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Hand in Hand for Secure Websites – Making the Internet Safer

Open source CMS communities like TYPO3 are working with the eco Association to improve security for commercial and private websites, reports Markus Schaffrin from eco.

Diversity

Women in Digital Ecosystems

Jutta Horstmann from eyeo describes the challenges of managing remote locations around the world, and the need to take diverse lifestyles into account to promote parity in teams.

Feature Digital Infrastructure

Leveraging Digital Ecosystems in the New Normal

Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX, on how data gravity and diversity in ecosystems, together with secure interconnection, provide the ideal breeding ground for digital business.

Multi Cloud

IG BCE Bonus Agency and x-ion Interconnect an Entire Industry

Christopher Bittles from x-ion shows how collective industry solutions can be implemented in the care insurance industry to meet changing customer expectations.

Feature Artificial Intelligence

Turning Customer Concerns into Supplier Interests: Using AI to Create a Service Ecosystem

SMEs can use AI to create their own service ecosystem by analyzing their customers’ concerns and offering them AI-powered solutions, explains Nils Klute from EuroCloud.

Artificial Intelligence

Bias in AI Decisions – Causes and Countermeasures

Ludwig Brummer from Alexander Thamm GmbH looks at where bias in AI decisions can come from and how to deal with algorithmic bias in practice.

Encryption

The Assault on Encryption, and Why It’s Bad for your Business

Restricting encryption is a danger for human rights and public safety, but will also be disastrous for the wider Internet industry, warns Sheetal Kumar from Global Partners Digital.

Data Center

Toward Green Digitalization: How Data Centers Help Create a Sustainable IT Infrastructure

To meet their own sustainability targets, businesses want digital infrastructure and services from sustainable suppliers, explains Jens-Peter Feidner from Equinix.

Green IT

Why Cooperation Enables Sustainable Digitalization

Guenter Eggers from NTT Global Data Centers looks at how energy-efficient colocation data centers and collaboration environments promote sustainability in industry.

Green IT

Driving Green Innovation in the Cloud Computing Industry

Bernd Brunner of LIMEBIRD explains in interview how cloud providers and data centers can reduce their carbon footprint in concert with renewable energy providers.

Digital Transformation

Wake-up Call from the Biosphere: Living Digitally and Sustainably in a Better World

“We need to understand digital progress for what it is: the lever to greater sustainability,” says Karl-Heinz Land, in an interview with Nils Klute of eurocloud.de.

Diversity

Improving Diversity in the Workplace

Gain great insights into what we can do to help improve diversity in the workplace in this article from Sarah Wyld from Tucows and Jennifer Doubrava from cPanel.

Feature Data Center

Shining a Light on Sustainable Heat & Energy – A Data Center Perspective

Dr. Béla Waldhauser from Telehouse and the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures looks at the opportunities for data centers to contribute to a green future.

Feature Digital Transformation

Digital Everywhere, for Everyone

Digital business has definitively become the backbone of economic growth for the future, and no sector can afford not to be on the path to digitalization, says Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International.

Artificial Intelligence

The Open Source Curriculum for Corporate Training on AI and Digitalization

Dr. Fred Jopp, Hauke Timmermann, Christine Neubauer & Andreas Weiss present an advanced training approach on AI in technical service, developed to support SMEs in closing the skills gap and keeping abreast of digitalization.

Domains

Sustainability Reporting: dotBERLIN’s Journey to More Sustainability

Dirk Krischenowski from dotBERLIN takes us through the steps in assessing company sustainability, taking action & developing a roadmap to become a wholly sustainable company by 2025.

Feature New Work

Life as We Know It & The Brave New World of Work

The world of work will change massively in the course of digitalization – work will not disappear, but will be transformed & lifelong learning will become a basic prerequisite for future professional success, explains Lucia Falkenberg from eco & DE-CIX.

Feature Digitalization

Shaping our Digital Future – Why We Should Invite Ourselves to the Party

CEO of eco and DE-CIX, Harald A. Summa offers a vision of how we can work together with transparency, openness, and cooperation to create a digital future beneficial for everyone.

Cyber Security

Sanitizing Files to Prevent the Spread of Malware

Omri Eytan from odix explains how content disarm and reconstruct (CDR) technology can prevent malicious code hidden in files from entering company systems.

Internet Industry

Diversity in the Internet Industry: How to Crack the Glass Ceiling

Peter Janze, Managing Director of digital@M GmbH on the importance of harnessing diversity in the Internet industry – and how setting ambitious targets is essential in order to achieve this.

Feature New Work

Corona Times: A Turning Point for Diversity?

Lucia Falkenberg, eco Chief People Officer, explains exactly why the Internet industry needs more diversity – and how New Work approaches can help companies turn the corner in creating a more diverse workforce.

Internet Industry

Clearing the Path for Women in Tech

In interview, Agnes Heftberger, Vice-President of Sales with IBM DACH, emphasizes how far we still need to go to achieve gender equality – and offers tips on how to lay the groundwork for this journey.

Security

Saving your Data for the Day After Tomorrow

In 2019, a record 50 exabyte of data was delivered on tape globally. Melina Schnaudt from Fujifilm Recording Media GmbH explains why tape is standard in the field of data archiving now and will continue to be in the future.

Cloud Computing

Cloud Native: Giving Customers and Applications a Chance to Breathe

An interview with Heiko Henkes from ISG Germany and Dr. Nils Kaufmann, Head of EuroCloud Native on what’s needed to digitalize customer relationships and evaluate data-based product lifecycles effectively.

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GAIA-X

GAIA-X: A European Voice for the Cloud

In interview with eurocloud.de, Dr. Martin Endress from IONOS explains how GAIA-X can whet enterprises’ appetite for increased cloud transformation.

Branding

Holiday Shoppers Beware: Domain Spoofing Risks

Vincent D’Angelo, Quinn Taggart and Sue Watts from CSC offer tips for global brand owners and consumers to safeguard against domain security threats.

Future of Email

Customer Expectations – Surprising Facts about the Reality in People’s Inboxes

How can ESPs make people fall back in love with email? Dr. Conny Junghans & Arne Allisat of 1&1 share learnings from their experience in handling millions of emails daily.

Email Best Practices

How to Build a Bridge – A Sender’s and Receiver’s Perspective

For email to continue to thrive as a communication medium, both senders and receivers need to consider each other’s perspective. Marcel Becker, Verizon, Clea Moore and Heather Goff, Oracle, look at how to bridge the current gaps.

Cyber Security

SHIELD: An Open Platform for Secure Digital Identities

For digitalization to progress, there is need for reliable and secure identification: Michaela Templin from the eco Association reports on the progress of one digital ID project.

Artificial Intelligence

Cancel Culture for Artificial Intelligence or Just Handcuffs?

If AI systems are not transparent and their benefits are unclear, trust falls by the wayside, writes Dr. Fred Jopp from USU Software AG.

Feature GAIA-X

The Economy with GAIA-X: Digital, Innovative, Sustainable

How do we make digitalization a driver of sustainability? Why are digital and sustainable transformation essential? And why does this require digital sovereignty? Nils Klute from EuroCloud reports on the answers provided at the German Digital Summit 2020.

The Future of Email is Dynamic

Interact with your email without leaving your inbox – Jon Harmer, Product Lead for AMP for Email at Google gives examples of applications for the protocol that enables real-time updates and interactivity in dynamic emails.

Branding

The Value of Domain Names

Nadine Jäger and Marco Hoffmann from InterNetX discuss understanding domain names as company assets, how to calculate their value, and how to monetize them.

Branding

Corporate Domain Name Management: 7 Steps for Uncovering and Remediating Risks

Elisa Cooper from GoDaddy explains that domain management is not simply about set-and-forget: more is needed to maintain the value & function of your domains.

Branding

Three Ways to Protect Your Brand

Katrin Ohlmer from DOTZON offers advice on approaches to securing and protecting your brand name and trademark online.

Branding

Branding meets Domain – The Strategy around Desktop.com

Christian Voss from Sedo discusses with client Rolf Larsen from Desktop.com how to find and obtain the perfect keyword domain for creating an inspiring brand name.

Domains

The Importance of a Domain Name and a Trademark to Protect your European Brand

When creating a new company and brand, Reelika Kirna from EURid vzw, and Inge Buffolo from EUIPO, advise securing the most applicable domain name for your brand and protecting it with a trademark.

Feature Email Best Practices

Email Marketing and Covid-19 – Building Trust

Higher open and click rates but also higher risks during the Covid-19 pandemic: Sebastian Kluth from the CSA advises on how brands can build trust with email.

Domains

Founder spotlight: Unique Ideas with Creative Domains

Domains registry donuts focuses on the stories of both women and minority-owned businesses and their creative use of domains in their brand building — while also ensuring protection against abuse of their name.

Domains

Boost Your Brand and Raise the Bar for Fraud – the Benefits of a dotBRAND

Martin Kuechenthal from LEMARIT explains how your own brand as a top-level domain prevents fraud and increases brand awareness.

Branding

Preventing Counterfeiting and IP Abuse with Customer Engagement

Companies ignore brand protection and the problem of counterfeiting at their own and their customers’ risk, explains Stuart Fuller from CentralNic.

Email Marketing

Combining Brand Visibility, Deliverability and Email Security

Romina Gansbühler from the Witt-Gruppe, on the positive impact of BIMI on email marketing and security as well as customer protection.

Domains

Mitigating Risks for Brands with Smart Domain Management Tactics and Tools

Birgit Berger and Natalie Berrisford of InterNetX outline how a professional approach to domain management is essential for brands to handle their online reputation today.

Delivery and Deliverability: The Silver Bullet to Email Marketing Success?

Alice Cornell from Change.org and Tamara Bond from dotdigital debunk the biggest myths in the email marketing industry and offer tips on consistently reaching the inbox.

DDoS

The Most Dangerous DDoS Attacks of our Time

Dmitry Samoshkin from G-Core Labs advises on what you need to know about DDoS attacks and how to prepare for them.

Feature Cloud Computing

The 7 Challenges Facing Cloud Native Service Providers

Cloud native start-ups are usually too small to have their voices featured in major projects and heard by hyperscalers. EuroCloud wants to change that, explain Dr. Nils Kaufmann and Thomas Noglik.

Industrial IoT

The Future of Production – Intelligent Networking & Digital Orientation

Edge computing, cloud, 5G, and artificial intelligence are the driving forces in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to optimize production processes, writes Tatjana Hein from the eco Association.

Diversity

Making the Dream of Gender Parity Reality in the Tech World

Agustina Callegari from the Internet Society explains the need for women in leadership, both in volunteer communities and in the workforce, and how this goal can be reached.

Feature Diversity

Rallying for Women to Rise up the Ranks

Eilín Geraghty and Lars Steffen from the eco Association, on how to tackle the glass ceiling in the tech industry and develop a virtuous circle for women in leadership positions.

IoT

Logistics and IoT: How the Internet of Things makes logistics manageable

IoT makes logistics smart, sustainable, and socially responsible – digital solutions synchronize the flow of goods and information over the Internet & automate processes, explains Nils Klute from EuroCloud.

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Feature Digital Infrastructure

Latency – The Physical Necessity of Getting Closer to Users

Dr. Christoph Dietzel from DE-CIX looks at why interconnection needs are moving closer to the user, and what the next steps in the interconnection future will be.

Feature Diversity

Women in Tech – How to Get Started

Why you should be promoting gender diversity in your company, and how to take the first steps, explain Eilín Geraghty & Lars Steffen from the eco Association.

Feature Email Marketing

How Not to Get Your Fingers Burned When Sending Commercial Emails

The legal team of the CSA Complaints Office looks at the importance of consent, documentation, and opting in and out for senders of commercial emails.

Company Security

Why More and More Companies Move their Data to Tape

2019 was a record-breaking year for tape technology: never before has so much capacity been delivered on tape. Melina Schnaudt from Fujifilm Recording Media GmbH shows why.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence and the Law: What AI Users in SMEs Should Know

As long as there are no AI regulations, the requirements can only be derived from the applicable laws, according to Dr. Lutz M. Keppeler, specialist lawyer for IT law, in an interview with Nils Klute from EuroCloud.

Feature Domains

DNS over HTTPS: Agreeing to Almost Agree

Achieving consensus means all sides have to feel equal amounts of pain, admits Thomas Rickert from the eco Association.

How to Find the Right Email Service Provider

Sending quality marketing emails is about more than just a pretty design – and finding the right service provider is an important step, says Sebastian Kluth from the CSA.

Feature Encryption

Bringing DoH to Market – The Story of Promoting Privacy and Making Waves

Patrick Koetter from the eco Association tells the story of the emergence of the DoH protocol as a privacy-enhancing technique, and the diverse reactions to it around the world.

Domains

How to Succeed Online when Launching or Renaming a Brand

In the digital economy, naming has strategic importance in terms of the economic potential of the brand and potential legal hurdles, Matthieu Aubert from SafeBrands explains.

Artificial Intelligence

Unconscious Bias and AI

Senior Manager for Robotics and Artificial Intelligence at Deutsche Telekom IT, Kenza Ait Si Abbou Lyadini, explains how bias can be embedded into algorithms.

Cyber Security

The Current Situation of IoT Security and What to Do

Hardly any IT market sector in recent years has experienced growth rates like those in IoT, but securing networked devices and IoT structures still lags behind, explains Olaf Pursche from the AV-Test Institute.

Company Security

IT Security in Companies – Untrained, it is a Simple Attack Vector

When it comes to IT security, you cannot be too careful, explains Detlev Weise from exploqii – a KnowBe4 company.

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Data Protection & Privacy

Security & Privacy Champions Bringing Awareness to Teams

Peter Meyer from eyeo explains why the world needs more champions, and the value of approaching security and data protection at the team level.

Company Security

Customer Fail-Story: Fail with Phishing Simulations – Or Celebrate Success

David Kelm from IT-Seal provides a vivid illustration of how important well-implemented phishing simulations are for staff IT security awareness.

Company Security

Phishing in the Pandemic – How Hackers Exploit the ‘Human Factor’

Dr. Niklas Hellemann from SoSafe GmbH, on the psychology of cyber attacks and security awareness, and the growing sophistication of phishing.

Diversity

On Motivation and Innovation – Creating Diversity in the Tech Industry

Yuliia Diachuk from MoBerries provides insight into the challenges women face in rising up the ranks in the tech industry, and what the key to success is for teams and companies.

Company Security

Creating a “Human Firewall” for IT Security

Psychologist and social engineer Christina Lekati from Cyber Risk GmbH explains the psychological basis of phishing and how to arm staff with effective defenses.

Company Security

12 Steps to Successful Information Security Management for SMEs

Carsten Marmulla and Simon Decker from carmasec GmbH & Co. KG offer a new approach for SMEs that are facing the uphill battle of getting their company ready for ISM certification.

Feature Data Center

Data Centers in a Changing World

Dr. Béla Waldhauser from Telehouse & the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures on the energy consumption and energy-saving potential of data centers and digitalization.

Cloud Computing

Cloud Natives to Acquire a Voice of their Own

To pave the way for a better understanding of public cloud potential, cloud natives need their own platform, explain Dr. Nils Kaufmann and Thomas Noglik of EuroCloud. The solution? The new Cloud Native initiative.

Networks

Business Continuity in Lockdown

Shifting workloads, managing security breaches, and serving customers remotely – Sylvia List from NTT Germany explains companies’ evolving reactions to lockdown.

Feature Networks

Why Low Latency is Essential in Times of Accelerated Digitalization

Dr. Thomas King from DE-CIX explains the importance of latency in the digital world and shows how applications depend on low-latency for a seamless user experience.

Diversity

Time to Break the Mold: Boost the Tech World with Female Role Models

Deepa Gautum-Nigge, Global Lead SAP, on the importance of visible female role models for busting age-old gender stereotypes in the workplace.

Cloud Computing

The Key to an Effective Cloud Strategy

BSO’s Continental Europe Sales Director, Thomas Lanaute, shares his insights on the main elements and pitfalls to consider when making the move to the cloud.

Industrial IoT

Shaping the Digital Production Age

Rudolf Preuss, CEO of Arendar IT-Security Ltd., explains how cybercrime is challenging today’s manufacturing landscape and how to protect industrial production from attacks.

Feature IoT

Securing IoT: Closing the Gateway into the Company Network

Maik Morgenstern, CTO of the AV-TEST Institute, reports on how the AV-ATLAS collects data about attacks on the Internet of Things (IoT) and supports in defending against them.

Feature Cloud Computing

Do Systems Integrators Still Have a Future in the Cloud?

Systems integrators are the backbone for the digitalization of SMEs. Now they themselves are struggling with change: Felix Höger from eco presents 5 challenges for the sector.

Feature Email

Branding Success: A Logo Delights Marketers, Techies, and Email Recipients Alike

BIMI helps brands to communicate better and emails to be more secure, Sebastian Kluth from the CSA explains.

Artificial Intelligence

AI meets Distributed Ledger: Building Marketplaces, Sharing Data, and Breaking Silos

Artificially intelligent decisions must be trustworthy, both to gain acceptance & acceptability and to advance Europe as a leader in AI, says Prof. Ali Sunyaev from KIT.

Feature Digital Infrastructure

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.

Diversity

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 Diversity

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 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.

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Recruitment

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 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 Diversity

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.