In addition to our Open Telekom Cloud Blog, the media is also reporting on current cloud topics. Our overview of media information and technical articles will help you keep your cloud knowledge up to date.
September 06, 2023, Deutsche Telekom AG Media information
The T-Systems data center in Biere near Magdeburg has received the European Code of Conduct Award from the European Commission. The data center impresses with a PUE value of 1.3.

August 17, 2023, connect professional
The platform provider for digitization software D.velop and Deutsche Telekom are cooperating. Thus, D.velop's SaaS solutions are to be provided via the Open Telekom Cloud (OTC). Interesting for regulated industries: The OTC will be operated in Europe.
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July 2023 issue, Heise Magazine
It is well known that opinions on data protection differ on both sides of the Atlantic. So the call for competitive European cloud providers is getting louder. What can they offer compared to the hyperscalers?
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05/05/2023, ChannelPartner
Video surveillance as a service (VSaaS) offers many possibilities. Users benefit from the many advantages of the cloud, such as ease of implementation, scalability, low maintenance costs, etc.
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04/11/2023, Computerworld
The auditor's attestations aim to demonstrate the reliability of the services and the security of customer data processed within the Swiss Open Telekom Cloud.
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03/16/2023, heise online
Digital Health: Gottfried Ludewig has moved to T-Systems from the Federal Ministry of Health. In an interview with heise online he gave an initial assessment.
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03/07/2023, heise online
Even though smaller vendors' offerings promise a more pristine Kubernetes than the big hyperscalers, environments should be thoroughly secured.
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03/02/2023, heise online
After a silent migration of millions of users, Telekom and Nextcloud are now revealing the first feature of the new MagentaCloud: a free Office Suite.
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03/01/2023, Deutsche Telekom AG Media information
Deutsche Telekom is now expanding the functionality of its MagentaCLOUD Online storage offering, with a browser-based office suite – Nextcloud Office, based on Collabora Online.

03/01/2023, CloudComputing-Insider
With the Open Telekom Cloud, T-Systems is providing a real alternative to hyperscalers. The Open Telekom Cloud operates its own data centers and is based on the open-source virtualization platform, OpenStack. This provides professional users and business customers with a secure IaaS solution for managing workloads via public cloud.
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01/24/2023, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The European Space Agency ESA collects images of the Earth's surface with its satellites. T-Systems has now won a major contract to manage the Copernicus program's data.
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01/24/2023, Deutsche Telekom AG Media information
The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen T Systems as service provider for the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem.

01/12/2023, Deutsche Telekom AG Media information
Telekom and Recare join forces and collaborate in healthcare in the future. Recare is a specialist in digital discharge management. The Open Telekom Cloud provides the IT foundation.
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01/06/2023, Deutsche Telekom AG Media information
The Open Telekom Cloud has received approval for its adherence to the EU Cloud Code of Conduct and is now listed in the public register of approved services. Delivering accountability and trust for cloud customers, the EU Cloud Code of Conduct is one of the most important certificates for GDPR compliance.

01/06/2023, SCOPE Europe Press release
The EU Cloud Code of Conduct (EU Cloud CoC) Public Register now lists Open Telekom Cloud from T-Systems, further expanding this unique trustworthy source of GDPR-compliant cloud services. This expansion meaningfully contributes to the solidification of robust and harmonized data protection standards in Europe.

12/02/2022, European Commission Press release
The Commission welcomes the procurement of a new Copernicus data access service following the signature today of a contract between the European Space Agency and a consortium led by T-Systems International.
11/24/2022, Deutsche Telekom AG Media information
Recognition for reliability: T-Systems, the business-customer subsidiary of Telekom, is one of the first German companies to be awarded the Tier III Certification of Design Documents by Uptime Institute for its data center in Biere. The Certification makes sure that a data center’s plans are configured to provide users with highly resilient business-critical infrastructure.

10/21/2022, Tagesspiegel Background
After several years of development, the digital delivery bill has been launched. It is intended to save logistics companies time and effort, as well as many tons of paper. 40 companies have already joined in, and all industries are to be addressed.
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06/22/2022, CloudComputing-Insider.
To find the top performer in terms of price-performance, Cloud Mercato analysts looked at key parameters such as compute power, memory, bandwidth and OpenSSL encryption. To do so, they examined a number of comparable 16-vCPU VMs and block storage offerings from Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud and the Open Telekom Cloud.
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10/12/2021, Security-Insider
Can you store and process data in a public cloud with a clear conscience? Even if it is sensitive information or personal data? European hyperscalers offer a both legally and data protection compliant solution for this challenge.
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09/28/2021, CloudComputing-Insider
One's own cloud strategy needs to be well thought out, especially to ensure legal compliance and data protection. This is what companies should look out for when selecting their cloud provider and what opportunities European clouds offer.
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09/21/2021, DataCenter-Insider
Whether doctors, lawyers or auditors: anyone who is professionally bound to secrecy is only allowed to use cloud services for data processing under strict conditions. The prerequisite: a legally compliant agreement on secrecy protection with the cloud provider.
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09/20/2021, Deutsche Telekom AG Media Information
Order a resident's parking permit in the blink of an eye via your phone, make an appointment to change your registration in just a few clicks, or report the broken streetlight in front of your house to the city council simply by taking a photo. The new Citykey app by Deutsche Telekom makes all this and more possible.
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09/16/2021, Deutsche Telekom AG Media Information
Social benfit providers can now host data subject to social secrecy in the Open Telekom Cloud without the need for any further agreements. In return, Deutsche Telekom has made a company-wide commitment to maintain social secrecy in accordance with § 35 of the German Social Code (SGB) I.

08/18/2021, BigData-Insider
The topic of artificial intelligence (AI) arouses great hopes and desires among companies. It's no coincidence that so many products and solutions now go by the AI label. But this does not always mean that the system is actually capable of learning. So how can companies tell if an AI is truly intelligent?
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08/05/2021, Digital Business Cloud
German companies mainly rely on US hyperscalers for their cloud services. But beware: since the Privacy Shield was overturned in July 2020, there is currently no clear legal basis for data transfer to the USA. European providers are a legally secure and data privacy compliant alternative.
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08/03/2021, dotnetpro
Following a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice, European companies are no longer allowed to have personal data stored and processed in the USA or other third countries without further permission. European cloud providers are the solution.
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06/15/2021, Deutsche Telekom AG Media Information
The school year is nearing its end, and summer break is on the horizon. In recent months, socially distanced learning has been the norm. By moving the state education servers of Saxony-Anhalt to the Open Telekom Cloud, approximately 200.000 students were able to access learning platforms without further issues.
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06/11/2021, Deutsche Telekom AG Media Information
Demand for the Open Telekom Cloud is growing, which is why Telekom is expanding the capacities of its public cloud with a twin data center in Amsterdam. The main focus: science cloud services for research and education.

05/19/2021, CloudComputing-Insider
For professional secrecy keepers and other companies that handle sensitive data, remote work is an uncertainty factor. neXenio offers cloud solutions that reconcile home office, data protection, and IT security.
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05/14/2021, DIGITALE WELT
Artificial intelligence seems to be capable of nearly everything. Companies have high hopes for this technology, but not everything with an AI label is actually AI. What distinguishes real AI from pretend AI? When is it worth connecting the two with rule-based systems? And how can companies recognize software which merely pretends to be intelligent?
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05/10/2021, Computer Weekly
The uncertain legal situation regarding data protection makes using cloud hyperscalers a problem in certain industries. European cloud providers are an alternative.
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04/16/2021, Industrie 4.0 Magazine
The cloud is catching on: public, private, hybrid and multi-cloud are now a part of daily business. Particularly in the industry sector, edge computing is being added as a form of operation. With the right application scenarios, edge and cloud can be combined sensibly. The selection of service provider is also a question of the price-performance ratio.
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03/31/2021, Computer Weekly
Cloud - yes please. But which shall it be? Whether public or private, hybrid or multi cloud: the selection is great, but the budget usually limited. Many companies have recognized that their IT landscapes, which have grown over the years, are no longer fit for the future. Regardless of industry and size: modern IT is essential to keep up with the competition. This is because the demands on the performance of such systems are increasing.
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Agreement on the protection of secrets in accordance with § 203 of the German Criminal Code (StGB): The Open Telekom Cloud opens up for professional secrecy holders
03/02/2021, CloudComputing-Insider
Professional groups such as lawyers, auditors, and doctors can now use the Open Telekom Cloud to store and process data that requires special protection without the need for an additional agreement. For this purpose, Deutsche Telekom pledges to protect secrets in accordance with § 203 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) I.
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02/22/2021, Deutsche Telekom AG Media Information
The Open Telekom Cloud can be used by professional secrecy holders in accordance with § 203 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) for the storage and processing of information requiring special protection. For this purpose, Deutsche Telekom pledges to protect secrets in accordance with § 203 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) I.

01/05/2021, Deutsche Telekom AG Media Information
Deutsche Telekom provides AI developers with the ModelArts platform from the Open Telekom Cloud. Users can test the beta version free of charge. Access it via the Open Telekom Cloud website, or, starting now, via the new AI home page.

08/26/2020, Deutsche Telekom AG Media Information
The Open Telekom Cloud is making life easier for developers and cloud architects with a new tool. Using the Cloud Topology Designer (CTD), they can build applications using drag-and-drop - a currently unique feature.
