Cloud Computing

Feature "Data Center"
The Colocation Boom-Within-a-Boom in Frankfurt
Independent consultant Gerd Simon in conversation with Dr. Béla Waldhauser, CEO of Telehouse and KDDI Deutschland, on the booming colocation market in Frankfurt, declarations of war, and keeping up with demand for data center capacities.

Feature "Connectivity"
When Time Stands Still: Why Redundant Connectivity Is Essential in the Digital Age
Dr. Thomas King, CTO at DE-CIX, explains why companies should secure their IT infrastructure via redundant lines, and what exactly lies behind the term redundancy.
Industry Insights "Connectivity"
Securing Hospital Workplaces

Feature "Gaia-X"
Why We Still Find It Difficult to Create Value From Data
Andreas Weiss from EuroCloud and writer Thomas Sprenger explain why data-based cooperation has so far failed, and how Gaia-X can alleviate the problem.

Feature "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 "Cloud Computing"
More Robust in Business: How SMEs can Increase Digital Resilience Cloud-Natively
Nils Klute from EuroCloud looks at how companies deal with unpredictable events more agilely and secure business operations on the strength of cloud native.
Industry Insights "Cloud Computing"
Cloud Native Security: Security from the Start

Feature "Unified Communications"
Bricks, Bytes, & Behavior: The Space, Tools, and Culture of New Work
How people, technology, and space interact to create a productive workforce – Detlev Artelt from aixvox offers advice to companies for the successful transition to new modes of working and managing.
Industry Insights "Unified Communications"
The Rise of Cloud-Based Unified Communications & Collaboration

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.
Industry Insights "Cloud Computing"
Cloud Natives to Acquire a Voice of their Own
The Key to an Effective Cloud Strategy

Feature "Doing Business in Germany"
Cloud Computing Has Become a Matter of Nationality
Clouds may not care about borders, but users of cloud computing do. Especially in Germany. If your company is running a cloud-based business in Germany, you should pay as much attention to the German mentality as you pay to legislation, according to Mathias Röckel.
Industry Insights "Doing Business in Germany"
Multi Cloud Management – Trends and Challenges for Enterprises

Feature "Cloud Computing"
Baking Security into the Cloud: DevSecOps and Cloud Native
Developers, operations professionals, and security experts need to work hand-in-hand in the public cloud to ensure the security of applications, writes Nils Klute from EuroCloud.

Feature "Multi Cloud"
Value Creation in the Multi-Cloud Ecosystem
Companies often need outside help to manage cloud transformation, but even their service providers need support, clarifies Mareike Jacobshagen from DE-CIX.
Industry Insights "Multi Cloud"
Enabling Smarter Offices With Fiber to the Edge

Feature "Digital Ecosystem"
System Integrators as Trusted Advisors for Transformation
Unless systems integrators develop new skills and move up into the cloud, their role as advisors could become obsolete, fears EuroCloud Chair Felix Höger.

Feature "Cloud Computing"
Accessing Diverse Cloud Services and Securing Business Critical Applications
Moving into the cloud offers companies enormous potential for cost savings and simplifying their company IT. At the same time, the cloud can pose its own risk, as companies need to be able to guarantee that their business-critical applications will have uninterrupted availability. In this modern business environment, simplifying access to the cloud is a logical step to support all players in the digital economy. dotmagazine spoke to Dr. Thomas King from DE-CIX about bringing Internet and cloud service providers together, and offering enterprises secure solutions.
Industry Insights "Cloud Computing"
Digital Hypes & Their Consequences: Optimal Cloud Infrastructure for Data Monsters
The Impact of Digitalization on Business Communications

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.
Industry Insights "Unified Communications"
5 Tips on How to Drive Digitalization Forward
Introducing COI: An Open Chat System Based on Email
Prospects for a Future in Digital Communication – What About Security?

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.
Industry Insights "Cloud Computing"
What is Driving the Growth in Connectivity?
Luxembourg – The Digital Nation in the Green Heart of Europe

Feature "Data Protection & Privacy"
Cloud and Data Protection – A Challenge to Users
Is your cloud compliant? Cloud experts Dr. Tobias Höllwarth, Dr. Jens Eckhardt, Christian Laux, and Dr. Clemens Thiele explore the key elements of the EuroCloud Cloud Privacy Check (CPC), a method to quickly ascertain the legality of a cloud computing solution and to easily determine the appropriate legal action items required by law.
Industry Insights "Data Protection & Privacy"
Fundamentally Preventing Attacks - In & Out of the Cloud

Feature "Digital Transformation"
Unpacking the Digital Potential of Africa
Theresa Bobis from DE-CIX highlights the business proposition for digital Africa – better access to and performance of the cloud, digital content, and applications.
Industry Insights "Digital Transformation"
Bridging Africa’s Connectivity Gap with Infrastructure Sharing
Building a Bigger, Stronger Internet with Internet Exchange Points

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.
Industry Insights "Gaia-X"
GAIA-X: A European Voice for the Cloud

Feature "Cloud Computing"
SMEs and the Public Cloud: Business Opportunities for Providers and Customers
With cloud native technologies offering increasing advantages for SME business models, Nils Klute from eco highlights how growth opportunities can be achieved via a middle ground with the public cloud.
Industry Insights "Cloud Computing"
Business Apps: Luxury or Necessity for Your Company?
The GAFAM Cloud Risks: Why Consumers need European Alternatives

Feature "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 "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.

Feature "Cloud Native"
Cloud
dotmagazine's articles and interviews on cloud topics, incl. articles from the Cloud Native initiative and EuroCloud – updated regularly

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.

Feature "Cloud Computing"
doteditorial October 2017
In the chorus of buzz words, it is sometimes difficult to tell if different trend topics are actually singing the same tune. So how do Smart and the Cloud fit together? Andreas Weiss, Director of EuroCloud Deutschland, looks at the interdependencies.