Datacenter

Digital Ecosystem Development in the Rhineland

Opencast lignite mining for power generation shaped the Rhenish region in the west of Germany for many decades. With the energy transition, the region is facing an economic structural change. But how can the former coal-mining region be transformed into an “Innovation Valley Rhineland”? Around 70 experts from the digital industry discussed this in Bedburg in October.

date 2022/10/24

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Domains

What is DNS Abuse – And What is Not?

The eco topDNS Initiative has published an Abuse Table to provide guidance on which cyber threats are considered to abuse the Domain Name System – and which do not.

date 2022/10/19

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Policy & Law

Last Opportunity for the Digital Decade – eco on the EU Commission’s 2023 Work Programme for 2023

The year 2023 will be decisive in determining whether the EU Commission under Ursula von der Leyen can implement its digital policy goals before the next European elections. The related Work Programme is thus the last opportunity to get the digital decade underway in this legislative term.

date 2022/10/18

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Gaia-X

GXFS launches “Online Survey on Gaia-X – Acceptance...

This GXFS online survey (only in German), launched today, is designed to draw a picture of the current state of knowledge and expectations of Gaia-X in the market. Both factors are crucial for the acceptance of the initiative by different stakeholders and therefore also essential for the success of Gaia-X as a community...

date 2022/10/18

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Security

"The USA has cleared the way for a new, simple data transfer"

In early October 2022, US President Biden signed the Executive Order for the planned US-EU Data Privacy Framework. Dr Jens Eckhardt, specialist attorney for IT law at Derra, Meyer & Partner in Dusseldorf and Board member of EuroCloud Deutschland, answers three questions on what this means for future data transfers to the US. 

date 2022/10/17

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Security

eco at it-sa 2022: Shaping IT Security Together

eco Association invites you to attend it-sa in Nuremberg from 25 to 27 October. At this event, the Ransomware Initiative of eco and its partners will be presented, while eco members and guests will discuss “Secure Software (Development)” on 26 October at the trade fair.

date 2022/10/14

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eco

5 Questions for Jörn Petereit, Cloudflight

How can the digital transformation of the industry succeed and what contribution can service providers make in overcoming the many challenges? Jörn Petereit, COO at Cloudflight, talks about this in an interview:

date 2022/10/14

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Policy & Law

Perspectives for a Sustainable Data Centre Industry by 2030

Without data centres, no societal or economic sector could today guarantee the provision of essential services. In the past few years, data centres have come under greater political and public scrutiny due to their unquestionably high energy consumption and growth.

date 2022/10/13

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Datacenter

Associations’ Perspectives for a Sustainable Data Centre Industry: eco, bitkom and GDA Publish Joint Position Paper

eco, bitkom and the German Datacenter Association (GDA) have published a joint position paper for a sustainable German data centre industry by 2030. In the course of an impending energy crisis, the three associations call for data centres to be recognised as system-relevant IT infrastructures, regardless of their size, and to be prioritised accordingly in the event of supply shortages.

date 2022/10/12

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Security

IT Security Survey 2023 – Participate now

eco Association has been surveying Germany’s IT security experts for over ten years. Along with the important IT security topics and most serious threats, these surveys also assess how resilient German companies are against cyber attacks. The IT Security Survey 2023 has now been launched.  

date 2022/10/12

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