I have been using open source software for almost 25 years — in the companies and teams I manage and, of course, for personal use too.

In this workshop, I provide suggestions for the use of processes and software in both on-premises and hosted solutions, to minimise the dependency of your own IT or technology company on hyperscale behemoths.

This workshop is not intended to suggest a “big bang” changeover of an existing company IT system away from all existing solutions. Instead, it shows how individual solution areas in the company can be gradually replaced or expanded with solutions that drive digital sovereignty.

Workshop content

Organisational communications

• What works well, what less so, which tools do we really need?
• Managing email and calendars without depending on market dominators
• Video conferencing and chat: OpenTalk and Jitsi
• Small helper, big effect: LanguageTool

Shared document management

• Nextcloud and Open-XChange
• Technical documentation: creation, management, hosting with MkDocs

Projects and development

• Software development with Git, without the Hub: Gitea, Forgejo and Codeberg
• Project management: Nextcloud Deck, Taiga, and OpenProject

Cloud hosting

• European providers instead of global hyperscalers

Mobile devices

• Free Android operating systems and open app stores

Corporate communication in social networks

• ActivityPub and Fediverse

Length

2 days of 8 hours each.

Audience

Maximum attendance for this workshop is 15. 10 people is ideal.

Participation is recommended for people with and without management responsibility (a good mix is particularly effective here).

Price

€ 3,000.00 excl. VAT, travel and accommodation.