News and articles about HCL Notes and Domino from HCL Notes consultant Christian Gravgaard.
Many companies have run CRM in HCL Notes for more than 20 years. Should you build on, buy a ready made system or move? Here are the pros and cons of each path, and how Outlook, ERP, web, mobile and AI can be connected.
Read moreHCL Domino is sold per user today with the CCB licence. External users can be covered with CCX, and guests are free. Here we explain how to count users, the difference between term and perpetual licences, and the mistakes that cost money.
Read moreYour Notes applications can get new life on web and mobile, be connected to other systems and get AI, often without rebuilding from scratch. Here are six ways to modernise, and how to choose.
Read moreDomino hosting means that your HCL Domino servers run at a provider. But you must make demands. Here are the 10 most important, from data in the EU and tested backup to certificates, a data processing agreement and a plan for getting out again.
Read moreYes, Lotus Notes is alive and well. Today it is called HCL Notes and gets a new release every year with AI, a new user interface, web and mobile. Here is the answer to whether you should stay on Notes, modernise or move.
Read moreLooking for a partner for HCL Notes and Domino? Here is the checklist with 10 demands and the questions to ask before you sign. From experience and AI to round the clock support and a free trial.
Read moreQuantum computers may one day break the encryption that Notes uses. Data stolen today can be read later. Read why we expect quantum safe encryption in Domino 2027, and what you can do right now.
Read moreHCL has put the year in the names of Notes and Domino. Version 14.5.1 is called Notes 2026, and the next release will be Domino 2027. Read what it means for your servers, and what we expect 2027 to bring with MCP in Domino IQ and quantum safe encryption.
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