_phone=&#8221;56%&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover_enabled=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: right;\">Software &#8220;is eating the world&#8221;. 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