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Why the Internet Holds Firm: Internet Infrastructure in Times of COVID-19

Dr. Christoph Dietzel from DE-CIX investigates how much short-term growth the Internet can actually sustain, and what the limiting factors are.

Feature Security

Securing the Future - Call for Contributions

What needs to be done to improve the security of networks, customer data, and company secrets? Tell us!

Women in Tech

Women in Leadership: The Only Way is Up

Simone Menne, former CFO of Lufthansa and member of multiple supervisory boards, on the importance of striving for a 50/50 gender balance on teams – and how to do this.

Feature Women in Tech

How to Enhance Gender Diversity in Your Company: Start with a Plan

A company seeking to enhance gender diversity shouldn’t just act sporadically, as pointed out in a case study by Erica Varlese from Automattic, which shows that goal-setting is what can make all the difference.

Artificial Intelligence

Trusting in AI: Why Algorithms Have to Explain Themselves

Wherever AI supports people, above all trust is needed in the technology. Nils Klute of the eco Association explains how we can test and certify trusted AI applications.

Digital Transformation

How Innovative Information Management Stands the Test of Time

There has always been a need to get value out of information, but the methods we use need to adapt to changing times, as Jos Bischoff, CEO of BCT, explains on the occasion of his company’s 35th anniversary.

Feature Women in Tech

Women in Tech

dotmagazine's articles and interviews with a focus on women in the tech industry - updated regularly

Feature Data Protection & Privacy

GDPR Two Years On: Companies Still Facing Uncertainty

eco Legal Counsel Clarissa Benner takes stock of two years of the GDPR and explains why companies are still facing uncertainties with its implementation.

Women in Tech

Minor Changes Can Have a Major Impact on Gender Diversity in Recruitment

A case study by Wido Potters from BIT BV, showing how easy it is for recruiters to make companies more attractive to female applicants, and why this is important.

Feature Multi Cloud

GAIA-X

dotmagazine's articles and interviews with a focus on GAIA-X – updated regularly

Feature Digital Infrastructure

Unlocking a New Digital Age

In a time of crisis, a global lockdown needs a digital unlocking, explains Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International.

Digital Infrastructure

The Internet was Built for This

John Graham-Cumming, CTO of Cloudflare, offers insight into the changing traffic patterns and changing online behavior through the COVID-19 crisis and beyond.

Cyber Security

Attacks On Corporate Cloud Accounts as Companies Work From Home

A new research study by cyber security specialist McAfee reports on online behavior and cyber security trends during the COVID-19 crisis.

Feature Women in Tech

Accessing the World’s Greatest Untapped Pool of Talent to Face Tomorrow’s Challenges

Lucia Falkenberg of the eco Association on how eco's new international study on Women in Tech can help companies to find and retain female talents – and reap the rewards for doing so.

Women in Tech

Connecting for a Better Future

dotmagazine spoke to Inger Paus from the Vodafone Institute on digitalization, social inclusion, and the impact of digital skepticism on women in the tech industry.

Artificial Intelligence

AI: A New General-Purpose Technology

Ingobert Veith from HUAWEI offers insight into the benefits of AI, together with 5G and IoT technologies – for everything from networks to autonomous driving, and on to fighting COVID-19.

Feature Internet Governance

“Education is a large part of our mission” – Interview with Axel Pawlik

Axel Pawlik, former MD of RIPE NCC, reminisces on the early days of RIPE & eco, and on how the tech community found its voice to start talking to governments.

Feature Email Best Practices

Phishing and Spam in Times of Corona

Julia Janssen-Holldiek, Director of the CSA, clarifies what companies now have to consider when communicating by email with their customers.

Data Sovereignty

The Centralization of Data

Wido Potters from BIT BV warns that centralization of data can lead to vendor lock-in and impact the openness of the Internet.

Cloud Computing

Not All Clouds are Created Equal

Marcus Busch, Managing Director of Leaseweb Germany, outlines five less obvious factors to choosing the right cloud and hosting provider.

Feature Digital Infrastructure

Fixing systems since 1995 – Interview with Dr. Thomas King

How Dr. Thomas King, CTO of DE-CIX, built his first networks and chose his vocation as a "doctor of the Internet."

Multi Cloud

The Success of GAIA-X Will Depend on How Well a European Data Ecosystem Performs in the Free Market

Henrik Hasenkamp from gridscale, on the chances of success of GAIA-X, the cloud challenges for SMEs, and the future of cloud service provision.

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Security and Privacy Framework – Ensuring Accountability for Cloud Customers and Cloud Service Providers

Linda Strick from the Cloud Security Alliance offers guidance for CSPs and cloud customers to assess the security and privacy risks of a cloud service.

Company Security

Secure Home Office in Times of the Corona Crisis

With the right measures, you can provide for secure home office workplaces where company & customer data also remain protected, Markus Selinger from AV-Test explains

New Work

How the Home Office Works in the Times of Corona

Jens Weller from toplink offers advice for companies on how to make the shift to the home office to keep operations running during the coronavirus crisis.

Online Gaming

Game Streaming Supporting Madrid Data Center Growth

Strong growth in the gaming sector in Spain will result in increased demand for digital infrastructure in the Spanish capital, writes Theresa Bobis, Regional Director for Southern Europe at DE-CIX.

Feature Data Sovereignty

“Building your own Internet”: How GAIA-X is Paving the Way to European Data Sovereignty

Harald A. Summa, CEO of DE-CIX and eco, talks to dotmagazine about the proposed GAIA-X project for a European cloud infrastructure, and how to build your own Internet.

Feature Multi Cloud

Enabling Innovation – What GAIA-X offers SMEs

Andreas Weiss, Director of EuroCloud Deutschland e.V. and Head of the Digital Business Models division at eco, outlines how the new European data infrastructure project will enable innovation and give SMEs access to state-of-the-art digital infrastructure.

Feature Internet Industry

“The Foundation for a Better Internet” – Interview with Ivo Ivanov

From learning Russian to the entertainment industry and on to interconnection history – Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International, on how he brought networks together to create a better Internet.

Certifications

Innovative Certification for GDPR Compliance of Cloud Services

AUDITOR enables cloud providers to prove their data processing operations are compliant with the GDPR, Prof. Ali Sunyaev, Heiner Teigeler, and Sebastian Lins of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology explain.

Feature Artificial Intelligence

A Simple Trick is What Helps Us Get Started

Harald A. Summa, CEO of the eco Association, explains that we should focus on the objectives, not the tool, to understand the potential of AI.

Artificial Intelligence

Using AI to Support People with Disabilities in the Workplace

How can people with disabilities benefit from digital technologies and AI in the workplace? Hauke Timmermann of the eco Association introduces the research project KI.ASSIST.

Artificial Intelligence

Machine Learning for Small Businesses

ImagineOn provides an overview of how to train artificial intelligence on a budget.

Feature Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence: Recommendations for Action for Future-Oriented Politics

To fully harness AI’s potential, eco Chair of the Board Oliver J. Süme urges politicians to promote societal acceptance and to strengthen both digital infrastructures and research & development.

Artificial Intelligence

AI and the Need for Transparency and Oversight

Joseph Carson from Thycotic talks to dotmagazine about the ‘A’ in AI and the thought that needs to be put into developing AI solutions.

Feature Internet Industry

Harald A. Summa on 25 Years of DE-CIX

From sending emails within Germany via Washington, to hearing the Rolling Stones online for the first time; Harald A. Summa, CEO of DE-CIX, looks back on the 25 years since the founding of the world’s leading interconnection platform.

Innovation

The Second Wave of Innovation for the Internet

Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange, speaks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek from the CSA about innovation, open source systems, and Hotel California.

Artificial Intelligence

AI – A Perspective on Human Rights and Society

Prof. Michael Rotert, eco Honorary President, looks at how industry and policy makers can shape and steer the impact AI has on human dignity and human rights.

Feature Artificial Intelligence in Business

Connecting Research with the Market to Develop AI in Europe

Oliver Süme, Chair of the Board at the eco Association, calls for an innovation-friendly environment, investment, and increased knowledge transfer between research and industry to promote AI in Europe.

Feature Artificial Intelligence in Business

Humans and Machines: Harnessing the Benefits of AI - doteditorial

Andreas Weiss, Head of Digital Business Models at the eco Association, explains what AI is currently capable of, and what impact it will have on the world of work in the future.

Feature Encryption

Encryption – Balancing Needs for IT Security & Law Enforcement

Klaus Landefeld, eco Vice-Chair, looks at ways to enable access to digital evidence internationally, without dismantling security and trust on the Internet.

Internet Industry

The Internet Society – Building a Bigger, Stronger Internet

Rinalia Abdul Rahim, SVP for Strategy & Implementation at ISOC, explains their vision and initiatives to improve security and access to the Internet.

Cleaning up the Neighborhood

Michele Neylon, CEO of Blacknight, on illegal content, DNS blocking, and making the Internet a place people want to do business in.

Feature

Making the Internet a Safer Place to Be - doteditorial

Trust in digital has become business-critical, Lars Steffen, Director of eco International, says - because bad user experience does not induce customers to buy.

Feature

10 Resolutions for Successful Email Marketing in 2020

A good reputation, relevant content, and consistent list hygiene are the basis of email marketing success, advises Julia Janssen-Holldiek, Director of the CSA.

What is BIMI?

Stephan Hradek from the CSA provides the basics on the BIMI standard for displaying logos in email marketing, underlining that BIMI is not just about colorful logos, but also the trust mechanism behind them.

A Brief History of Acceptable Ads

Marty Krátký-Katz, Member of the Acceptable Ads Committee, on balancing the needs of users and publishers through responsible advertising.

Feature

Take Down Illegal Content: Build Up Trust

Alexandra Koch-Skiba, Head of the eco Complaints Office, explains the value of active self-regulation for effectively combatting illegal content online.

Feature Data Center

Heat Recovery from Data Centers: A Win-Win Situation

Data centers and society both have much to gain from the use of waste heat, a topic elaborated upon in a white paper and by Béla Waldhauser, Leader of the eco Data Center Infrastructure Group.

Feature Digital Infrastructure

Digital Inclusion

Oliver Süme, Chair of the Board at the eco Association, reports on the challenge of giving millions of people world-wide access to information online.

Feature Email: Trust & Challenges

Email – A Wonderful Tool with a lot of Freedom

Rafael Laguna, CEO of Open-Xchange talks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek from the CSA about innovating email and achieving security through openness.

Internet Governance

Legality, Security & Ethics in the Digitalized World

Thomas Rickert reports on discussions at the IGF 2019 on illegal content, DNS blocking, IoT security, and ethical rules for digitalization.

Domains

Leveraging Governments to Encourage Universal Acceptance

Ram Mohan from Afilias explains the importance of linguistic diversity online, and why a new approach to Universal Acceptance is needed.

Data Protection & Privacy

Management Responsibility for Information Security

Prof. Thomas Jaeschke from Datatree explains the importance of management awareness in increasing information security and data protection in companies.

Feature Internet Governance

Working Together Towards Trust – doteditorial

The joined forces of many different stakeholders is needed to allow trust in digitalization to flourish, says Lars Steffen, Director of eco International.

Cyber Security

Bringing Together Safety and Security to Protect the Physical World

Gordon Muehl, Global CTO Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection at HUAWEI, on protecting against industrialized cyber crime and making security technology easier to use.

Blockchain

Creating a Federated Blockchain as a Service Platform

Kevin Wittek from if(is) outlines the possibilities for creating a federated blockchain operated by infrastructure providers who are eco members.

Cyber Security

IT Security in SMEs – Closing the Gap

Jens Kroppmann, Head of the Security Operation Center within CONET, explains how an SOC can support SMEs in rapidly detecting and mitigating cyber attacks.

Digital Ethics

Trusted Transactions

Member of the eco Association Presidency Committee Stefanie Kemp reports on the state of trust in online services and its impact on business.

Digital Infrastructure

Luxembourg – The Digital Nation in the Green Heart of Europe

Christine De Ridder from LuxConnect, on the importance of energy efficiency & the need for infrastructure providers to also transform digitally.

Edge Computing

Edge Data Centers – Offering Both Global and Very Local Services

Jörgen Venot from the Data Center Group, on construction of and life insurance for industrial edge data centers.

Data Center

Adapting Data Center Design to Diverse National Requirements

Marc Fröse from ETIX Everywhere looks at the challenges of building data centers in highly diverse geographical and regulatory environments.

Digital Infrastructure

Making Interconnection Easy

Joanna Hahn, Public Relations Trainee at DE-CIX, shows how tailored digital infrastructure solutions and flawless interconnection can meet the constantly changing requirements of the market.

Connectivity

What is Driving the Growth in Connectivity?

Wolfram Rinner, CEO of GasLINE, gives an overview of the current demand for connectivity and what is needed to enable edge computing.

Feature Cloud Computing

GAIA-X: Growing a Vibrant European Ecosystem

Andreas Weiss, Director of EuroCloud Deutschland e.V. and Head of the Digital Business Models division at eco, introduces the new European data infrastructure project that aims to grow a sovereign and self-determined digital ecosystem in Europe.

Feature 5G Networks

The DE-CIX Digital Triangle for Edge Interconnection

Ivo Ivanov, COO of the DE-CIX Group AG, looks at the interplay of IoT, 5G & AI – the “digital interconnection triangle” of future innovation.

Networks

One Million FTTH Connections – Data Volumes Pose the Biggest Challenge

Stefan Kreibig from inexio explains how the inexio network has evolved since inception, and writes about their ambitious goals for fiber-to-the-house connections.

Feature Data Center

The Edge & Edge Data Centers: Gaining Clarity - doteditorial

Béla Waldhauser, Leader of the eco Competence Group Data Center Infrastructure, grapples with the definition of edge data centers and envisages the environment that will evolve at the edge of 5G networks.

Cyber Security

Cyber Security: Dancing with Wolves

Independent consultant Gerd Simon offers advice for companies on improving IT security and undertaking an effective risk assessment for cyber security.

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing: Optimizing IT with Artificial Intelligence

Henrik Hasenkamp from gridscale explains how data analytics in the data center itself can be used to increase performance, reliability & security.

Cloud Computing

Cyber Security from the Cloud – Offering SMBs Enterprise-Grade Security

The BSI’s yearly report on cyber security paints a bleak picture. But there is a ray of hope, reports Roger Scheer from Veronym.

Feature IoT

The Internet of Things – Understanding IoT from a Security Perspective

Joseph Carson from Thycotic looks at IoT risk assessment and calls for a redefinition of IoT to achieve clarity from a security perspective.

IoT

Making the Internet of Things More Secure

Klaus J. Müller from LEITWERK explains how IoT can be made more secure – by removing the end-user’s ability to make bad decisions.

Artificial Intelligence

AI to Detect and Defend Against Cyber Attacks

Marc Wilczek from Link11 speaks to dotmagazine about the power of AI to solve cyber security issues.

Multi Cloud

Simplifying Multi-Cloud Environments for Digital Transformation

Christine B. Müller from IBM Deutschland looks at the value of adopting a multi-cloud strategy.

Digital Transformation

Facing Digital Evolution as an MSP

Bernd Krakau from Datagroup summarizes the role of managed service providers in future digital evolution.

Feature 5G Networks

5G: Much More Than Just “Ultrafast Internet” on the Smartphone – New Requirements for Industry of the Future

Dr. Christoph Dietzel from DE-CIX sheds light on interesting 5G use-cases from business and industry, and examines to what extent 5G will revolutionize industry.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence – Present and Future

AI is a key trend in the digital age, says Dietmar Kessler from Equinix, and handling the data and connecting the players are challenges here for infrastructure.

Feature Industrial IoT

IoT and Industry 4.0 Paving the Way

eco's Managing Director Alexander Rabe argues that industrial IoT requires a rethinking of central value creation processes, or even of entire business models.

Cloud Computing

Input Management in the Cloud: The Most Important Facts for Navigating the Future

When it comes to digital invoice processing, cloud computing can make things much easier without compromising security, Dolf van den Boorn from BCT shows.

Digital Ecosystem

Transforming Business Models in the Platform Economy

Digital economist Holger Schmidt explains the three waves of digital transformation and how platform-based business models evolve.

Feature Artificial Intelligence

The Engine and Drivers of Digital Transformation – doteditorial

Andreas Weiss from the eco Association looks at how to develop a digital strategy and how to make the most of AI in developing new digital business models.

Feature Digitalization

Digital Transformation and AI: Balancing Today’s Business with the Business of Tomorrow

What does it take for a company to successfully manage digital transformation? Saskia Steinacker, Global Head of Digital Transformation at Bayer AG & member of the EC’s High-Level Expert Group on AI, explains.

Data Protection & Privacy

GDPR Compliance of Companies: Challenges in the Use of Cloud Services

Ensuring compliancy with data protection requirements such as the GDPR for data storage and processing is challenging. Stefanie Köhl and Heidrun Müller from eGovCD explore how approved rules of conduct can be a cost-effective alternative to certification.

Artificial Intelligence

Overcoming Preconceptions about AI in the Healthcare Industry

Rather than robots, it will be monitoring systems using AI that will enable people to live independently for longer, VIVAI’s Bettina Horster argues.

Blockchain

How Could Digital Identities and Blockchain Make our Lives Easier?

Sebastian Beyer from CERTIVATION GmbH explains how digital identities and blockchain could make our lives easier.

Blockchain

How to Manage Customer Digital Identities – What’s the Best Way?

Volker Zinser from Ubisecure looks at how best to implement customer ID management sustainably and how to leverage the process for greater business success.

Data Center

Future-Proof Physical Security of Data Centers for Progressively Growing (Legal) Requirements

Jan Sanders from Kentix talks about ensuring physical security for data centers in an evolving technical and legal environment.

Email Best Practices

Email Address Internationalization - Communicating with Billions

John Levine from the Universal Acceptance Steering Group at ICANN speaks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek (CSA) about the potential of internationalized email addresses to communicate with billions.

Identity Management

Self-Sovereign Identity Technology meets Identity & Access Management

Sebastian Weidenbach from esatus AG explores whether Self-Sovereign Identity can deliver what it promises for identity & access.

Email Best Practices

Sorting the Wheat from the Chaff - The Attention Value of Emails in an Ever-Increasing Stream of Messages

Willem Voogt from Aangetekend B.V. draws the comparison between attention value in physical and electronic mail, and looks at the influence of the eIDAS Regulation and the GDPR on email reliability.

Feature Authentication

Adding Trust & Security to Internet Interactions with DNSSEC

DNSSEC does two things: It ensures you’re talking to the right online resource, and it verifies that the information you receive has not been tampered with, Patrick Koetter from sys4 AG explains.

Email Best Practices

Protecting Brand Identity in Email

Tobias Herkula from Cyren talks to Julia Janssen-Holldiek (CSA) about why marketers need computational trust to protect their brand online.

Future of Email

Making Inboxes Smart with schema.org

Magnus Eén from Westwing and Dr. Conny Junghans from 1&1 spoke to Julia Janssen-Holldiek (CSA) about introducing schema.org to enhance commercial emails.

Feature Identity Management

Identity in Digital Space - doteditorial

Klaus Landefeld from the eco Association looks at online identification, authentication & sovereignty, and bridging the digital and analog worlds.

Domains

.berlin, .tokyo or .vegas: How GeoTLDs Help Form Distinctive Digital Identities

Katrin Ohlmer from DOTZON explores how a city can develop and exploit a stable digital identity through a GeoTLD.

Identity Management

ID4me – the Identity Layer the Internet Founders Forgot to Build

Neal McPherson from 1&1 IONOS, on handing back control of data & identity management to the user through implementing the open ID4me single sign-on standard.

Feature Connectivity

IPv6 – Making the Internet End-to-End Addressable Again

dotmagazine speaks to Klaus Landefeld from the eco Association about why IPv6 adoption is so slow, and why it's imperative for IoT.

Email Best Practices

DMARC - Protecting Your Infrastructure and Users from Phishing Attacks

Technical measures have been standardized to make phishing attacks less successful, Sven Krohlas from BFK explains – they just need to be implemented.

IoT

Smart Lock Market Growth Boosted By the Rising Popularity of Smartphones

Smart lock technology simplifies access management for both users and administrators, without compromising security, writes Sanna Räsänen from Herman IT.

The Email Revolution Transforming Customer Experience

Email has become a vital e-commerce tool, and new initiatives are set to improve security, user experience, and ROI, say Marcel Becker from Verizon Media Group and Seth Blank from Valimail.

Feature Email

The Future of Email – Email Just For You

Julia Janssen-Holldiek, Director of the CSA, on the exciting future of individualized email, and why marketers should find email standards sexy.

Women in Tech

Women in Tech: Be Authentic and Try Something New

Do women have a place in the tech industry? Yes! says Sabrina Waltz from 1&1 IONOS. She offers advice & encouragement to women wanting to enter the sector.

Interactive Email

Mark Robbins from Salesforce explains how interactivity is breathing new life into email, and its impact on conversions, spend, & customer relationships.

Digital Communication

Introducing COI: An Open Chat System Based on Email

Vittorio Bertola & Robert Virkus from Open-Xchange, on an open-source, interoperable messaging system freely accessible to nearly 4 bn email users worldwide.

Women in Tech

Women in the Tech Industry

Stefanie Kemp, Member of the eco Association Presidency Committee, on role models, the gender quota, and the importance of diversity for successful teams.

Email Best Practices

Building Relationships Through Customer Feedback

Leonie Jonker from Paula’s Choice Skincare, on email’s power to retain customers and improve communication and interaction through customer feedback.

Cyber Security

Prospects for a Future in Digital Communication – What About Security?

Hannah Kreyenberg from Hornet Security on the importance of email security for the success of digitalization and the protection of company assets.

New Work

New Work – Benefits for Companies and Employees Alike

Flexibility & social responsibility play major roles in how people work and who they choose to work for in the future, says Melanie Buck from GoDaddy.

Artificial Intelligence

Teaching AI to Learn

Prof. De Kai explains how AI can learn independently, and why we need to be careful to offer good role models for them to learn from.

Feature Digital Ethics

Digital Education as the Foundation of Digital Ethics in the Interconnected World

The interconnected world of tomorrow calls for an ethical approach to digital education today, a topic delved into by eco’s Managing Director Alexander Rabe.

Unified Communications

5 Tips on How to Drive Digitalization Forward

So you want to open your SME to the potential benefits of digitalization? Detlev Artelt from Aixvox offers guidance on how to get started.

Feature New Work

New Work: Achieving Both Company & Personal Goals – doteditorial

Offering employees flexibility and supporting diversity benefits the company as a whole, as Lucia Falkenburg, CPO of the eco Association explains.

Feature Unified Communications

The Way Forward: Flexibility and Collaboration as Cornerstones of Digital Business Models

New Work is now an indispensable part of digital business models. Andreas Weiss from eco, on what it takes to convert New Work principles into practice.

New Work

New Talent Management: What’s Needed is Disruptors, Not Careerists

What are the key skills for companies to succeed in the digital economy? Ursula Vranken advises a re-appraisal of talent.