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The talented @breadman captured @Karlitschek talk on #DigitalSovereignty at #CHOpen in Bern. ๐จ
Amazing work! Small tip: try out the #NextcloudWhiteboard. We are sure you'll ๐ it!
Europe cannot expose its most sensitive data to external powers. ๐ซ
Our digital systems hold some of our most valuable assets, yet Europe still relies heavily on foreign tech.
What does it take to break the pattern and build #digitalsovereignty?
Read more ๐ nextcloud.com/blog/why-digitalโฆ
Why digital sovereignty is Europe's defining challenge - Nextcloud
Digital sovereignty in Europe is becoming a strategic priority. Explore how and why Europe should reduce reliance on foreign tech.Katrin Goethals (Nextcloud)
Teaser:
This #Plushtodon, a recent immigrant to Canada, is checking out our Mastodon feed. How did they get my password?
They are excitedly looking for updates on how our community is convincing politicians to dump U.S. based social media and join the #Fediverse. It's almost like they have a vested interest in your activities and efforts. Hmm....
#MastodonCanada #MastoCanadaGOV #DigitalSovereignty #Technology
In a new review for Le Monde Informatique, writer Dominique Filippone explores Nextcloud Hub 26 Winter and highlights our performance gains coming with the ADA engine. ๐ช
Read the article (in French):
lemondeinformatique.fr/actualiโฆ
#Nextcloud #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty
Nextcloud enrichit sa plateforme collaborative - Le Monde Informatique
Baptisรฉe Hub Winter 26, cette actualisation de la plateforme collaborative de Nextcloud ajoute des des capacitรฉs de migration de donnรฉes et de...LeMondeInformatique
This is a link to an article written by someone else, not me:
"I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure. Here's the stack I landed on, what was harder than expected, and what you still can't avoid."
coinerella.com/made-in-eu-it-wโฆ
We need more stories like this being shared in the open. You can criticise some parts of the decisions made here, but that's not the point. Someone tried, learned and shares the result. *That's* the point.
#DigitalSovereignty #Cloudless
"Made in EU" - it was harder than I thought.
I tried building my startup entirely on European infrastructure. Here's the stack I landed on, what was harder than expected, and what you still can't avoid.Robert (Coinerella)
GitHub - SchBenedikt/social: ๐ Social can be used for work, or to connect to the fediverse!
๐ Social can be used for work, or to connect to the fediverse! - SchBenedikt/socialGitHub
Welcome to Mastodon, @HennaVirkkunen !
As Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, you have highlighted how the Fediverse plays an important part in protecting the EU's #DigitalSovereignty and supporting European alternatives.
Nextcloud Awards 2026 are open! ๐
Weโre celebrating the people and projects who build #DigitalSovereignty in the real world.
Register and nominate a changemaker until 20 March 2026.
Awards ceremony live on stage at the Nextcloud Summit:
๐๏ธ June 9
๐ Munich
nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-aโฆ
Nextcloud Awards 2026: Movers and shakers in digital sovereignty
It's time for Nextcloud Awards 2026!Kim Pohlmann (Nextcloud)
Are you really digitally independent? โ๏ธโ๐ฅ
In his guide โGetting off US techโ, tech writer and podcaster @parismarx breaks down why #DigitalSovereignty matters, and how to get there step by step.
Discover practical, user-friendly alternatives! Full list of apps ๐ disconnect.blog/getting-off-usโฆ
Getting off US tech: a guide - by Paris Marx - Disconnect
Iโm in the process of dropping US tech services. Hereโs how I did it, and options you should consider.Paris Marx (Disconnect)
#Digitalsovereignty in Europe has hit a turning point. โช๏ธ What used to be niche policy talk is now front-page news.
But will it be enough, and whatโs next for Europe in 2026? One major blocker remains: buying behavior.
Discover the full story! ๐ nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovโฆ
Digital sovereignty in Europe: what still lies ahead - Nextcloud
Digital sovereignty is no longer theoretical. Europe sees momentum, but real independence depends on procurement and political will.Jos Poortvliet (Nextcloud)
๐จ #Microsoft 365 price shock: From July 2026, prices rise by up to 16.7%.
Now is the best time to break free from vendor lock-in.
What are your favorite #MS365 alternatives? ๐๐ช๐บ
โก๏ธ tuta.com/blog/microsoft-365-prโฆ
#DigitalSovereignty #deMicrosoft #OneClickAway
Microsoft 365 price shock: Better quit vendor lock-in now! | Tuta
Starting July 2026, Microsoft plans a huge price hike for Microsoft 365 of up to 16.7%. Time to look for replacements.Tuta
vielleicht schaffen wir das auch in #Bayern ๐ช Fรผr #OpenSource gegen #M365 in bayerischen Behรถrden stimmen. Sagt NEIN zu Geldverschwendung und unterstรผtzt freie Softwarelรถsungen fรผr mehr digitale Souverรคnitรคt.
openpetition.de/!ybfgg
๐ซ๐ท Great start to our week in Paris!
Robin Wagnerโs talk at Nextcloud Enterprise Day drew strong interest around open, sovereign alternatives with OpenProject, @nextcloud & @xwiki
Weโre carrying that energy into OSXP on Dec 10โ11, come meet us at Citรฉ des Sciences!
#OpenSource #OpenProject #Nextcloud #XWiki #OSXP #OpenSourceExperience #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #ProjectManagement #Paris #openDesk #NextcloudEnterpriseDay
Today we are calling on institutions around the world to take control of their #DigitalSovereignty, including their social accounts. Governments should communicate directly with their citizens on open platforms, not through the mouthpiece of a corporation.
blog.joinmastodon.org/2025/12/โฆ
The world needs social sovereignty
The world needs to log off corporate-owned, centrally-controlled social media platforms and log on to a better way of being online. The world needs an open social web through the fediverse and Mastodon.Mastodon Blog
#IT #opensource #digitalsovereignty
nextcloud.com/blog/the-sovereiโฆ
The sovereign alternative to Microsoft Entra: Nubus from Univention for access and identity management - Nextcloud
Securely manage IDs while retaining control over your data with Nubus: a sovereign, European alternative to Microsoft Entra ID.Katrin Goethals (Nextcloud)
Weโre live at Nextcloud Enterprise Day in The Hague!
Donโt miss Robin Wagner at 15:00 CET on breaking free from the Atlassian vendor lock-in and how OpenProject, @xwiki and @nextcloud empower digital sovereignty.
#NextcloudEnterpriseDay #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #OpenProject
The French-German Digital Sovereignty Summit yesterday was really inspiring. The topic of Open Source, European Sovereignty and Ethical AI is now discussed on the highes political level.
Iโm also happy that I was able to discuss Open Source and Digital Sovereignty with Chancellor Merz, President Macron and Minister Wildberger during a roundtable yesterday evening.
#digitalsovereignty #EuroStack #AI #EUSummit #digitalministerium #OpenSource #Nextcloud
Itโs here! ๐จ Nextcloud's Channel Partner Program will
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Boost partner activities
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Streamline processes
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Promote further international growth
The channel is part of our commitment to invest โฌ250 million in #DigitalSovereignty by 2030.
๐ nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-cโฆ
Nextcloud Channel Partner Program: expanding collaboration with channel sales - Nextcloud
Nextcloud Channel Partner Program enables our partners further and helps organizations worldwide get started with Nextcloud more easily.Mikhail Korotaev (Nextcloud)
๐ฐ Rising prices. Forced cloud migration. Vendor lock-in.
With Atlassianโs new direction, many organizations are losing control over their tools and their budgets.
And while #Atlassian has been steadily raising prices, open source has grown into a powerful alternative.
Learn how #OpenProject and other open source tools like @xwiki , @nextcloud or @collabora empower you to stay in charge:
๐ openproject.org/blog/atlassianโฆ
#OpenSource #CostEfficiency #Transparency #DigitalSovereignty #JiraAlternative
Software alternatives to Atlassian โ free and open source
With the end of Jira Data Center announced and prices rising year after year, vendor lock-in is no longerโฆCorinna Gรผnther (OpenProject)
๐ก Looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft 365 or Jira?
Discover 8 trusted tools used by Europeโs public institutions โ from @nextcloud to @xwiki, @element and more.
โก๏ธ openproject.org/blog/open-sourโฆ
#OpenSource #PublicSector #GovTech #DigitalSovereignty #opendesk
8 open source software solutions for the public sector
Open source software is becoming more and more important, especially in the public sector in Europe.โฆCorinna Gรผnther (OpenProject)
"True digital sovereignty can only exist when you combine open source and open standards. Full stop."
The Netherlands is leading the way โ from national IT policy to real-world adoption across ministries and municipalities. In this episode, we talk with Fabrice Mous from @nextcloud about how openness is reshaping government, collaboration, and trust.
Tune in!
๐ youtube.com/watch?v=eF598H2ctIโฆ
#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #Nextcloud #CollaboraOnline
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Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.www.youtube.com
This comic ๐ by @jensorensen sums it up perfectly when it comes to decisions for or against certain social media networks. Let's do better!
Our #SocialMediaMatrix helps communications managers weigh up the options:
social-media-matrix.king-consuโฆ
#SocialMedia #responsibility #Fediverse #Instagram #Meta #X #Twitter #Threads #Facebook #TikTok #WissKomm #Bundestag #DigitalSovereignty #Demokratie #TagderDemokratie #DemocracyDay #SciComm #Science #Communication
Social Media Matrix โข King Consult
Social media in comparison: Mastodon, Bluesky, Threads or X? Why the Fediverse is the best long-term choice for authorities, associations, science and journalism.social-media-matrix.king-consult.de
Last week we asked about your switch to #DigitalSovereignty. And your answers spoke loud & clear. ๐
With #NextcloudHub 25 Autumn, youโll see how effortless, secure, and in-your-control online collaboration can be.
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Sept 27, 10 AM CEST
๐ nextcloud.com/hub25-autumn/
Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn global launch
Register now โ be the first to experience the new Nextcloud Hub 25 AutumnNextcloud
โณ One week left!
Atlassian just announced the end of Data Center by 2029. For many orgs, that means a forced migration.
Most webinars explain why to leave Confluence.
This one shows you how teams already did it.
On Sept 17 weโll demo a real Confluence migration with XWiki + @nextcloud building a full open-source alternative to Atlassianโs stack.
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Sept 17, 3:00pm CEST
๐ go.nextcloud.com/r/20it
#ConfluenceMigration #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #FOSS #Atlassian #DataCenter
Break free from Confluence: Your complete open-source migration stack
Migrate from Confluence to open-source alternatives with XWiki and Nextcloud. Live demos, migration strategies, and cost-saving workflows to eliminate vendor lock-in and reduce licensing costs.Nextcloud
Thinker or doer? ๐ค On Sept 27 @ 10AM CEST we launch #NextcloudHub 25 Autumn!
โ๏ธ Reclaim your data
โ๏ธ Escape #VendorLockIn
โ๏ธ Embrace #DigitalSovereignty
And of course loads of new features! ๐ฅ
Be part of it ๐ nextcloud.com/hub25-autumn/
Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn global launch
Register now โ be the first to experience the new Nextcloud Hub 25 AutumnNextcloud
Weโre on the move this fall โ๏ธ
๐ Berlin, Geneva, Toulouse, Nuremberg, Paris
๐ป + a webinar with @nextcloud on migrating away from Confluence
Weโll be talking about open collaboration, cybersecurity, and why Europe needs sovereign tools. Come meet us, see demos of XWiki & @CryptPad and join the conversation.
๐ Full schedule: xwiki.com/en/Blog/XWiki-eventsโฆ
#FOSS #DigitalSovereignty #ConfluenceMigration #opensource #news
#DigitalSovereignty is the answer. ๐
Join the launch of #NextcloudHub 25 Autumn: your platform for data ownership & privacy-first collaboration, free from vendor lock-in.
๐
Sept 27, 10AM CEST
๐ Online, worldwide
๐ Save your spot: nextcloud.com/hub25-autumn/
Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn global launch
Register now โ be the first to experience the new Nextcloud Hub 25 AutumnNextcloud
On Sept 27, weโre doing more than a release. ๐ฅ
#NextcloudHub 25 Autumn answers todayโs biggest #DataSafety challenges.
This is innovation that sets you free from #VendorLockIn, while guaranteeing #DigitalSovereignty.
Sign up for the launch๐ nextcloud.com/hub25-autumn/
Join us live at #NextcloudConf25: nextcloud.com/conference-2025/
Nextcloud Hub 25 Autumn global launch
Register now โ be the first to experience the new Nextcloud Hub 25 AutumnNextcloud
Watch as Frank Karlitschek, Nextcloud founder, and Kaj Arnรถ of MariaDB Foundation discuss:
- The synergy between #Nextcloud and #MariaDB
- How values translate into technology
- Why #OpenSource is essential to #DigitalSovereignty
And more!
Watch it now ๐ youtu.be/-dn6VET-7EY
#opensource #digitalsovereignty
dsi.nextcloud.com/
Digital Sovereignty Index
Discover the Digital Sovereignty Index (DSI): a global snapshot of visible, self-hosted infrastructure. Is your country digitally autonomous.dsi.nextcloud.com
We're putting Microsoft's "Digital Principles for Europe" to the test. ๐ฅ
Can they really guarantee #DigitalSovereignty for Europe?
We dive into news articles, transparency reports, and other #Microsoft announcements to find out!
๐ nextcloud.com/blog/microsoft-sโฆ
How real are Microsoft sovereign cloud's digital principles?- Nextcloud
Can a Microsoft sovereign cloud for Europe exist? Discover what Microsoft's "Digital Principles for Europe" mean as we put them to the test.Katrin Goethals (Nextcloud)
How #DigitallyIndependent are small organizations in your country?
Our #DigitalSovereignty Index compares the use of dozens self-hosted collaboration tools across countries.๐
And not all countries do so well!
Explore the map and report:
nextcloud.com/blog/digital-sovโฆ
Digital Sovereignty Index: How countries compare in digital independence - Nextcloud
The debate around digital sovereignty has gained momentum. We show how countries compare in digital independence.Christoph Weissthaner (Nextcloud)
WeTransfer changed its terms to allow using your files to train AI. After users protested, they softened the language. But the rights they claim are still broad.
At @xwiki we believe privacy should be built in, not patched after backlash. Your content should stay yours.
Open tools like @CryptPad , @nextcloud and OnionShare put you in control.
#privacy #opensource #foss #digitalsovereignty
#ai #wetransfer #oss #news
Great news from Munich, Germany! ๐
Nextcloud was recognized at this yearโs connect professional Product of the Year Awards in the categories Collaboration and Cloud Storage Solutions.
๐ These awards highlight our commitment to providing secure, flexible, and open source collaboration platforms for our users.
Thank you to connect professional and everyone who voted for us!
#Nextcloud #OnlineCollaboration #CloudStorage #OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty #poty25
#VendorLockIn is a financial AND strategic trap. โ
From rising fees to hidden dependencies, #BigTech keeps you dependent on their services.
But achieving #DigitalSovereignty might be easier than you think.
Discover more in our latest blog post: "What is vendor lock-in? The real price of Big Tech."
๐ nextcloud.com/blog/what-is-venโฆ
What is vendor lock-in? The real price of Big Tech - Nextcloud
Discover the full cost of vendor lock-in. How does Big Tech limit your freedom? And what can open source solutions like Nextcloud do for you?Katrin Goethals (Nextcloud)
"Disruptors for #DigitalSovereignty"
What do Asterix and Obelix and #OpenSource have in common? In the article by Raconteur, our founder Frank Karlitschek talks coding roots, resilience against #BigTech domination, and liberation through sovereignty.
raconteur.net/technology/nextcโฆ
Nextcloud's CEO is on a mission to take on the hyperscalers - Raconteur
Nextcloud, an open-source alternative to Microsoft and Google, has pinned itself to the digital sovereignty movement in EuropeTamlin Magee (Raconteur Media Ltd)
Meet the winners of the #NextcloudAwards ๐
#DigitalSovereignty Awareness
๐น CรณdigoSur
๐น Signal Foundation
Implementation Role Model
๐น Schleswig-Holstein
Read more ๐ nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-aโฆ
Nextcloud Awards 2025: Building a sovereign digital future
We announced the winners of the Nextcloud Awards 2025 to spotlight individuals and organizations that contributing to digital sovereignty.Kim Pohlmann (Nextcloud)
๐ข Coming Q3 2025: #NextcloudWorkspace: your alternative to #Microsoft365 for full #DigitalSovereignty, built in partnership with @IONOS.
#OnlinePrivacy, compliance, and usability, without losing control of your data.
๐ Discover more: nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-wโฆ
A sovereign Microsoft 365 alternative: Nextcloud and IONOS join forces - Nextcloud
Discover the Microsoft 365 alternative by Nextcloud and IONOS: the Nextcloud Workspace office suite, launching in the course of 2025.Katrin Goethals (Nextcloud)
Iโve begun my journey to reduce my reliance on US tech, so itโs time for an update on how itโs all going.
No surprise, some services are far more easy to replace than others. Email and streaming are low-hanging fruit; maps and messaging can be more difficult. But we should still make the effort.
disconnect.blog/p/getting-off-โฆ
#tech #digitalsovereignty #email #socialmedia #streaming
Getting off US tech is no easy task
But that doesnโt mean we shouldnโt make the effortParis Marx (Disconnect)