Feature E-Payment The Future of Payments: Wallets and the Transformation of Transactions While wallet services are at the heart of tomorrow’s payment systems, eco’s Ralf Schädel explains how success will depend on providers’ future adaptation.
Mobility A Woman in Tech Pioneering the Future of Mobility In our “Women in Tech” series, explore the future of corporate mobility through the inspiring journey of Olga Nevska, Managing Director of Telekom MobilitySolutions.
Sustainability Tech’s Next Revolution: How the Circular Economy is Shaping the Future In today’s rising tide of e-waste, a pathway towards sustainability is essential: As Rafael Dada from Janado explains, shifting towards a Circular Economy which embraces refurbished tech is a highly tangible strategy.
Artificial Intelligence in Business AI-Driven Customer Communication: Automating Customer Dialogue with the moinAI Chatbot AI systems process huge amounts of data every day, for training purposes and to provide answers to user queries. In many cases, AI systems process personal data. Falk Weinreich, General Manager Central Europe at OVHcloud, outlines why data needs to be securely hosted with high security standards in Europe, using the German chatbot moinAI as a case study.
Feature New Work Finding Skilled Workers via New Work Strategies in the Cloud Native Market New Work strategies in the cloud native market help to find and retain skilled workers, as affirmed in Nils Klute’s interview with EuroCloud Germany members.
Connectivity Upgraded Digital Products at the Kick-Off of the 2023 Rugby World Cup Network connectivity is increasingly up and running at sporting events, as exhibited by Alexander Mager from FOLAN in a case study on the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning and AI in the DNS Abuse Space In a world rather skeptical of AI, Kelly Hardy of iQ Global offers insights on fostering trust for ethical and transformative AI advancements.
DNS Navigating the Digital Landscape: DNS Security in the Modern Age of Cyber Threats Nameshield’s CPO Christophe Gérard emphasizes the crucial role of DNS in Internet security and explores emerging trends to protect your online presence.
Cybersecurity Fight Against Spam and Cyber Attacks: How Brands Can Authenticate Their Emails Using DNS Records Thomas Küchenthal, CTO of LEMARIT, explains the risks brand owners run with missing DNS records and why they are so important for preventing spam, spoofing, and other security risks.
Artificial Intelligence Why ‘The Why’ Matters – Explainable AI Explained Dr. Luca Bruder, Alexander Thamm GmbH, outlines the importance of Explainable AI (XAI) in understanding the decision logic of highly complex AI models such as LLMs.
DNS Unveiling the Blind Spots: Enhancing DNS Abuse and Online Harm Mitigation Through Regionally Specific Data What are key factors in globally combating DNS abuse? Not only reputation blocklists, but also diverse & regional data, as reported by Gia Isabella from CleanDNS.
Feature Interconnection Knowledge Sharing to Boost Future Business – When Academia and Commercial Organizations Join Forces Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX explores the benefits and trust built by the global Interconnection Academy, initiated by DE-CIX in collaboration with the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).
Internet Governance Improved Multi-Stakeholderism for Tomorrow: Securing the Internet Governance System How can we shape the trustworthy future of the Internet? Through addressing challenges and working on solutions in the multi-stakeholder approach, as advised by the Australian .au Domain Administration (auDA).
Feature DNS Domain Name System: Lessons from the topDNS Best Practice Webinars eco Association has brought together several Internet industry members to collaboratively fight DNS abuse via its topDNS initiative. Numerous lessons and tips are now on hand from the topDNS Best Practice Webinars, as shared by Lars Steffen, eco’s Director International.
Branding Safeguarding Your Brand in the Digital Age: Three Key Strategies for Online Brand Protection In today's digital landscape, protecting your brand goes beyond reputation management. Learn how CMO Volodymyr Holovash at DomainCrawler advises businesses to secure their online presence through TLD gap analysis, defensive domain name registrations, and HTML content monitoring. Discover how these strategies not only shield your brand from threats but also enhance SEO and customer trust.
Cloud Native Paradigm with Pitfalls: Cloud Native Saving IT Costs in SMEs Cloud native solutions can be your path to cost savings and IT efficiency – as long as you identify and overcome any pitfalls, as advised by Nils Klute from EuroCloud.
DNS 6 Tips for a Fail-safe DNS Klaus Darilion, DNS expert at nic.at, provides valuable tips and tricks on how to upgrade the security of your DNS infrastructure.
Artificial Intelligence How a European AI Can Succeed Jan Oetjen, CEO of GMX on unlocking Europe‘s AI potential: Overcoming data challenges and shaping the future.
Domains From Domain Names to Trademark Protection: Safeguard Your Brand’s Digital Identity Simone Catania, InterNetX, outlines how to choose the perfect domain name, common issues to consider and exactly how to protect your digital identity.
Feature Energy Efficiency Why the German Energy Efficiency Act Can Significantly Improve the Environmental Footprint of Digitalization Dr. Béla Waldhauser, Spokesperson of the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany, explores the transformative impact of the German federal government’s Energy Efficiency Act on the digital infrastructure landscape.
Data Center A Day Without Data Centers As data centers are essentially the foundation of interconnected life, what would a day without those actually look like? A concept explored by Jens-Peter Feidner, Managing Director at Equinix Germany.
Internet Industry The Next-Generation Internet Exchange – DE-CIX Paves the Way for the Immersive Internet Dr. Thomas King, CTO of DE-CIX, spells out what steps Internet Exchange operators need to take to pioneer the seamless future of the immersive Internet.
Feature Digital Infrastructure Leveraging Infrastructure Diversity for Business Success Diversity is key for technical resilience. Where to start? Alleviate cloud concentration through a multi-cloud approach, advises Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX.
Edge Computing Leveraging Edge Computing and Optimization for Improved Website Performance In a relentless online services’ race, milliseconds can make all the difference. Enter edge computing & optimization, recommends Dmitry Samoshkin, CPO at Gcore.
Cloud Computing A BIT of Support: Empowering FCBU Amidst the War in Ukraine Els de Jong from Dutch BIT highlights how her company has forged a resilient alliance in IT infrastructure with the First Credit Bureau of Ukraine.
Connected Car The Paradigm Shift: The Transformation of the Automotive Industry Ralf Schädel, eco Association, on the fully connected cars of the future and seven trends for suppliers – driving change towards smarter mobility.
Digital Business Models AI Assistants: A Balancing Act Between Data Security and Technological Progress Simon Krannig, data scientist at ADACOR, shares insights into the transformative potential of open-source AI Assistants.
Digital Business Models More Turnover and Better Margins With Machine Services in the SME Sector Nils Klute, eco Association, looks at how data-based as-a-service business models help modern plants solve production problems and minimize risks.
Feature Gaia-X The Tellus Project: Giving the Internet an Upgrade DE-CIX’s Alina Rubina outlines how Tellus is creating a more powerful network infrastructure for the Gaia-X data-infrastructure ecosystem.
FinTech The Digital Bank: Why Innovative Financial Institutions Urgently Need an Interconnection Strategy Dr. Thomas King, CTO at DE-CIX, shows why interconnection via an Internet Exchange is so important for the future of banking.
Digital Infrastructure Infrastructure and Cloud Services: What Makes a Client Project Successful Andre Reitenbach, CEO at Gcore discusses the impact of a provider’s infrastructure on critical aspects of cloud services, and how that affects clients’ businesses.
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.
Digitalization Business Apps: Luxury or Necessity for Your Company? Marco Bellof, VS-Apps MD, on identifying your company's potential need for a custom business application and when (not) to use one.
Data Protection & Privacy The GAFAM Cloud Risks: Why Consumers need European Alternatives Privacy deficits and control of data: Jan Oetjen, GMX CEO, outlines why everyone should carefully consider which cloud services they use.
Feature Domains .GIVING – There is no better way to give! Public Interest Registry launches new .GIVING TLD to streamline the fundraising and donation experience.
Domains Tokenization of the Internet Address Space Alexey Shkittin, CEO of InterLIR, and Alexander Timokhin, COO, propose transitioning from a hierarchical to a decentralized IP registry system using blockchain technology.
Feature Women in Tech Successful Women = Successful Business Models An interview with Kiki Radicke from ADACOR on how business success in the tech world pivots on agility & gender equality.
New Work Move With the Times, or the Times Will Move Without You Why it pays to focus on corporate culture in the struggle for skilled workers, explains Andrea Trapp, Vice President of Business International from Dropbox.
Feature New Work Building Trust in the Modern Workplace Lucia Falkenberg, CPO of the eco Association, on how a team exchange on an equal footing is a key factor for mobilizing trust in present and future workplaces.
New Work Organizational Trust Goes Both Ways Tucows’ Head of Compliance, Reg Levy, argues that allowing employees to work from home can increase productivity and improve recruitment. Trust is crucial in this model, as is leveraging technology to foster cultural togetherness.
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.
Identity Management Securing Hospital Workplaces How can hospitals not just boost quality of care, but also upgrade security? Dr. Nils Kaufmann, OGiTiX Software, explains how the merger of two health tech giants creates a 360° IAM set of solutions for hospitals.
Feature Women in Tech Five Tips: How to Launch a Women´s Network in Your Company Hanna von der Au, eco Association, outlines how women’s networks can empower and support female professionals in the tech industry.
Women in Tech Changes in Cultural Behavior Essential for Gender Equality in the Tech World Vanda Scartezini, the co-founder of DNS Women, highlights how we need to delve deeply into cultural behavior to see as many women as men employed in tech.
Artificial Intelligence A Woman in AI In interview, Kim Dressendörfer, Senior Account Technical Leader at IBM, emphasizes how diversity in the team constitutes a good AI mechanism.
New Work Hybrid Work is Here to Stay – How to Get it Right Dr. Ralf Ebbinghaus, Enreach MD & CCO, maps out how to unlock the full potential of hybrid work with integrated communication tools.
Feature Service-Meister AR and VR at Work: Industrial Service with Augmented Reality Nils Klute on how AR and VR are being used to archive expert knowledge and train junior staff in the Service-Meister project.
Cloud Native Farewell to Hyperscalers’ Wild West Times Can cloud native and sovereign clouds possibly co-exist? This is one core topic discussed by Maximilian Hille from cloud ahead with Dr Nils Kaufmann, Head of EuroCloud Native.
Gaia-X Gaia-X: “This Governance Process Is Unique in the World” Why initiatives like Gaia-X represent a new form of international technopolitics. Andreas Baur reveals how political concepts are embedded in technology.
Sustainability How to Approach Sustainability in the Network Industry Planning to incorporate sustainability into your business models? Pick up on tips for a framework devised by Inter.link, ranging from certification standards to monitoring software.
Energy Efficiency Green and Affordable: Reducing Electricity Costs by Archiving Data on Tape Do you need to store data in the long-term? Then save electricity and CO2 emissions through tape technology, as recommended by Melina Schnaudt from FUJIFILM.
Energy Efficiency Using Fiber to the Edge to Cut the Carbon Piers Benjamin illustrates how Corning saved energy and money by installing FTTE in their sustainably-built global HQ.
Feature DNS DNS Cookies: The Transaction Mechanism to Protect the Namespace Although they are not the cure for all name server problems, DNS cookies offer an extra layer of protection and are particularly effective against off-path attacks. Simone Catania, InterNetX, looks at how DNS cookies can make DNS transactions more secure.
Feature Smart City The Smart City: What Is the Role of the Public Sphere? Harald A. Summa, CEO of the eco Association, explores the role of cities and regional authorities in laying the foundation for the smart city.
Feature Digitalization Digital Villages Research Project How can innovative digital technologies help to ease the lives of people in rural areas? Learn more from Hanna von der Au’s interview with Fraunhofer Institute on the German “Digital Villages” research project
Feature Digitalization Digital Business Models & Ecosystems – Call for Contributions New digital business models and ecosystems will affect not only our way of work and doing business, but our daily life as well. dotmagazine’s Call for Contributions on how business models and ecoystems enable innovation and revolutionize society and the economy.
Feature Digitalization Industry as a Driver for the Digitalization of the European Economy? Why the “old economy” is driving the digital transformation in the Old World, reveals Ernst Stöckl-Pukall, German Economics Ministry, in an interview with Andreas Weiss and Thomas Sprenger, GXFS-DE.
Digitalization IRMA: How Digital Wallets Contribute to Digital Sustainability Peter Eikelboom, SIDN, on how digital wallets will contribute to innovation and data sovereignty, increasing the opportunities for all.
Internet Industry Is the Internet Fragmenting or Just Evolving? Are the worries about the Internet becoming increasingly fragmented unfounded? Is it just evolving? ISOC’s Robbie Mitchell reports.
Feature Energy Efficiency Abundant Energy Potential through Utilization of Data Center Waste Heat Data centers & society have much to gain from waste heat utilization, as illustrated by Dr. Béla Waldhauser from Telehouse & the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures.
Artificial Intelligence From AI to the circular economy: How digital technologies redefine sustainable value creation How artificial intelligence, data and Gaia-X are weeding, securing harvests and implementing the circular economy. Nils Klute reports.
Cloud Native Cloud Native: More Responsibility via Decoupling Software Building Blocks and Connectivity Headless CMS enhances responsibility on the strength of cloud native, a development spelt out by Nils Klute from EuroCloud
Feature Sustainability Hosting in the Wind Turbine Hanna von der Au from eco reports on the climate-neutral television of the future, empowered by Zattoo via the windCORES project of WestfalenWIND.
Feature IoT IT Security Label as a Framework for More Security in IoT Tatjana Hein from eco reports on the development of a security label for IoT devices by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI).
Feature Cybersecurity Ransomware Has Not Just Been Around Since Yesterday Michael Weirich from the eco Association, on the impact of ransomware on companies and the need for a contingency plan.
Security The Sectors at Risk from DDoS and Bot Attacks: How to Stop them Andrew Slastenov from Gcore, on the risks of DDoS and bots and how to protect company systems and networks.
Feature DNS Next Steps in Combatting DNS Abuse Thomas Rickert and Lars Steffen from the eco Association take stock and give an outlook on collaborating in the fight against abuse involving the DNS.
Internet Governance ICANN’s Accountability & Transparency In examining several real-world situations, Keith Drazek from Verisign displays ICANN’s accountability and transparency.
Women in Tech Building Trust for Women in Tech To raise women's enthusiasm for the tech industry, key actions are required, as highlighted by Christine Serrette from ITZBund.
Feature Email Marketing Digital Responsibility in Email Marketing Pays Off Julia Janssen-Holldiek, Director of eco’s Certified Senders Alliance, on the clear benefits of embracing digital responsibility for commercial emailing.
Feature Data Center Data Drives Mobility Tatjana Hein, eco Association, on digitalization and data use as drivers of sustainable, innovative and multimodal mobility solutions.
Digitalization Public Utilities: Central Architects of the Digitalized City Andreas Weiss from eco & Dalibor Dreznjak from Stadtwerke Wolfsburg, on the opportunities & challenges of new infrastructures & technologies for the Smart City.
Feature Connectivity How to make Connectivity Fit for Digital Business Dr. Christoph Dietzel from DE-CIX on the interconnection needs of modern enterprises & the importance of resilience & flexibility for data to flow.
Cloud Native Sustainable Cloud Native Software: Intelligently balancing economy and ecology Nils Klute talks to Marc Schröter, globaldatanet, and Sebastian Ullrich, PROTOS Technologie, about how cloud native technology makes IT more sustainable.
Feature Digital Communication How to Communicate to Build Trust Hanna von der Au, eco Association, on why trust is essential for digital transformation and what communication can do to build trust.
Internet Governance ICANN’s Accountability and Transparency: A Retrospective on the IANA Transition Keith Drazek from Verisign provides a core review of ICANN’s current governance model, accountability, and transparency.
Domains Developing Domain Name Renewal Rates for Trust & Future Success Danny Aerts & Rickard Vikstrom from DomainCrawler, on why models for the prediction of domain name renewal rates are key for the industry in assessing trust.
Diversity Spotlight on Employees: The Advantages of a Conscious Diversity, Inclusion, and Wellbeing Strategy Diversity & inclusion are not just buzz words, but must be a part of daily business, a fact highlighted by Dietmar Kessler from Equinix Germany.
Women in Tech Girls in Tech: Play, Fail & Learn Reg Levy from Tucows provides inspiring insights into how to best attract and support young women in tech.
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.
Smart City Enabling Smarter Offices With Fiber to the Edge FTTE is future-flexible, delivering connectivity, bandwidth & safe power in an office building, discloses Piers Benjamin from Corning Optical Communications.
Feature Recruitment 7 Tips for Finding Skilled Workers in 2022 Trust, personal responsibility, and meaningful work form the basis for positive employer branding, explains Lucia Falkenberg, CPO of the eco Association & DE-CIX.
Artificial Intelligence Finding and Training Up Skilled Workers with AI: How Car Repair 4.0 is Laying the Groundwork Juan Hahn from the Car Repair Shop 4.0 consortium assesses the short supply of skilled workers in the car repair sector and the positive impact of AI support.
Feature Women in Tech Time to Shift the Dial for Women in Tech What can be the make or break for an IT or tech company? Diversity, as spelt out by Eilín Geraghty & Lars Steffen from the eco Association.
Women in Tech Seeing Real Women Succeed in Real Jobs As eyeo’s COO Jutta Horstmann points out, breaking down gender inequality in the tech realm requires strong and conscious efforts.
Diversity A Special Culture: Diversity as Enrichment, the Internet as the Future Lucia Falkenberg and Selin Gueldner from DE-CIX, on the importance of diversity, interculturality, and flexible working styles for company culture.
Feature Digital Resilience Lessons learned from the crisis? A study on digital resilience Ekkehart Gerlach from the dma provides insights into the challenges and benefits of New Work and the impact of digital resilience on companies.
New Work Is Hybrid Working Really the Future of Work? With hybrid work becoming more the norm than the exception, there are many gradations – Detlev Artelt from Aixvox offers insights into the new models and their related benefits and challenges.
IoT Alleviating the Shortage of Skilled Workers With the Help of Artificial Intelligence Hauke Timmermann, Digital Business Models Consultant at eco, on how AI can help train up staff to take on more specialist roles in Industry 4.0
Internet Industry Building a Bigger, Stronger Internet with Internet Exchange Points Megan Kruse from the Internet Society introduces ISOC’s 50/50 vision for keeping more local traffic local in selected economies around the world.
Feature DNS Fulfilling the Potential of the Domain Name System The DNS has advanced technologically well beyond its original structure. Lars Steffen from eco looks at how to bridge current gaps in DNS usage.
Domains Where Domain Security Meets the Supply Chain Crunch Sue Watts from CSC, on how to prevent fraud related to fake domain registrations from capitalizing on global and societal events.
Domains Investigating Web Data for Brand Protection Purposes Alona Borzhemska and Volodymyr Holovash from DomainCrawler on how brand owners can adopt proven best practices to fight online counterfeit sales.
DNS Secondary Redistribution of the IP Address Space. Can the State Help With This? Alexey Shkittin from InterLIR looks at a solution for freeing up more than 30% of existing IPv4 address space that is frozen and unused.
Digital Inclusion Why UA? Understanding the Social and Economic Benefits of Universal Acceptance The UASG Communications Working Group looks at why diverse scripts and languages are so important for equal access and business growth.
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.
Connectivity Bridging Africa’s Connectivity Gap with Infrastructure Sharing How sharing infrastructure can overcome obstacles to accessing ICT: Uganda shows the way, says Patricia Benlloch from Corning Optical Communications.
Feature Digital Education How to Narrow Gaps in the Digital World: Build Up Training & Break Down Stereotypes Esther Kioni from the Internet Society sees training and the disbanding of stereotypes as critical approaches for bridging gaps in the tech world.
Women in Tech Closing the Gender Gap in the Digital World Exemplary insights are offered by Elisabeth Kurek, Vice-President of Cloud Marketing at IONOS, into how the gender imbalance in the digital world should be tackled.
Feature Artificial Intelligence The LEAM Initiative – Supporting SMEs In Training Large AI Language Models What are the potentials and challenges for SMEs that want to implement large AI models in practice? Dr Johannes Otterbach of Merantix Labs explains.
Artificial Intelligence Pre-Trained AI Language Models – How LEAM is Bringing Them to SMEs How can SMEs integrate automated AI language models into their business? An interview with BHT’s Prof. Alexander Löser.
Identity Management Ease Into the Cloud: How IAM is Helping SMEs Get Ahead, Even With Gaia-X Nils Klute explores the potential of identity and access management systems as the key to digital business models, with Ingo Buck, OGiTiX, and Stephan Ilaender, plusserver.
Feature Sustainability Energy Transition and Internet Expansion Go Hand in Hand Harald A. Summa from the eco Association, on how the decentralized design of the Internet offers a blueprint for the restructuring of energy supply.
Sustainability Port Breakout and VSFFC: Optimizing Sustainability in Data Centers Cindy Ryborz from Corning Optical Communications, on supporting higher speeds, compressing computing power, storage and data throughput, and improving energy efficiency.
Data Center Sustainable data center: How to transform legacy data centers into sustainable assets Severin Braun from plusserver looks at how legacy data centers can be optimized and modified to meet the EU’s sustainability targets and move towards a greener future.
Sustainability Data Centers Must Become More Sustainable Wolfgang Kaufmann from Datacenter One explains what makes data center operations energy-efficient.
Feature Gaia-X Marispace-X Creates the Data Ecosystem for Oceans Marispace-X is exploring the data spaces in our oceans. Jann Wendt talks to Andreas Weiss and Thomas Sprenger about the maritime data ecosystem.
Cloud Native More Sustainable with Cloud: Economies of Scale for the Environment and Climate What can be the key to more sustainability? Cloud technologies, spells out Nils Klute from EuroCloud Germany.
Feature Diversity Sustainability & Diversity in the Tech Industry For a sustainable tomorrow, Sabine Schaar from Equinix signals how we need to pave the way to have females enter and flourish in technical professions.
Feature Connected Car How Connectivity is Redefining the Automotive Industry Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX looks at the software-defined vehicle and the data race between car makers and software giants.
Networks From Carrier Pigeons to Fiber Carriers Klaas Mertens, Global Solutions Architect, Equinix, on why distance still matters so much in modern network communications.
IoT Self-Optimizing, Adaptive WiFi – An Essential Foundation for Smart Home 2.0 Stephan Dietl of Plume Design outlines the potential of tech-integrated homes to show why intelligent WiFi is necessary.
Feature Data Center Decentralization and the Boost to Digitalization Donald Badoux from Data Center Group in conversation with Dr. Thomas King at DE-CIX on the importance of decentralized infrastructure for modern applications.
Edge Computing Edge Computing – Distributed processing for Growing Mountains of Data Wolfgang Kaufmann from Datacenter One looks at the definition of “the edge” and the intelligent geographical distribution of data centers.
Feature Cloud Native More Trust in the Digital Space: The Cloud and Gaia-X Nils Klute from Eurocloud looks at how to develop digital added value via the cloud so that technology comes more naturally to SMEs.
Multi Cloud Data Meshes in SMEs: A New View of Data While revenues from data still often fail to materialize, data meshes could help to change that, as explained by Jans Krol of PROTOS Technologie and Lars Francke of Stackable in a EuroCloud article.
Self-regulation Mitigating DNS Abuse: Taking a Firm Position and Protecting Employees Kelly Hardy from CentralNic explains how companies benefit from fighting abuse and from protecting the employees on the front lines.
Branding Control Your Digital Brand: On the Interplay of Defensive Domain Registrations, Active Monitoring, and Brand Enforcement Verena Kuthe from LEMARIT outlines the path to retain full control of digital brands through the best brand protection approach.
Cybersecurity Not in Our Domain: How EURid is Using AI and Global Cooperation to Tackle Cybercrime EURid takes an innovative approach to help outwit cybercriminals, including helping to identify potentially malicious registrations at source.
DNS QPI: A “Call to Arms” on Responsible Growth Inma Del Rosal Mendez and Brian Cimbolic from PIR explain how the Quality Performance Index supports a reduction in abusive domain registrations.
DNS Let’s End Counter-Productive Anti DNS Abuse Reporting Natasha Pelham-Lacey from CleanDNS, on improving an imperfect system to lower the bar for reporting abuse and increasing takedowns.
Feature DNS Why Preventing, Mitigating & Fighting Abuse Concern Everyone Thomas Rickert and Lars Steffen from the eco Association, on the importance of acting and collaborating in the fight against abuse involving the DNS.
Self-regulation Fighting the Good Fight: Preventing the Spread of CSAM with Software Els de Jong and Wido Potters from BIT, on software-based tools for combatting illegal and harmful content.
DNS Evidence Equals Better DNS Abuse Mitigation Gia Isabella from CleanDNS addresses the creation of standards for evidence of Internet abuse to expedite the handling of abusive content.
Feature Self-regulation Vigilance of Society Against Illegal Content Alexandra Koch-Skiba from the eco Complaints Office on the attentive reporting and take-down of illegal content on the Internet.
DNS Gaining More Insight into Malicious Domains Theo Geurts from Realtime Register B.V. describes a proactive approach to malicious domains, based on analyzing and sharing data, and responding to incidents.
Feature Security Mandatory Certifications Key to Increased IoT Security How can Europe-wide standards help close security vulnerabilities and gateways, and ensure secure IoT devices? Tatjana Hein from eco explores the possibilities.
DNS The Debate around Defining, Preventing and Mitigating DNS Abuse What is DNS abuse? Simone Catania from InterNetX looks at the definition of DNS abuse and describes scenarios for prevention and mitigation.
Cloud Native When Hacks Target Software: What SMEs Should Know About Cloud Native Technology Nils Klute from EuroCloud explains how IT risks such as log4j can be easily fended off with cloud native technologies.
Gaia-X Car Repair 4.0: The Vision of Europe’s Data Infrastructure Comes True The Gaia-X flagship project Car Repair 4.0 is advancing digitalization in the automotive industry as reported by eco's Ralf Schädel.
Cloud Native Cooperation with Cloud Natives as a Time Machine for System Integrators Dr. Nils Kaufmann, Bernd Krakau, and Felix Höger talk to Thomas Sprenger about how system integrators and cloud natives complement each other.
Gaia-X Does Europe need another Cloud? Andreas Weiss and Thomas Sprenger analyze how Gaia-X next-generation cloud infrastructure could provide a sustainable boost to the data economy in Europe.
Feature Gaia-X Gaia-X: A European Ecosystem for Creating Value from Data Andreas Weiss from EuroCloud and writer Thomas Sprenger, on why no cloud platform is big enough to handle digitalisation in Europe alone.
Digital Ecosystem Paradigm Shift: Ecosystems and How to Rock them! Luisa Kruse from TechQuartier offers insights on choreographing ecosystems from an ecosystem orchestrator.
Digital Ecosystem Balancing Digital Ecosystems What makes a healthy digital ecosystem? Balance and a diversity of stakeholders, answers Maria Barros-Weiss from IONOS
Feature Service-Meister How SMEs Succeed with AI & Standards – Not Only in Service Hauke Timmermann from eco shows how AI and the Service-Meister project are revolutionizing industrial service for SMEs.
Feature Online Marketing From User To Thought Leader on LinkedIn LinkedIn expert Britta Behrens provides tips on how to build your personal brand on the career network.
Artificial Intelligence Using Knowledge Graphs to Find Information in the Age of Big Data Easy access to all the information in a company’s data ecosystem: Dr. Corina Dima, University of Stuttgart, on how knowledge graphs could be the key.
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.
Cloud Computing Less Risk, More Business: How Cloud Native Technologies Modernize Applications Those who modernize applications make their business more flexible. Ronny Olm from GECKO Software & Dr Josef Adersberger of QAware, on how agile software galvanizes business models.
Cloud Computing How EuroCloud Native is Giving SMEs a Taste of the Public Cloud One year of EuroCloud Native (ECN): What drives the initiative and what does it want to do for SMEs. An outlook from Dr. Nils Kaufmann, Head of ECN.
Cloud Computing EuroCloud Launches Channel2Cloud Initiative for System Integrators In an interview led by Regina Böckle, EuroCloud explains how Channel2Cloud can alleviate SME system integrators’ risk of missing out on customers’ move to the cloud.
Feature Industrial IoT Rent Instead of Buy: Pay-Per-Part Models in Industrial Service Nils Klute from EuroCloud Deutschland on how usage-based business models are helping airplanes, industrial services, and the circular economy take off.
Interconnection Big Banks, Big Data, and the Need for a Better Digital Infrastructure Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX, on preparing the way for the digital bank of the future through intelligent interconnection with ecosystem partners.
Feature Digitalization Why Not Build Your Own Internet? Harald A. Summa from DE-CIX & the eco Association looks at the needs of future digital business – the data, the infrastructure, and the mind game.
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 Digital Ethics The Digital Responsibility Goals – It’s All About Trust Jutta Juliane Meier from Identity Valley introduces the Digital Responsibility Goals (DRGs) for designing trustworthy technological products and services.
DNS DNS Abuse: Everyone’s Problem Lars Forsberg from iQ looks at the need for awareness of DNS abuse, especially of the new gTLDs, because with awareness comes the ability to act.
Gaia-X Sea of Data: Marispace-X Connects Ecosystems Nils Klute from EuroCloud Germany on slowing climate change, exploring digital opportunities for wind power and clearing old munitions from the ocean through a Gaia-X project.
Feature Diversity Building Diversity Into Your Company’s DNA Franzi Thoms, Senior Marketing Lead at GoDaddy, describes the steps companies can take to achieve gender and ethnic pay equity.
Feature Cybersecurity Building Trustworthiness and Acceptance of IT Security Solutions How can companies create trust in IT security solutions? Through trustworthiness, argue Prof. Norbert Pohlmann from eco & Ulla Coester from xethix Empowerment.
Women in Tech Bring Women Back to Work eco Association’s Hanna von der Au spoke to Salesforce’s Vanessa Gentile about the “Bring Women Back to Work” initiative and women in the tech industry.
Digital Education Closing the Gap – Preparing the Workforce of the Interconnected Future Professor Miquel Oliver from the UPF Barcelona, on the DE-CIX/UPF Interconnection Academy, aimed at overcoming the scarcity of interconnection specialists.
Feature New Work Safe & Secure Technology & Tools in the Hybrid World of Work Seeking to bolster the safe & secure use of New Work technology and tools in post-Covid times? Pick up a range of tips from eco experts and partners.
Security The Shared Responsibility Model – an Important Basis of Cloud Security Sebastian Grau from root360 provides an overview of the security responsibilities for companies, MSPs and cloud service providers for safeguarding sensitive data.
Feature Security Trustworthiness Creates Trust Prof. Norbert Pohlmann from the eco Association and Ulla Coester from xethix Empowerment on the approach IT companies need to take to engender trust.
Feature Women in Tech More Women in Tech Creates More Trust in Companies How can companies in the Internet industry gain more trust? By attracting and retaining more Women in Tech, as Lucia Falkenberg, CPO of the eco Association explains.
FinTech Women in FinTech In an interview with Dr Katja Michel and Kirsten Ammon from the Fieldfisher law firm, they discuss how women are still underrepresented – both in leadership positions and in start-ups.
Feature FinTech Banking the Bits and the Bytes Ivo Ivanov, CEO of DE-CIX International, offers 4 steps to a future-proof connectivity strategy for the finance sector
Diversity When Efforts Bear Fruit: Equality as a Core Value for Trust Nina Bischoff-Everding, Government Affairs & Public Policy at Salesforce, on a workplace that has equality as an integral part of the company’s culture.
Cloud Computing Complexity Made Simple: Having Customers Benefit Via Cloud Native How Cloud Natives bring hyperscalers and customers into the business. A talk with Marc Korthaus, founder & CEO at SysEleven, and Soenke Ruempler, co-founder at superluminar.
Feature New Work Mental Health in the Hybrid World of Work During Covid times, we need to boost contentment in the world of work, a topic on which eco and pme Familienservice give clear recommendations.
Authentication DMARC is Here to Stay. Now What? Alex Brotman, Comcast, and Patrick Koetter, sys4 AG, on how DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance) can help companies to protect their customers and their brands from abuse.
Feature Data Center Open Data Center Connectivity: The Key to Digital Localization Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX, on the real opportunity for data center operators through network solutions and enterprise connectivity offerings.
Edge Computing Rethinking IT Organization and Infrastructure as Decentralized – Data Center 4.0 Jörgen Venot from the DC-Datacenter-Group GmbH (DCG) shows the hurdles centralized IT creates for industrial applications, and where decentralized structures will prevail in the future.
Digitalization Interconnection Demand Surges as the Pandemic Accelerates Digital Transformation A new market study shows how private interconnection is surpassing the public Internet as a key means of data exchange, explains Dietmar Kessler from Equinix.
Feature Digitalization Striking the Right Balance for Digitalization The advantages of digital technology in the fight against climate change outweigh the costs, says MEP Tiemo Wölken.
Cloud Computing More Agile and Resilient: Cloud Native Market Taking Off in Germany Recent survey reveals how SMEs are making their business models & IT systems more agile and resilient via the public cloud, reports Nils Klute from EuroCloud.
Feature Mobility Making Mobility More Sustainable and Customer-Friendly As the Internet and mobility become increasingly intermeshed, new synergies and business concepts are emerging, says eco Mobility CG leader, Martin Kumstel from Uber.
Networks Measuring Internet Routing Security Megan Kruse from the Internet Society introduces the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) initiative, which addresses the most common routing threats.
Artificial Intelligence We Need Large AI Models with European Values and Standards Jörg Bienert from the German AI Association on helping Europe gain digital sovereignty in developing and maintaining AI models.
Feature Multi Cloud Direct and Secure Interconnections to the Clouds: How Enterprises can Future-Proof their IT Mareike Jacobshagen from DE-CIX, on creating a productive virtual office anywhere via DE-CIX and their many partners.
Digital Ecosystem Technologies and Business Models Posing Industry Challenges for System Integrators Tailoring IT architectures to business models, having customers benefit from ecosystems, and opening up additional revenues with as-a-service offers – these types of market trends were the focus of the German IDG “Systemhauskongress”, which took place virtually this year.
Feature Networks How can Enterprises Safeguard their Data and Digital Resources? Dr. Thomas King from DE-CIX explains how an IX platform can shield networks from a range of malicious and accidental security incidents.
DDoS Carpet Bombing on Digital Infrastructures – Pragmatic Approaches in DDoS Protection and Data Protection New attack types like Carpet Bombing require specialized protection of hosting & ISP IT landscapes, warns Michael Hempe from Link11 GmbH.
E-Health Healthy and Secure – the DNS as a Key Component for a VPN Security is architecturally anchored in telematics infrastructure to protect e-health applications from abuse, says Sven-Holger Wabnitz from CentralNic.
Data Protection & Privacy Email Tracking and EU Privacy Laws Stephan Zimprich from Fieldfisher offers ESPs, advertisers, publishers & technology vendors an overview of the challenges concerning email tracking and email advertising in Europe.
Feature Email Best Practices Email Blocklists for Real-Time Detection and Mitigation Patrick Ben Koetter from eco Email & Anti-Abuse Competence Groups speaks to Lars Steffen from eco about blocklists, allowlists & the value of reputation.
Cybersecurity Fortifying Cyberspace: How Innovative Companies from Canada’s Ontario are Protecting Us Against Cyber Attacks Kathrin Seitz, Ontario Trade and Investment Office, Munich & Philipp Kornitzky, Government of Ontario, on the Province’s robust cybersecurity sector.
Artificial Intelligence AI and Cybersecurity – What to Expect and How to Protect your Organization Innovations in AI are making social engineering attacks on companies more effective, explains Dr. Niklas Hellemann from SoSafe Cyber Security Awareness.
Feature Quantum Computing A Quantum-Safe Future An interview with Dr. Joachim Schäfer from IBM on quantum computers, the quantum advantage and quantum-safe encryption.
Company Security Remote Work Spells Opportunity for Service Providers Attackers are skilled at adapting exploits to new situations – new security services are needed to protect businesses, explains Gerald Rubant from Akamai.
Cybersecurity Working Securely at Home – 9 Tips for Company Security Daniel Heck from Rohde & Schwarz Cybersecurity offers work-from-home tips to increase the IT security of your employees.
Feature Smart City Cybersecurity is a Key Driver of Smart City Markets Markus Schaffrin from the eco Association looks at the fundamental importance of security to the success of Smart City projects.
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.
Cloud Computing Cloud Native Security: Security from the Start Sylvia Lösel from IT-Business Magazine interviews Sebastian Schäffer, Alice&Bob.Company, on Security as Code and getting security right from the start.
Feature Data Center Digital Waste Heat – Overcoming Mismatches in Creation and Consumption Dr. Béla Waldhauser, CEO of Telehouse Deutschland & Spokesperson for the eco Alliance for Digital Infrastructures, on cooling data centers & heating homes.
Green IT The “Green” Factor: Sustainable Data Centers in the Era of Digitalization Jörgen Venot from DC-Data Center Group details the competitive advantage of “green” data centers and the options for measuring data center sustainability.
Data Center Secure and 100% Green Data Center and Cloud Services from Central Europe Muzaffer Ege from Beyond.pl on the importance of sustainable data center operations and meeting Europe’s carbon neutrality targets.
Data Center Case Study: Data Center Efficiency – How AI Can Help Optimize Data Center Cooling Jens-Peter Feidner from Equinix and Dr. Niklas Panten from etalytics explain their use of AI to monitor & optimize energy consumption for data center cooling.
Energy Recovery Power to Data – Data to Heat: New Business Opportunities for Energy Suppliers Dr. Jens Struckmeier from Cloud&Heat Technologies offers insight into how data centers can overcome the energy transition, saving CO2 & operating costs.
Sustainability The Greenest Registry in Europe You don’t think you can make a difference? Giovanni Seppia from EURid demonstrates how every step counts when it comes to corporate sustainability.
Feature Smart City Internet-Based Mobility to Relieve Inner Cities Smart Mobility to enjoy double-digit growth as service and data platforms control traffic flows with the help of AI, reports Alexander Rabe from the eco Association.
Feature Diversity Workplace Sustainability Requires More Women in Tech For a sustainability agenda, a culture of diversity is indispensable, reports Eilín Geraghty from the eco Association. So, how can companies develop this culture?
Smart City Smart Neighborhoods – Essential Building Blocks on the Way to a Smart City Smart Neighborhoods offer a stepping stone on the path towards transformation of cities, explains Tatjana Hein from the eco Association.
Feature Email Marketing Email as a Marketing Tool How can commercial senders of email get the most out of email as a marketing tool? Maike Marx reports from the CSA Digital Email Summit 2021.
Digital Transformation The Paperless Office – from Vision to Reality Goodbye faltering workflows – hello electronic signature! Whitney Bouck, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of HelloSign, a Dropbox company, shares her thoughts on the paperless office.
Feature Networks New Hope from Space Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX, on how satellite infrastructure will support bringing the digital universe of services to the user – wherever necessary.
Gaia-X SCS – “Stacking sovereignty” for Gaia-X applications Stephan Ilaender, CTO of plusserver, reports on how the Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) supports the success of Gaia-X.
Feature Digital Transformation Digitalizing Hotels – New Six-Star Hospitality in the Post-Pandemic World While digitalizing travel will help keep workers and travellers safe as borders re-open, the future holds much more promise for the digital hotel, reports Ivo Ivanov from DE-CIX.
Edge Computing Edge: Counter-Revolution or Evolution? On behalf of the eco Academy, Anne Noelling provides an introduction to the concept of the edge and how companies can begin to develop edge computing scenarios.
Gaia-X Gaia-X – A Matter of Trust Creating value collaboratively and driving competition requires decentralized approaches and trust, maintains Nils Klute from EuroCloud.
Feature Notice & Takedown Borderless Fight Against Illegal Content For over 20 years, the international INHOPE network has been successfully working to combat depictions of the abuse of minors, says Peter-Paul Urlaub from the eco Complaints Office.
Feature Gaia-X Europe's Next-Generation Cloud Infrastructure The EU has recognized the importance of the cloud for Europe’s common good, reports Andreas Weiss from the eco Association – with ambitious goals for the next five years.
Feature Networks Southern Europe – a Pivotal Region for Global Data Traffic Location is becoming vital for the delivery of digital content and services, says Theresa Bobis from DE-CIX, and Southern Europe is ideally placed for global traffic flows.
Internet Governance Data, Collaboration and Internet Society Pulse The Internet's distributed and synergistic nature makes measuring individual aspects of the Internet on a global scale difficult, explains Susannah Gray from the Internet Society.
Gaia-X Open, Standardized and Interoperable: How Gaia-X will Enable Competition and Boost the Economy “If value creation migrates to software, the cloud becomes more important,” says Dr. Oliver Mauss from plusserver, in interview with Nils Klute from EuroCloud.
Feature Digital Inclusion Universal Acceptance and the Magic of Inclusivity Everyone has different ideas on “doing it right”, but being inclusive with UA should figure on every developer’s list, says Lars Steffen from the eco Association.
Diversity Diversity in Tech: Lessons to Learn and Share Among Companies, At Home and Abroad Sara Weber, Senior Managing Editor at LinkedIn, on how collaboration is key to New Work and why visibility plays a major role in enhancing diversity.
Internet Industry The European Champions Alliance – Campaigning for European Sovereignty Andrea Bauer-Vaugan from the ECA & Lucie Poisson from IONOS show why the European tech ecosystem built by the ECA is crucial for European sovereignty.