We’re excited to announce our participation in Space Tech Expo 2024, which will take place from May 14 to 15 in Long Beach, California. As our collaboration with Space agencies strengthens, we’re looking forward to meeting our partners and customers on-site to discuss the critical topics for 2024: cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and open-source innovation.

AI/ML Solutions in Space 

Space organizations invest heavily in AI, aiming to make interstellar travel successful. Agencies kickstart initiatives with different use cases in mind, such as mission planning, autonomous decision-making, resource optimization, and space debris control looking for tooling that enables them to run AI at scale. 

Unlocking real-time space tracking with AI/ML supercomputing

Just recently we worked with the University of Tasmania and Firmus to unlock real-time space tracking with AI/ML supercomputing. 

The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is among the leading providers of space tracking in the southern hemisphere.  The number of new satellites entering the Earth’s orbit is increasing at a near-exponential rate, exceeding 10% growth per year as of 2022, so the university’s work is critical. However, traditional CPU-based data processing had led to a bottleneck that prevented comprehensive, real-time object monitoring. 

What UTAS needed was a modernised infrastructure that could support its immense data processing requirements without drastically inflating costs. The university’s solution was to migrate its space tracking software to Supercloud – a cost-effective and highly sustainable supercomputing platform from Firmus, built using Canonical OpenStack and Canonical Kubernetes, and capable of supporting the most data-intensive AI/ML workloads. 

With Firmus supercomputing based on Canonical infrastructure, UTAS has successfully solved its data processing bottleneck. It has also positioned itself to be able to take advantage of additional MLOps tooling, such as Charmed Kubeflow, that can run on top of Canonical Kubernetes to further simplify AI/ML workflows.

“The UTAS project will help fill the global shortfall in space tracking coverage, and will improve the safety of orbital infrastructure and secure the future of space missions. We are pleased to play our part by contributing Firmus compute resources to support much needed real-time space tracking”. — Peter Blain, Director of Product & AI, Firmus

Explore the case study here. 

To provide the most complete AI solutions to Space agencies, we’ve partnered with the leading hardware, silicon and cloud providers, such as NVIDIA, DELL, AWS, Google Cloud, HPE, Intel, Azure and more. 

Sending the artwork to the International Space Station 

 In 2022, we teamed up with Lonestar to send artwork to the ISS. The artwork is part of a global STEAM initiative and a groundbreaking, immutable data storage, edge processing demonstration currently running aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and led by stealth start-up Lonestar, open-source leader Canonical, and leading space mission integrator Redwire Corporation, a leader in space infrastructure for the next generation space economy. 

Read the full story here. 

Cybersecurity with Ubuntu Pro

Open source technology has been used in space technology for years and it is no surprise that cybersecurity is a key concern for the industry. With our commitment towards securing open source, last year, we announced the general availability of Ubuntu Pro subscription.

It secures an organisation’s Linux estate from OS to the application level. Pro is available on-prem, in the cloud and air-gapped environments, automating security patching, auditing, access management and compliance. Ubuntu Pro delivers FIPS compliance and automation for security standards such as DISA’s Ubuntu STIG, and CIS hardening via the Ubuntu Security Guide (USG).

One of the growing concerns for 2024 is application security. Many open-source packages for applications and toolchains exist in a space with no guarantee or SLA for security patching. With Ubuntu Pro, we secure over 23,000 + open source applications.

If the topic sounds interesting to you, schedule a meeting with our Federal Director Kelley Riggs, for an in-person discussion at Space Tech Expo. 

Nextcloud is ready to share Nextcloud Hub 8 with you! Join us at the following global events to learn about our new release as well as:

• Discover Nextcloud’s AI features and apps that are ethical, open-source and integrated throughout our platform
• Be inspired by our integrated single platform with file storage, a full office suite, chat and video conferencing, group collaboration possibilities and more
• Understand how Nextcloud can scale for big companies with thousands of users
• See firsthand how Nextcloud provides you 100% control over your data

Whether you’re in or traveling to Malaysia, Germany or Morocco, we’re ready to share the latest of what Nextcloud has to offer nearest you.

The Data Centre & Cloud Infrastructure Summit (DCCI)

May 14-15 – Malaysia

We’re excited to be attending Malaysia’s leading digital infrastructure hub event for the first time this year.

Come visit our booth to explore cutting-edge cloud collaboration, security solutions and how Nextcloud empowers businesses to revolutionize their digital workflows and safeguard their data.

Bechtle IT Forum Thüringen

May 15 – Erfurt, Germany

Nextcloud is among 70 other exhibitors at the 15th annual IT Forum by our partner Bechtle. The event will host approximately 700 participants from administration and industry sectors in the Thuringia, Franconia, and Eastern Hesse regions.

This year’s booth will focus on digital sovereignty and open source as well as Nextcloud Hub 8 to showcase how the public sector, businesse, and schools can take on new heights of digitization.

GITEX Africa

May 29-31 – Marrakech, Morocco

Ready to join the largest tech and startup show in Africa?

Then join us at our booth to be part of this innovation-driven event. Our team will be happy to provide demos, showcase the new features of Nextcloud Hub 8 and spark your interest about our open-source and data sovereignty missions.

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The Nextcloud Conference is not your average event – it’s a community meetup that brings together Nextcloud enthusiasts, contributors, developers, users and industry experts from all over the world. Once a year, this is a unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, learn about the latest developments in the Nextcloud ecosystem, collaborate, discuss, contribute, code and help shape the future of Nextcloud Hub!

We are excited to officially announce this year’s Nextcloud Conference and Contributor Week!

If you’ve never attended our conference before, we invite you to check out the highlights and insights from last year’s Conference and Contributor Week. Last year’s program will give you an idea of a tentative schedule and our blogs covering day 1 and day 2 will show you more of what it’s all about!

Please stay tuned for more details about the official conference agenda, exciting speakers and more. You can also stay up to date on our social media channels, community forums and website for updates and announcements.

Contributor Week from September 16-20

As is custom, after the Nextcloud Conference weekend we continue the fun with our famous Contributor Week at the same location, MotionLab.Berlin!

From September 16-20, we invite you to join us to collaborate on Nextcloud improvements in design, functionality, stability, performance and features. It is a unique opportunity for developers to dive deep into the codebase, exchange ideas, and work closely with other Nextclouders. The atmosphere is vibrant and collaborative, fostering an environment of learning, growth, and innovation. By the end of the week, participants not only have gained invaluable experience but also made significant contributions to the Nextcloud project, helping to shape its future. Contributor Week at the Nextcloud conference is a celebration of open-source collaboration, fostering a strong sense of community and collective effort.

We share code, thoughts, inspiration, beer and knowledge, working in areas like:

• Coding (PHP, JS, C++, Objective-C, Java)
• Design & Front-end
• Testing
• Translation & Documentation
• And more!

Event location the inspiring MotionLab.Berlin!

Supporting diversity in open source

Diversity strengthens a community. The Nextcloud Include initiative helps underrepresented groups to join the Nextcloud project, building an inclusive and diverse space where we collaborate and develop world-class software.

We want to support participants from underrepresented groups in Open Source to join Nextcloud Conference by sponsoring part or the whole of their transportation and accommodation costs.

Apply here

Book your free ticket in advance

Mark your calendars and get ready to join us for an unforgettable Nextcloud Conference in the inspiring MotionLab.Berlin! Together, let’s empower individuals and organizations to take control of their data in a privacy-respecting and secure manner.

We look forward to the conference and hope to see as many of you as possible for another awe-inspiring year!

See you at Nextcloud Conference!

Register now!

Please note that the last quarter of the year is a busy one in Berlin. We try our best to avoid overlap with major events happening in the city, but there’s major events every day in Berlin so we recommend you to plan ahead, and book sooner rather than later!

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OVHcloud is a returning sponsor of Nextcloud Enterprise Day – Nextcloud’s annual enterprise event for like-minded industry professionals and decision-makers to get the most out of their Content Collaboration Platform.

By supporting Nextcloud Enterprise Day, OVHcloud reinforces its position as a cloud provider that values privacy, security, and open-source standards, offering solutions that empower organizations to maintain control over their data while leveraging the benefits of cloud technology.

At last year’s Enterprise Day 2023, OVHcloud’s CEO, Michel Paulin, underlined this ambition in his virtual speech:

About OVHcloud

OVHcloud, a global cloud computing service provider, offers scalable and flexible web hosting, server, private and public cloud solutions for businesses, developers and individuals. With a commitment to data autonomy and transparency, OVHcloud enables efficient IT infrastructure management while advocating for privacy and innovation.

A powerful partnership

Grounded by a strong and solid technology partnership, Nextcloud and OVHcloud work on interesting joint cooperations. Nextcloud users can easily integrate dedicated AI services from OVHcloud in Hub 6 and 7 and OVHcloud clients have very simple access to install cloud services from Nextcloud on their OVHcloud infrastructure.

Since their founding, Nextcloud and OVHcloud share a plethora of shared values and the following aligned principles:

Open-source philosophy

Nextcloud is built on open-source software, allowing for transparency, flexibility, and community collaboration. Similarly, OVHcloud supports open-source initiatives, as seen in the five core values of their SMART cloud, and contributes to various open-source projects. This shared commitment to open-source values fosters innovation and empowers users and developers alike.

Data sovereignty pioneers

Both Nextcloud and OVHcloud are at the forefront of the data sovereignty vision, advocating for a world where the public sector, businesses and individuals alike have access to all their data with a high level of data security. While Nextcloud emphasizes self-hosting options, giving users more control over their data and enabling them to comply with regulations like GDPR, OVHcloud implements robust security measures across its infrastructure and data centers, ensuring the safety and privacy of customer data. We envision a world where users won’t have to worry about the interference of any extraterritorial laws like the U.S. Cloud Act that pose substantial risks to European’s personal data.

Further demonstrating our dedication to this vision, in 2021 Nextcloud filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission about Microsoft’s anti-competitive, bundling behavior. Later that year, together with a coalition of some 30 NGOs and other European tech companies, we publicly called on the EU to take action and we haven’t stopped there.

OVHcloud also takes a firm stance on data rights, with their CEO Michel Paulin stating, “EU policymakers should have the courage and intellectual honesty to establish a sovereign cloud as well as to regulate American cloud service providers under the EU’s antitrust Digital Markets Act regulation.”

Our powerful partnership has the potential to enact change in establishing a level playing field for cloud service providers and a data-sovereign cloud for all.

GDPR compliancy

Ensuring GDPR compliance is paramount for both Nextcloud and OVHcloud as we both prioritize data security and privacy in the EU. With a strong commitment to adhering to local laws and regulations, both of our companies go the extra mile to safeguard user data within the EU.

OVHcloud’s local data centers are a testament to their dedication to compliance with GDPR requirements.

Scalability and Flexibility

Nextcloud and OVHcloud both offer scalable solutions tailored to the needs of businesses and individuals. Nextcloud can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud, accommodating various use cases and organizational sizes. OVHcloud provides scalable cloud infrastructure with options for custom configurations, enabling users to adapt their resources as their requirements evolve.

A history of alliance

While Nextcloud and OVHcloud operate in different niches within the cloud computing landscape, our shared values of data security, privacy, openness, scalability, customer focus, and innovation unite us in our mission to provide reliable and user-centric cloud solutions.

Accordingly, we partner at major events and tech conferences together like at the leading IT security event, it-sa in Nuremberg, Germany. It-sa provided us the platform to talk about our secure and sovereign cloud collaboration in a large audience of IT leaders and participants from around the world.

The Open Trusted Cloud (OTC) initiative

The Open Trusted Cloud, or OTC, program aims to build vibrant ecosystems of software publishers – SaaS and PaaS companies around an open, reversible, secure, transparent and trusted cloud. Started by OVHcloud and joined by Nextcloud in 2022, we share common values about compliance with local data regulations and data sovereignty.

“The Open Trusted Cloud is an ecosystem of European software manufacturers and puts the European offer effectively in the spotlight – a structure with a common voice that conveys our messages clearly. To strengthen their position, software manufacturers should work with other European players together. By acting together, we can increase the impact and share costs.”

– Khaled Allab, director of the Open Trusted Cloud

We’re also both members of the CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe) association, with OVHcloud being a founding member, that aims to standardize the rules for personal data protection throughout Europe. In addition, we’re both members of the German GAIA-X project, a European initiative for developing an efficient, competitive, secure and trusted data infrastructure for the European Union.

OVHcloud representing our shared vision at Enterprise Day 2024

This year, OVHcloud’s Vincent Le Fort, Sales Director Tech DACH Market, will be giving a short talk about our common vision and commitment to our customers at Nextcloud Enterprise Day.

This is a unique opportunity to learn more about our collaboration at our upcoming event and meet the OVHcloud team.

We are looking forward to sharing this day with you and celebrate our shared values.

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In our final round of sponsor announcements for the Nextcloud Enterprise Day, we are delighted to highlight plusserver as one of our sponsors!

plusserver stands as a prime example of cloud innovation “Made in Germany.” In partnership with Nextcloud and HKN, they provide open-source workplace solutions that align with the strictest data protection standards, ensuring data security and autonomy.

Their most recent innovation, plusAI, is a dedicated platform for sovereign and secure AI, highlighting the importance of data sovereignty across their solutions. In cooperation with HKN, plusserver will be showcasing the advantages of their data sovereign cloud platform pluscloud open as a base for your Nextcloud installation and dive into the possibilities that future integrations and add ons will provide.

Circle April 24 in your calendar and register today to learn more about the innovation developed by plusserver and HKN at Nextcloud Enterprise Day.

About plusserver

plusserver is recognized for its commitment to data sovereignty and digital autonomy, establishing itself as a cornerstone in the German cloud services market. With a history rich in innovation and security, plusserver offers GDPR-compliant cloud solutions, offering customers complete control and security of their data. As a founding member of Gaia-X, which aims to create a secure and reliable data infrastructure for Europe, plusserver champions open-source technologies and digital sovereignty.

Their sponsorship of Nextcloud Enterprise Day reflects their dedication to fostering a secure, open, and self-reliant digital ecosystem, alongside sovereign workplace solutions.

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day brings together the leaders and decision makers in the enterprise IT landscape. For one day, it provides a platform to foster innovation, exchange experience, and present unique stories behind Nextcloud implementation in various industries.

The agenda encompasses exclusive talks and workshops. Topics include digital sovereignty, the future of AI in business, building a secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, and more.

The April 2024 edition comes to Munich, a city in the heart of Bavaria famous for it’s unique mix of urban ambition, modernity and historical legacy.

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We are excited to share that Canonical participates in America Digital Congress in Santiago, Chile, for the first time ever. It’s one of the leading events in the region about digital transformation bringing together VPs and experts from the most relevant global tech companies. 

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, provides open source security, support and services. In addition to the OS, Canonical offers an integrated data and AI stack. With customers that include top tech brands, emerging startups, governments and home users, Canonical delivers trusted open source for everyone.

Join us at the booth A31 to learn how Canonical can support your digital transformation journey securely and cost-efficiently.

Canonical Expert Talk:
How to build a digital transformation strategy

Date & Time: April 11, 16:15 – 16:55.
C-Level Forum AI & Digital Transformation

Juan Pablo Noreña, Canonical Cloud Field Software Engineer, is delighted to be speaking at America Digital Congress about digital transformation and AI. In this talk, he will explore the significant benefits of introducing open source solutions in all stages of the infrastructure implementation process, from virtualization to AI platforms.

Juan Pablo will also showcase how this approximation improves security, reduces costs in the infrastructure life cycle, and makes them predictable, offering companies a competitive advantage in the market.

Key topics:

• A general perspective of the open source role in infrastructure and its benefits.
• A guide for decision-makers on how and where to start the development of an infrastructure strategy using open source solutions.
• Explanation of the relevance of support for the solutions to ensure the sustained success of the strategy.

Canonical Partner Programmes

At Canonical, we provide the services our partners need to ensure their hardware and software works optimally with the Ubuntu platform. We operate a range of partner programmes, from essential product certification to strategic collaboration, help with QA and long-term strategic alliances. For technology customers, this has created a thriving market of suppliers with Ubuntu expertise. 

Are you interested to learn more about our partner programmes? Talk to the team at the booth or visit our partner webpage. 

Come and meet us at America Digital 

Come visit us at the booth to learn how Canonical could support you in the digital transformation journey. Check out our Data and AI offerings to learn more about our solutions.

Nextcloud Enterprise Day is coming in one month’s time and we are excited to share the next speaker in our impressive lineup: Lars Karrock, Head of Organization and Information Technology Department at the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau.

From a wide variety of industries and backgrounds, our speakers will provide insightful talks on their experiences with Nextcloud. Read below to discover the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau and discover the unique use case Lars is bringing to the stage.

About the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN)

The Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) is a member church of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) with around 1.2 million members and around 1,000 parishes. With around 19,000 full-time employees and 57,000 volunteers, the EKHN is also a large employer in the Hesse and Nassau region.

Lars’ topic: How EKHN uses Nextcloud as a centralized service

EKHN chose Nextcloud so they could have one place that enables everyone to use all of their distributed services. Nextcloud’s all-in-one platform combines file storage, sharing capabilities, office, calendar and so much more making it simple to collaborate and condense work flow.

Currently, around 10,000 users are on their Nextcloud instance working with Files and other apps efficiently.

In Lars’s upcoming talk at Nextcloud Enterprise Day, he will talk about how a heterogeneous organization can provide different services in one place that is both easy to access and use.

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day is our top event of the year for business leaders, decision-makers, and project managers to achieve their goals with Nextcloud.

From customer presentations and success stories to networking opportunities and access to management, sales, marketing, and engineering teams, you’re bound to walk away with new information, techniques, and inspiration.

The April 24th edition takes place at the fabulous Marriott hotel in Munich, Germany. Early Bird tickets are available until March 23rd.

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We are excited to announce SpaceNet as a new sponsor of the Nextcloud Enterprise Day!

With a track record extending over three decades, SpaceNet is now a leading provider in Germany for today’s demand for private, sovereign infrastructure solutions. As a Nextcloud Gold Partner, SpaceNet delivers a comprehensive range of Nextcloud hosting solutions. These services meet many business demands, from highly standardized cloud services ready for immediate use, to customized installations uniquely tailored to individual client requirements.

Positioned in the heart of Munich, Germany, SpaceNet’s data centers are at the forefront of managed Nextcloud offerings. This strategic location not only aligns with the stringent European data protection standards but also reinforces the commitment to providing robust security, supreme efficiency, and complete control over your data.

The event is taking place in Munich, Germany, on April 24. Register for the Nextcloud Enterprise Day today to secure your spot!

About SpaceNet

SpaceNet is a Munich-based provider of managed services and data center solutions that prioritizes security and performance while strongly aligning with GDPR standards and principles. In acknowledgment of the distinct challenges each business faces, SpaceNet offers customized solutions tailored to the unique needs of their clients. SpaceNet has earned the trust of industry leaders such as MVV, Utopia.de, and Antenne Bayern, a testament to the commitment to excellence and innovation in IT solutions.

Providing secure hosting in Germany, SpaceNet contributes to the initiative to build a digitally sovereign European IT. A Gold Partner of Nextcloud, SpaceNet expands its offering with powerful capabilities of Nextcloud. Nextcloud is also a part of Zamadama, the self-service collaboration platform by SpaceNet. Managed Nextcloud is offered both as an immediately available standardised cloud solution and as a customised installation to fit individual requirements. 

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day brings together the leaders and decision makers in the enterprise IT landscape. For one day, it provides a platform to foster innovation, exchange experience, and present unique stories behind Nextcloud implementation in various industries.

The agenda encompasses exclusive talks and workshops. Topics include digital sovereignty, the future of AI in business, building a secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, and more.

The April 2024 edition comes to Munich, a city in the heart of Bavaria famous for it’s unique mix of urban ambition, modernity and historical legacy.

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Nextcloud Enterprise Day is fast approaching and we have an impressive lineup of speakers on the agenda!

From various industries and backgrounds, our speakers are customers providing insightful talks on their experiences with Nextcloud.

One of those speakers is Felix Gebauer, Program Lead and Project Manager for the transition to Open-Source Software in the Schleswig-Holstein German state administration.

About Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost state in Germany. Part of the State Chancellery of Schleswig-Holstein is the Central IT-Management department. They are responsible for the provision and operation of the centralized IT infrastructure for the whole state administration. They’re made up of 25,000 employees – one including Felix Gebauer, the Program Lead and Project Manager for the transition to Open-Source Software. He is responsible for the successful implementation of Schleswig-Holstein’s open source strategy. It’s his job to introduce Nextcloud as the new key collaboration platform to the state administration and ensure its roll-out of Nextcloud.

How Nextcloud is integral to Schleswig-Holstein’s open source strategy

In Felix’s talk, he will introduce Schleswig-Holstein’s open-source strategy and get into how Nextcloud fits into this strategy. He will explain how the Schleswig-Holstein state administration introduced Nextcloud, what were and are the biggest challenges, and what we have planned as further developments for Nextcloud, focusing on introducing AI solutions.

“The main reasons for choosing Nextcloud were the wide distribution of Nextcloud especially in public administration, Nextcloud’s strong and active community, and the wide range of different collaboration features within Nextcloud which provide solutions for many use cases in Schleswig-Holstein’s state administration.”

Felix Gebauer, Program Lead and Project Manager for the transition to Open-Source Software in the Schleswig-Holstein

Building a digitally sovereign AI for the public sector

As part of the AI strategy of the German state, they are collaborating with Nextcloud to create a generative language model for the state administration that is adapted to the specifics of administrative texts. Minister of Digitization and Head of the State Chancellery Dirk Schrödter backs the collaboration in a statement:

“In the future, we will make AI services available to colleagues in the state administration directly at the workplace. We want to drive the development of digitally sovereign and open solutions in addition to the use of existing AI services. Because, the administration of the future will work in an automated, algortihmized, cloudified and data-based way. To make this vision of the future a reality, we must provide the appropriate tools. This also creates value and jobs in our domestic digital economy.”

Dirk Schrödter, Minister of Digitization and Head of the State Chancellery

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day is our top event of the year for business leaders, decision-makers, and project managers to achieve their goals with Nextcloud.

From customer presentations and success stories to networking opportunities and access to management, sales, marketing, and engineering teams, you’re bound to walk away with new information, techniques, and inspiration.

April 24th edition takes place at the fabulous Marriott in Munich, Germany. Early Bird tickets are available until March 23rd.

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Canonical is delighted to be a technology partner at the Data Innovation Summit (DIS) in 2024. We are proud to showcase our Data and AI solutions through our conference talk and technology in practice sessions. The event will take place in Kistamässan, Stockholm on April 24-25, 2024. Visit us at booth C71 to learn how open source data and AI solutions can help you take your models to production, from edge to cloud.

Data and AI: get first-hand insights from Canonical experts

The modern enterprise can use AI algorithms and models to learn from their treasure troves of big data, and make predictions or decisions based on the data without being explicitly programmed to do so. What’s more, the AI models grow more accurate over time. 

The magic is in the melding of AI and big data. Data of incredible volume, velocity, and variety is fed into the AI engine, making the AI smarter. Over time, less human intervention is needed for the AI to run properly; in time, the AI can deliver deeper insights—and strategic value—from the ever-increasing pools of data, often in real time. 

In today’s competitive business environment, your AI and data strategies need to be more interconnected than ever. According to an MIT Technology Review survey, 78% of CIOs say that scaling AI to create business value is the top priority of their enterprise data strategy, and 96% of AI leaders agree. Nearly three out of four CIOs also say that data challenges are the biggest factor jeopardising AI success.

The Data Innovation Summit is a significant event in the field of Data and AI, especially in the Nordics. It brings together professionals, enterprise practitioners, technology providers, start-up innovators, and academics working with data and AI. We at Canonical are delighted to announce that we will be participating in this event and sharing our expertise in Data and AI.

Canonical is a well-known publisher of Ubuntu, which is the preferred operating system (OS) for data scientists. In addition to the OS, Canonical offers an integrated data and AI stack. We provide the most cost-effective options to help you gain control over your Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and ensure reliable security maintenance, allowing you to innovate at a faster pace.

Canonical DIS talk: open source DataOps and MLOps

Canonical data and AI Product Managers, and Andreea Munteanu and Michelle Anne Tabirao will be speaking about open source for your DataOps and MLOps.

Talk description

Open source data and AI tools enable organisations to create a comprehensive solution that covers all stages of the data and machine learning lifecycle. This includes correlating data from various sources, regardless of their collection engine, and serving the model in production. Together, DataOps and MLOps drive the collaboration, communication, and integration that great data and AI teams need, making them essential to the model lifecycle. DataOps is an approach to data management that focuses on collaboration, communication, and integration among data engineers, data scientists, and other data-related roles to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of data processes. MLOps is a set of practices that combines machine learning, software development, and operations to enable the deployment, monitoring, and maintenance of machine learning models in production environments.

In this talk, we will explore how to build an end-to-end solution for DataOps and MLOps using open-source solutions like databases, ML and analytics tools such as OpenSearch, Kubeflow, and MLFlow. Professionals can focus on building ML models without spending time on the tooling operational work. We will highlight some use cases, e.g. in the telco sector, where they use MLOps and DataOPs to optimise the telco network infrastructure and reduce power consumption.

Attendees will learn about the critical factors to consider when selecting tools and best practices needed for building a robust, production-grade ML project.

Come and meet us at DIS 2024

If you are interested in building or scaling your data and AI projects with open source solutions, we are here to help you. Visit our Data and AI offerings to explore our solutions.

Learn more about our Data and AI solutions

• Ubuntu AI podcast: dive into data and AI on the go
• Big data and AI WP: build a smarter enterprise with a secure, integrated open source stack
• MongoDB for enterprise data management WP: MongoDB benefits for modern enterprise data management, use cases for financial, telecommunications and automotive industries
• MLOps toolkit: from hardware to applications, discover the key factors to consider when building your machine learning toolkit
• Using PostgreSQL to power your AI applications: learn what PostgreSQL has to offer for your AI projects
• Canonical Data: enterprise data solutions for rapid innovation at any scale
• Canonical AI: take your models to production with open source AI

We’re thrilled to reveal T-Systems, part of Deutsche Telekom and a prominent global IT service provider, as a sponsor of Nextcloud Enterprise Day. Join us on April 24, 2024, in Munich, Germany, for this pivotal event.

T-Systems is one of the bigger Nextcloud clients; they’re diligently working on their content migration services, which involves transforming and transporting substantial volumes of structured and unstructured data across various platforms, seamlessly integrating them into the Nextcloud Hub.

About T-Systems

T-Systems, a Deutsche Telekom subsidiary, is a respected name in the global ICT landscape. Operating in over 20 countries, their diverse portfolio encompasses digital solutions, cloud infrastructure, mobility solutions, and cybersecurity. T-Systems aids businesses worldwide in harnessing the power of their Nextcloud servers within secure, certified data centers. T-Systems and Nextcloud are staunch advocates of data sovereignty, firmly believing organizations should regain control over their data.

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2024 boasts a wide-ranging array of topics, covering the spectrum of enterprise applications. Our seasoned industry experts, technology partners (including T-Systems representatives), and dedicated in-house engineers will be on hand to address queries and share insightful perspectives.

The event is a great opportunity to influence the Nextcloud roadmap and gain a deeper understanding of Nextcloud Hub as the quintessential suite for self-hosted collaboration.

Join us in envisioning the future of digital collaboration and data sovereignty. Let’s meet in Munich!

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Canonical, a leading advocate for open-source technology, is excited to announce its participation in the HPE Tech Jam 2024, set to take place in Atlanta and Vienna. This prestigious event will convene presales consultants and enterprise architects to delve into groundbreaking strategies powered by HPE’s edge-to-cloud workload solutions and products.

Promoting Open Source Technology

Canonical’s sponsorship of the Tech Jam event underscores its steadfast dedication to promoting open-source technology within the tech industry. This event serves as a prime opportunity for the company to showcase its innovative solutions, forge connections with like-minded professionals, and explore potential collaborations. Attendees can anticipate gaining invaluable insights into open-source solutions and their potential to drive business growth.

What to Expect from Canonical at the Tech Jam?

As a Silver sponsor of the event, Canonical will present its cutting-edge open-source solutions designed to foster innovation and cost savings for businesses. Visitors to Canonical’s booth can engage in interactive games demonstrating the significance of securing open-source applications.

Canonical’s participation in the event will offer attendees insights into various open-source solutions and their application in driving innovation and growth. Key highlights include:

AI by Canonical

• Take you models to production with open source MLOps platforms
• Run AI at scale with Canonical and Nvidia
• Ensure security of the entire AI open source development environment

Ubuntu Pro

• Why Ubuntu security matters
• Why DevSecOps security matters

Open Source Cloud

• A strategy to transition away from VMware  
• A full open source solution for new and developing customers
• Delivered as a service with Greenlake Flex Solutions
• MicroCloud – a composable and flexible solution to future-proof any edge computing deployment

Canonical’s presence at HPE Tech Jam underscores its unwavering commitment to promoting the adoption of open-source solutions in the tech industry. The event provides an ideal platform for Canonical to engage with industry professionals, spotlight its innovative products, and advocate for the benefits of open-source technology worldwide.

About the Canonical and HPE Partnership

Canonical and HPE boast a longstanding partnership aimed at delivering comprehensive open-source solutions spanning infrastructure to cutting-edge, secure, cloud-native MLOps platforms. Together, they assist customers in achieving significant cost savings, optimizing operations, and enhancing performance while prioritizing top-notch security for both physical and virtual environments.

Canonical’s participation in HPE Tech Jam 2024 promises to be a milestone in advancing open-source technology and fostering collaboration within the tech community. Stay tuned for updates on Canonical’s innovative contributions at the event!

We are excited to announce Bechtle as one of the Nextcloud Enterprise Day sponsors!

Bechtle is close to its customers and is one of the leading IT companies in Europe with IT e-commerce companies in 14 countries. Bechtle also has a global network of partners to meet the needs of global customers. Bechtle support our more than 70,000 customers from industry and trade, the public sector and the financial market in their digital transformation and offer a complete range of IT infrastructure and IT operations services across manufacturers.

Bechtle is strongly committed to enhancing digital sovereignty, speciality in the public market. They championing open-source solutions and strategically operate services within European data centers to ensure the highest standards of data protection. Active engagement in the public sector, marked by successful collaborations with federal and state authorities, showcases Bechtle’s understanding and capability to meet the unique IT requirements essential for governmental operations.

This collaboration underlines the strength of the partnership between Nextcloud and Bechtle. Both entities strive to deliver secure, compliant, and effective IT solutions across various sectors.

As a next milestone of our ambitions partnership, Bechtle and Nextcloud are launching a managed digitally sovereign platform based on Nextcloud. This means that all features of Nextcloud Hub can now be offered to public organizations as a managed cloud service, easy to implement and without tendering.

We invite you to join the conversation with the forward thinkers of the global IT. Save April 24 in your calendar and register today to secure your seat!

About Bechtle

Bechtle is a renowned German provider of IT services and solutions founded in 1983. It has since grown to become one of the largest IT service providers in Europe. The company serves a diverse base of customers businesses, government offices, and educational institutions. Bechtle’s portfolio of services includes IT consulting, software and hardware procurement, system integration, and managed services.

Bechtle is a leading ambassador for digital sovereignty. For many years, the company has been promoting technological independence as an fundamental part of the digitalization strategy. Bechtle have supported multiple organizations on their path towards digital sovereignty with a vendor-neutral portfolio of solutions and consulting services, as well as a European cybersecurity stack.

Bechtle is a company with an impressive history and a prominent position on the European and global IT landscape. We are fascinated to welcome Bechtle as an Enterprise Day supporter.

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day brings together the leaders and decision makers in the enterprise IT landscape. For one day, it provides a platform to foster innovation, exchange experience, and present unique cases of Nextcloud implementation.

The agenda encompasses exclusive talks and workshops. Topics include digital sovereignty, the future of AI in business, building a secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, and more. A highlight of the upcoming event is a presentation of the next big Nextcloud Hub update.

The April 2024 edition comes to Munich. It is a city in the heart of Bavaria famous for it’s unique mix of urban ambition, modernity and historical legacy.

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We are happy to welcome back IONOS as a sponsor for the upcoming Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2024, continuing our longstanding partnership.

IONOS’s global presence and commitment to data sovereignty, data privacy and data protection align perfectly with our mission, enhancing our combined efforts to provide secure, transparent, and open-standard solutions.

As a key player in global digitalization, IONOS’s collaboration with Nextcloud has been instrumental in advancing security and data sovereignty, reflecting our shared dedication to improving business practices worldwide.

The event is taking place in Munich, Germany, on April 24. Register for the Nextcloud Enterprise Day today to secure your spot!

About IONOS

IONOS is the leading European digitalisation partner for small and medium-sized businesses. The company serves over six million customers and has a presence in 18 markets across Europe and North America, with its services being accessible worldwide. Its web presence and productivity portfolio caters to all digitalisation needs, providing domains, web hosting and website builders with AI capabilities, as well as eCommerce and online marketing tools. The company also offers cloud solutions for businesses looking to move their operations to the cloud as they expand and develop.

The partnership between IONOS and Nextcloud is marked by a mutual commitment to enhance security, transparency, and data sovereignty. Rooted in shared goals, this collaboration leverages open standards and open-source software. It emphasizes customer rights to scrutinize code, address security gaps, and tailor solutions. Both entities actively promote the pivotal concept of data sovereignty, helping organizations regain control over their data and ensure legal security for users in the face of challenges such as the US CLOUD Act.

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day brings together the leaders and decision makers in the enterprise IT landscape. For one day, it provides a platform to foster innovation, exchange experience, and present unique stories behind Nextcloud implementation in various industries.

The agenda encompasses exclusive talks and workshops. Topics include digital sovereignty, the future of AI in business, building a secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, and more.

The April 2024 edition comes to Munich, a city in the heart of Bavaria famous for it’s unique mix of urban ambition, modernity and historical legacy.

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Welcome the first sponsor of Nextcloud Enterprise Day 2024 — OVHcloud. By becoming a supporter of the Enterprise Day, OVHcloud reinforces its position as a provider that values privacy, security, and open-source standards, offering solutions that empower organizations to maintain control over their data while leveraging the benefits of cloud technology.

The 2024 edition of Enterprise Day takes place on April 24 in Munich, Germany. Register today at a limited special rate.

About OVHcloud

OVHcloud, a global cloud provider, offers scalable and flexible web hosting, server, private and public cloud solutions for businesses, developers, and individuals. With a commitment to data autonomy and transparency, OVHcloud enables efficient IT infrastructure management while advocating for privacy and innovation.

OVHcloud’s dedication to digital sovereignty reflects in their approach to data protection and privacy. They ensure that the infrastructure and services comply with local and international data regulations, which is crucial for clients concerned with data jurisdiction and sovereignty, especially in sectors like public services and healthcare.

We are honored to have OVHcloud as a returning sponsor of the Nextcloud Enterprise Day.

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day brings together the leaders and decision makers in the enterprise IT landscape. For one day, it provides a platform to foster innovation, exchange experience, and present unique stories behind Nextcloud implementation in various industries.

The agenda encompasses exclusive talks and workshops. Topics include digital sovereignty, the future of AI in business, building a secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, and more.

The April 2024 edition comes to Munich, a city in the heart of Bavaria famous for it’s unique mix of urban ambition, modernity and historical legacy.

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Today, we are sharing some exciting news, coming just a few weeks after Frank won the prestigious European Software Freedom award in Austria. Nominated for the European Award of the Acteurs du Libre contest, Nextcloud wins this year’s prize! We are thankful to our community, our talented team, and the great visionaries behind the project for achieving this important win.

The Acteurs du Libre contest

Part of the Open Source Experience event, the Acteurs du Libre contest awards Free Software companies, entrepreneurs, projects and associations that make notable contributions to open source and free software.

Each year, six awards are given to the nominees, each highlighting to the contribution in a particular area of FOSS development, management or implementation: the Committed Public Service Award, the European Award in collaboration with APELL, the Business Development Award, the Best Open Source Strategy Award, the Open and Edthical Digital Award, and the Jury’s Special Award.

Nextcloud and the European Prize

This year’s ceremony welcomed Nextcloud founder Frank Karlitschek on stage to receive the European Award given in collaboration with APELL. This prize aims to reward open source organizations headquartered in Europe, but outside of France, that has successfully led the commercial development of an open source project. The evaluation of the proposals and the award ceremony is organized in collaboration with APELL (European Free Software Professional Association).

This is truly a remarkable milestone for our hardworking team and the community surrounding Nextcloud and engaging in our project.

This achievement is a testament to the dedication and our collective brilliance. Tireless efforts and commitment to excellence shown by the community and the talented Nextcloud team have lifted us us to new heights. Deepest thanks to everyone that has stood by us throughout this journey.

Frank Karlitschek

Nextcloud Founder

About Open Source Experience

Open Source Experience is an event bringing together over 6,000 professionals in the open source indistry for two days of exhibiting and presenting. The agenda encompasses discussions over open source technologies, solutions, and challenges within Europe and France in particular. Over 160 topics presented at the event include AI, IoT, Cloud, Responsible Digital, Devops, platforms, cybersecurity, language, strategy, work environment, artificial intelligence The event is supported by Systematic Paris Région.

This year’s edition is taking place at Palais des Congrès – Porte Maillot in Paris, on December 6 and 7. Nextcloud is participating in the event with a company booth. On stage, Nextcloud founder Frank Karlitschek is presenting a talk about what the AI revolution means for Open Source, Open Tech and Open Societies.

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