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Guide
Taking Your Data with You – Portability, the DMA and Open Formats
With the DMA and the Data Act, the EU is strengthening the right to take your data along. What data portability means and how open formats keep you flexible.
Michael Wolf
Practical Tip
The KBV IT Security Guideline – Simply Explained for Your Practice
What the IT security guideline under § 390 SGB V means for medical, dental and psychotherapy practices in Germany and how to implement it step by step.
Michael Wolf
News
openDesk in Municipalities – How Towns Use Open Source Day to Day
More and more municipalities in Germany and Switzerland are trying openDesk and other open-source solutions. What that shows and what you can learn.
Michael Wolf
Guide
Signal, Wire, Threema or Element? Secure Messengers Compared
Four secure messengers in a friendly comparison – what they can do, how they differ and which one suits your team.
Michael Wolf
Open Source
Open Source at Universities – What They Do and What You Can Use
Many universities run their own cloud, chat and learning platforms with open source. An overview and ideas for your own everyday life.
Michael Wolf
Guide
Cloud and AI in Law Firms – What Matters for Professional Secrecy
Law firms and tax offices handle especially confidential data. What matters when using cloud and AI, and how open source can help.
Michael Wolf
Guide
What Municipal Utilities Show Us – Structured Security with Open Source
Energy suppliers take IT security especially seriously. The ideas behind it and how small businesses can put them into practice with open source.
Michael Wolf
Open Source
Schleswig-Holstein Goes Open Source – What Small Businesses Can Learn
The German state of Schleswig-Holstein is moving its administration to open source step by step. A great example small businesses can learn a lot from.
Michael Wolf
Guide
How to Spot a Good Cloud Provider – a Simple Checklist
Criteria catalogues like the BSI's C5 or C3A help with choosing a cloud. Here's a simple checklist for small businesses, law firms and practices.
Michael Wolf
Guide
IT Security in Healthcare – What Practices Can Learn from Hospitals
Hospitals invest a lot in secure IT. The ideas behind it and how small medical practices can benefit too, with open source.
Michael Wolf
News
The EU Data Act Makes Switching Clouds Easier – What You Should Know
The EU Data Act makes it easier to change cloud providers. What's changing and how to plan a move in a relaxed way.
Michael Wolf
News
The Cyber Resilience Act, Simply Explained – Safer Software for All
The Cyber Resilience Act brings more security to software and connected devices. What it covers and what it means for your everyday life.
Michael Wolf
Guide
The EU AI Act for Small Businesses – Using AI at Work, Relaxed
The EU AI Act sets rules for AI. What it means for Copilot, ChatGPT and friends in everyday office work and how to approach it calmly.
Michael Wolf
Open Source
Euro-Office and Friends – Open-Source Office Alternatives at a Glance
Euro-Office is a new European office project. Here's an overview of open-source office programs and which one suits whom.
Michael Wolf
News
Europe Bets on Cloud and Open Source – What It Means for You
The EU is working on new initiatives around cloud, AI and open source. A calm overview of what's behind them and what small businesses can take away.
Michael Wolf
Guide
DORA and the Exit Strategy – What Every Business Can Learn from Banks
Thanks to DORA, banks need a plan for switching IT providers. A great idea that helps small businesses too. Here's how.
Michael Wolf
Open Source
Introducing openDesk – the Open Workplace Built from Open-Source Tools
openDesk bundles proven open-source programs into an office suite. What's inside, who it suits and how you can try it out.
Michael Wolf
Data Protection
NIS2 and GDPR, Calmly Explained – What Small Businesses Should Know
NIS2 and GDPR sound like a lot of paperwork. Here's a calm, clear look at what they're about and how open source helps you stay organised.
Michael Wolf
Guide
BSI IT-Grundschutz, Simply Explained – and How Open Source Helps
The BSI's IT-Grundschutz is a proven guide to information security. What it's about and what small businesses can take from it.
Michael Wolf
Practical Tip
AI Assistants at Work – How to Keep Track of Your Data
Copilot and other AI assistants are handy. What to check in settings and data processing – and which open alternatives exist.
Michael Wolf
Data Protection
Sending Data to the US – What the Schrems Rulings Mean
Safe Harbor, Privacy Shield, Data Privacy Framework: a calm explanation of what the Schrems rulings are about and what you can take away from them.
Michael Wolf
Open Source
EuroStack, Simply Explained – European Building Blocks for Your IT
What's behind the idea of "EuroStack"? A friendly overview of European and open-source building blocks you can already use today.
Michael Wolf
Data Protection
The CLOUD Act, Simply Explained – and What It Means for Your Data
What is the CLOUD Act, and why are many businesses interested in cloud solutions in Europe? A calm explanation without jargon.
Michael Wolf
Practical Tip
An Alternative to Microsoft Teams – Introducing Element and Matrix
Chat, video calls and screen sharing – with open source. Here's how Element works as a Teams alternative, even for small teams.
Michael Wolf
Guide
Nextcloud, OneDrive or SharePoint? A Friendly Comparison
Three ways to share files as a team. What OneDrive, SharePoint and Nextcloud each do well and which one suits whom.
Michael Wolf
Open Source
Open Source in Schools – Which Solutions Exist and What Works Well
Many German states offer their own learning platforms built on open source. An overview – and what families, clubs and tutors can learn from it.
Michael Wolf
Open Source
Matrix on the Rise – Why More and More Organisations Use It
From healthcare to public administration: the open messaging standard Matrix keeps growing. Here's what that means for small businesses.
Michael Wolf
Guide
Nextcloud for Small Businesses – Your Own Cloud, Simply Explained
Files, calendar and contacts in one place – on a server you know. Here's how Nextcloud works for small businesses.
Michael Wolf
Guide
Microsoft 365 or Open Source? How to Work Out the Real Costs
What does your office software really cost? A simple guide to comparing Microsoft 365 and open-source alternatives fairly.
