Digital Transformation

Feature "Internet Industry"

Visions of the Past and the Future

What impact has the Internet had over the past 25 years, and where will it take us in the future? A report on the societal importance of the Internet.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Digital Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Future

New survey reveals how Covid-19 has caused long term change in working patterns and sparked a surge of investment in digital infrastructure, reports Jens-Peter Feidner from Equinix.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Surfing the Digital Wave to Success

B2B businesses are also developing new business models. But successfully surfing the second digital wave requires sustainable and responsible information management, writes Jos Bischoff from BCT.

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Feature "Digital Ethics"

Value-Based Management of a Company and Digital Transformation

Sabine Zimmermann from Initiative Digital explains how SMEs can approach digital transformation without relinquishing their core values.

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Feature "Digital Production"

How SMEs Can Approach Digital Transformation

Joining the IoT revolution can be particularly daunting for small and medium-sized enterprises. Dr. Bettina Horster, Board Member, VIVAI Software AG & Director of IoT at eco, talked to dotmagazine about how SMEs can approach digital transformation and why they should do so.

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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

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Feature "Data Center"

Why We Need to Invest in Data Center Education Now 

Eline Stuivenwold from the DDA and Dr. Maaike van Kessel from Noorderpoort, on how data center talents are fundamental for growth and digital leadership.

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Feature "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.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Facing Digital Evolution as an MSP

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

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Feature "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.

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Feature "Recruitment"

How Recruitment Automation Can Boost Your HR Performance

How can you run an HR marketing campaign that is tailor-made to your needs as a recruiter? According to Jan Kirchner of Wollmilchsau, the secret lies in automating processes and combining these with Artificial Intelligence. Together, these two factors lead to considerable time savings and optimized outcomes.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Digitalization: The Key Competences SMEs Should Bet On

How can SMEs stand out in the crowd and find their target customer in a changing business environment? Lucie Poisson and Martin Schmidt from 1&1 IONOS investigate.

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Feature "Economic Impact of Connectivity"

Digital Infrastructure - Key to Economic Development

The key to the digital future – of manufacturing, logistics, travel, retail, and communication – is providing secure, low-latency digital infrastructure. Cinia Group’s Jukka-Pekka Joensuu looks at how the new industrial revolution will change the way business is done around the globe.

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Feature "Unified Communications"

The Impact of Digitalization on Business Communications

Digitalization and the smarter working trend have spawned tools and concepts like Unified Communications & Collaboration (UCC), enabling new ways of working and communicating with each other, our co-workers and our customers. Detlev Artelt from aixvox explains the benefits of UCC and what to look out for.

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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.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Four Steps on the Path to the Smart Factory

Smart manufacturing offers companies many opportunities to expand or even completely reinvent their business model. Florian Weigmann from plusserver explains how to get started.

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Feature "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.

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Feature "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.

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Feature "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.

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Feature "Artificial Intelligence"

Consulting vs. Digital Platform - Which Solution Is Better?

Can modern, AI-supported digital platforms provide a viable alternative for external business consulting? Sabrina Kaindl from SalsUp takes a look at the pros and cons of each.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Solving Tomorrow’s Problems with Smart City Methodology

While the image of smart cities is often portrayed as a utopian future, one of the main drivers behind the development is, according to Roman Mendle from ICLEI, the rather scary, dystopian forecast for urbanization over the next 20 years. dotmagazine spoke to Roman about the advantages of the smart city methodology, and how we need to change the way we conceive of urban spaces.

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Feature "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.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

2017: The Year of Automation?

How will the robotic revolution impact on employment? How do software-driven approaches change productivity in manufacturing and how is automation changing the production landscape in 2017? Marco Comastri from CA Technologies looks at the risks and the potential of Industry 4.0

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Accessing Your Data Dividend

The growing value of data to businesses and economies is undeniable. A first of its kind report helps to understand the impact that data adds to the economy and the additional value businesses can unlock, as Rob Coupland from Digital Realty explains.

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Feature "Doing Business in Germany"

A Country Between Governments

As Germany waits for political parties to agree on the next government, the country is experiencing good economic growth. The digital agenda remains challenging, but the avenues for legislative success in the digital agenda are clear.

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Feature "Recruitment"

Attracting and Keeping Great Talent in an Employee’s Market

The War for Talents is being felt keenly in the IT sector and in IT-related jobs, certainly in Germany. Peer Bieber from Arbeitgebergold offers companies advice on navigating the route to finding and keeping top employees.

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Feature "Cybersecurity"

Securing Industrial IoT – Business Continuity for Connected Production Plants

What are the security risks of introducing IoT into production plants? What should companies do to mitigate such risks? Wolfgang Strasser, CEO of @Yet, talks to dotmagazine about securing IoT plants and products, and what to do in the event of a cyber attack.

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Feature "IoT"

How to Choose the Right IoT Platform for Your Needs

IoT specialist and Director of IoT at the eco Association, Dr. Bettina Horster, from VIVAI Software, explains the questions companies need to ask when choosing an IoT platform, and offers tips and criteria for decision-makers.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Eight Key Trends for the Technology Sector in 2025

Oliver Süme and John Cassels are co-heading the technology sector group at the European law firm Fieldfisher. They forecast how the EU AI Act, new data ownership rules, and US-EU regulatory shifts will transform the tech sector in 2025, creating both regulatory challenges and opportunities for industry players.

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Feature "Smart City"

What It Takes to Make a Port City Smart

The process of transforming a city into a smart city requires clear goals and a change in attitude to the deployment of municipal services and infrastructure, as Mathias Röckel shows through the example of the developing smart city of Hamburg.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

The Evolution of Interconnection into Business Strategy

With the digital transformation of countless ecosystems, the strategic role of interconnection is becoming a clear competitive advantage for companies from all sectors. This, in turn, drives the evolution of services and communication for infrastructure providers. Stephan Rohloff, CMO at DE-CIX, talks to dotmagazine about the changing interconnection landscape, and customer communication.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Feature "Diversity"

A New Era in Tech for Business, Society – and for Women

Claudia Pohlink, Head of Artificial Intelligence with T-Labs, offers insights into how AI and quantum computing stand to benefit our future - as does the prospect of having more women in tech.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Facing and Mastering Digital Transformation

The shock of the new still makes some organizations shy away from facing the challenges of digitalization. Roland Broch from the eco Association looks at how the German Mittelstand and SMEs in general can embrace the potential of digital transformation to compete in the digital economy of the future.

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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.

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Feature "Recruitment"

Workforce Diversity Driving Company Performance, Innovation, and Profitability

What is the economic value of gender and racial diversity in tech companies? Elisabeth Kurek, Leader of the Gender Diversity & Equity Initiative in the i2Coalition, provides important insights for companies and HR managers into how diversity and a welcoming company climate can attract and retain top talent and increase performance.

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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.

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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.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

Driving Digital Transformation

Forecasts of social disintegration and wide-spread unemployment caused by Industrial IoT are a melodramatic overreaction stemming from the fear of change. To the horseshoe smithy, the car also posed an existential threat – but does that mean we should return to the dark ages? Judith Ellis explores the attitudes to digital transformation, the challenges from smaller companies, and the steps needed to make it a success.

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Feature "Artificial Intelligence"

On the Cusp of the Digital Revolution – How AI, Quantum Computing, and More Will Change Our World

Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of the eco Association, on how AI and the like are shaping a new era in work, industry, and daily life.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Digital Transformation for More Sustainability

Digital tech is the key to significantly reducing Germany’s CO₂ emissions, as illustrated by Oliver Süme, Chair of the eco Board, and Béla Waldhauser, Spokesperson of the Alliance for the Strengthening of Digital Infrastructures in Germany.

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Feature "Economic Impact of Connectivity"

Information and Energy: The Ultimate Paradigm for Growth of the Digital Economy

How can we build the digital society of the future? How does connectivity influence economic growth and the employment market? And what investments need to be made today to enable the transformation of tomorrow’s business world? Internet industry specialist and strategy and management consultant Gerd Simon talks to dotmagazine about the economic impact of connectivity, getting the next billion online, and the road to digital transformation.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Shaping Germany’s Digital Future: Priorities for the Next Federal Government

Alexander Rabe, Managing Director of the eco Association, outlines key priorities for Germany’s next government, including a Ministry of Digitalization and aligning sustainability with innovation. Discover his vision for driving digital transformation.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Feature "Industrial IoT"

doteditorial July 2017

How will the fourth industrial revolution transform business culture and industry? What are the social benefits of industrial IoT? And how can small and medium-sized companies keep up with the pace of change in modern manufacturing? The July 2017 issue of dotmagazine, “Digital Production” explores the brave new world of Industry 4.0 – what’s already happening, how to adapt, how to ensure security, protect intellectual property, and how to succeed using digital production methods.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

Digital Trade Routes: Everything Always Available Immediately

Companies and industries that depend on reliable digital trade routes should invest in their own and sovereign digital infrastructure, according to Harald A. Summa, CEO of eco and DE-CIX.

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Feature "Digital Transformation"

doteditorial: The Digital Transformation Journey

Digital transformation is a journey which can result in disruption and cultural change. The key is to navigate it so that these changes are accepted and wanted by those affected. Andreas Weiss from the eco Association explores the challenges of making companies digital.

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Feature "Security"

IT Technologies Need to Become Significantly More Robust for the Digital Future

To prevent future disruptions from minor software errors, Prof. Dr. Norbert Pohlmann from eco highlights the urgent need for robust IT security architectures.

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