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Digital control is not a product
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Digital control is not a product

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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 — Amsterdam Recap
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KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 — Amsterdam Recap

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Understanding Safespring Kubernetes Engine if you usually run Kubernetes yourself
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Understanding Safespring Kubernetes Engine if you usually run Kubernetes yourself

A practical guide for platform teams who want to understand the service boundary, defaults, and engineering trade-offs in Safespring Kubernetes Engine.

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Automating Windows Server Hardening on Safespring Compute: From Launch to Locked Down
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Automating Windows Server Hardening on Safespring Compute: From Launch to Locked Down

The result is a fully hardened Windows Server you can provision in one shot, hands-off, from the OpenStack CLI.

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Safespring positions itself for continued growth: Appoints Johan Harrysson as new CEO
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Safespring positions itself for continued growth: Appoints Johan Harrysson as new CEO

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Run a local LLM on Safespring GPU infrastructure
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Run a local LLM on Safespring GPU infrastructure

Set up NVIDIA drivers, Ollama and Open-WebUI on an Ubuntu GPU instance in Safespring to run a local LLM with browser access and full data control.

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Ingress-Nginx Retires in March 2026: Here’s How to Move to Gateway API and Cilium Gateway
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Ingress-Nginx Retires in March 2026: Here’s How to Move to Gateway API and Cilium Gateway

This article gives platform teams a concrete migration playbook.

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The EU just defined Sovereign Cloud, here is our score
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The EU just defined Sovereign Cloud, here is our score

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Configure Zitadel OIDC for the Talos Kubernetes API Server
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Configure Zitadel OIDC for the Talos Kubernetes API Server

Configure OIDC login for Talos Kubernetes clusters with Zitadel, kubelogin and Kubernetes RBAC so platform teams can centralize access control.

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The multidimensional problem
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The multidimensional problem

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Deploy Talos Kubernetes on OpenStack with Cluster API
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Deploy Talos Kubernetes on OpenStack with Cluster API

Provision Talos Linux Kubernetes clusters on Safespring OpenStack with Cluster API, CAPO and ClusterResourceSets in a declarative workflow.

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EuroStack’s Second Open Letter: Buy, Sell and Fund European!
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EuroStack’s Second Open Letter: Buy, Sell and Fund European!

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Validate and upgrade Talos Linux Kubernetes on OpenStack
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Validate and upgrade Talos Linux Kubernetes on OpenStack

Validate a Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster on OpenStack with Cilium and Cinder CSI, then upgrade Talos OS and Kubernetes through repeatable operations

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When you want, need or are forced to leave an American cloud provider
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When you want, need or are forced to leave an American cloud provider

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Why Safespring supports EuroStack
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Why Safespring supports EuroStack

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Bootstrap Talos Linux Kubernetes on OpenStack
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Bootstrap Talos Linux Kubernetes on OpenStack

Build a secure and repeatable Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster on OpenStack using automation, OpenStack images and infrastructure-as-code workflows.

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Is it possible to replace VMware? There might be...
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Is it possible to replace VMware? There might be...

VMware is designed for hosting and managing in-house IT systems, whereas Safespring provides services for running applications and systems in the cloud. Each has distinct strengths and weaknesses.

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Embracing change: A Glimpse into Safespring's Engineering plans for 2025
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Embracing change: A Glimpse into Safespring's Engineering plans for 2025

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Safespring’s Cloud Services Now Available Through OCRE 2024
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Safespring’s Cloud Services Now Available Through OCRE 2024

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Future-Ready Automated Services in the Higher Education Sector
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Future-Ready Automated Services in the Higher Education Sector

During a recent webinar with SIKT, I had the opportunity to delve into automation, open standards, and digital sovereignty.

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Driving Open Science Forward: Safespring’s Role in the EOSC EU Node Launch
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Driving Open Science Forward: Safespring’s Role in the EOSC EU Node Launch

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Escaping the VMware trap?
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Escaping the VMware trap?

VMware users had their world turned upside down when Broadcom decided to rapidly change the user terms of the VMware software in 2024.

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Géant OCRE IaaS+ 2020 is coming to an end
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Géant OCRE IaaS+ 2020 is coming to an end

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Self-Service Access to Open Source Infrastructure using NATS & Huma
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Self-Service Access to Open Source Infrastructure using NATS & Huma

Our session, titled 'Using NATS and Huma to Enhance Open Source Infrastructure', was designed to empower both B2B and European research communities with robust self-service access.

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Sustainable security
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Sustainable security

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Political security
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Political security

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Physical security
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Physical security

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Logical security
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Logical security

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Legal security
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Legal security

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Flexible security
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Flexible security

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Greetings from OpenInfra Days Gothenburg 2024!
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Greetings from OpenInfra Days Gothenburg 2024!

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Kubernetes Project Onboarding Guide
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Kubernetes Project Onboarding Guide

This tool is crafted for IT architects, DevOps engineers, and technical teams eager to integrate company-specific workflows into Kubernetes, fostering a seamless, efficient management system.

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White Papers

Where things stand after the EU-US Data Protection Framework (DPF)

In light of the European Commission’s latest decision in July 2023 on data transfers to US cloud service providers, there is reason to once again review the changed circumstances.

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Install the OpenStack Cinder CSI driver for Kubernetes
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Install the OpenStack Cinder CSI driver for Kubernetes

Configure the OpenStack Cinder CSI driver for OKD, OpenShift or Kubernetes so clusters can provision persistent volumes backed by OpenStack block storage.

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Daniel Melin moves from the Swedish Tax Agency to Safespring
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Daniel Melin moves from the Swedish Tax Agency to Safespring

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Looking ahead to 2024 – a summary of this year's progress and future prospects
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Looking ahead to 2024 – a summary of this year's progress and future prospects

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Safespring: A key player in Europe’s new scientific cloud platform worth €32 million
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Safespring: A key player in Europe’s new scientific cloud platform worth €32 million

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Commentary: The Baltic Sea cable should be a wake-up call
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Commentary: The Baltic Sea cable should be a wake-up call

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AI Near Us: A Bridge Between Innovation and Responsibility
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AI Near Us: A Bridge Between Innovation and Responsibility

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Automating cloud resources with Python and Pulumi: Separating config from code
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Automating cloud resources with Python and Pulumi: Separating config from code

Separating the config data into a yaml file which serves as input to the Pulumi program. Safespring is a cloud platform built on OpenStack.

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Summary and next steps
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Summary and next steps

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Security and limitations for Pods and networking
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Security and limitations for Pods and networking

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Managing Pods, Deployments & StatefulSets
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Managing Pods, Deployments & StatefulSets

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Introduction to cloud-based applications and Kubernetes
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Introduction to cloud-based applications and Kubernetes

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Configuration, scaling, and container lifecycle
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Configuration, scaling, and container lifecycle

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Cloud Services and GDPR: Myths and Realities
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Cloud Services and GDPR: Myths and Realities

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Automation and monitoring of applications
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Automation and monitoring of applications

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Advanced Deployment Strategies and Availability
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Advanced Deployment Strategies and Availability

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Automating cloud resources with Python and Pulumi: Basic provisioning
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Automating cloud resources with Python and Pulumi: Basic provisioning

Combining imperative and declarative cloud automation with Python and Pulumi. Safespring is a cloud platform built on OpenStack.

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Safespring joins a collaborative initiative to strengthen Sweden's IT operations
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Safespring joins a collaborative initiative to strengthen Sweden's IT operations

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A holistic approach to cloud infrastructure
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A holistic approach to cloud infrastructure

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Creating a multi-cloud web service from scratch
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Creating a multi-cloud web service from scratch

Infrastructure as code that enables zero to infinate scaling using multiple OpenStack sites.

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How the government's IT strategy should be strengthened through the Digitalisation Council
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How the government's IT strategy should be strengthened through the Digitalisation Council

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Meta fined for data breaches: Is it just a symbolic gesture or real change?
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Meta fined for data breaches: Is it just a symbolic gesture or real change?

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Automating backup node enrollment with Cloutility API-client
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Automating backup node enrollment with Cloutility API-client

Use our open-source Cloutility API-client library to create an automated backup client enrollment app.

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Creating an open-source backup client library
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Creating an open-source backup client library

Explore our open-source Cloutility API client library for simplifying backup client enrollment and management.

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Important update regarding the EOL of the legacy platform in STO1
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Important update regarding the EOL of the legacy platform in STO1

We would like to inform you that our legacy platform in STO1 will be shut down on May 1st 2023

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CLOUD Act and FISA 702
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CLOUD Act and FISA 702

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Safespring does not charge for traffic.
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Safespring does not charge for traffic.

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Safespring presents Sunet Drive at the CS3 conference
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Safespring presents Sunet Drive at the CS3 conference

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Repartitioning Root Filesystem on NVMe Instances
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Repartitioning Root Filesystem on NVMe Instances

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Safespring certified as a green service by The Green Web Foundation
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Safespring certified as a green service by The Green Web Foundation

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Safespring supports Europe’s self-sufficiency in the tech sector
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Safespring supports Europe’s self-sufficiency in the tech sector

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Hosted Server vs IaaS
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Hosted Server vs IaaS

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Demo of the Sunet Backup Service
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Demo of the Sunet Backup Service

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Important Update Regarding Retirement of Legacy Platform in STO1
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Important Update Regarding Retirement of Legacy Platform in STO1

We would like to inform you that our legacy platform in sto1 will be shut down on May 1st 2023

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Safespring Backup: A complete rehaul of the user portal
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Safespring Backup: A complete rehaul of the user portal

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New executive order: Will U.S. cloud services now be legal?
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New executive order: Will U.S. cloud services now be legal?

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Useful (perhaps) Openstack API tricks for enabling more automation
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Useful (perhaps) Openstack API tricks for enabling more automation

How to obtain information otherwise unavailable directly from the Openstack API

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Safespring Cloud Platform and OCRE
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Safespring Cloud Platform and OCRE

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Using a jump host for persistent access to Safespring's APIs
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Using a jump host for persistent access to Safespring's APIs

Learn how to set up a jump host for increased security and easy access to Safesprings API:s when you're on the go.

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Setting up a minimal Kubernetes cluster on Safespring using Kubespray
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Setting up a minimal Kubernetes cluster on Safespring using Kubespray

Safespring is a cloud platform built on OpenStack. This post shows one way you can get from no resources to a minimal Kubernetes cluster with code only.

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From zero to continuous compliance with Terraform, Ansible and Rudder
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From zero to continuous compliance with Terraform, Ansible and Rudder

This post shows how you can get from no resources to a fully automated and continuously compliant infrastructure with code only.

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Integrating Terraform and Ansible
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Integrating Terraform and Ansible

From zero to service using Terraform and Ansible together

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Consultation response to the IT Operations Inquiry
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Consultation response to the IT Operations Inquiry

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Could the new EU-US agreement lead to Schrems III?
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Could the new EU-US agreement lead to Schrems III?

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Flexible provisioning of resources with Safespring's new Terraform modules
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Flexible provisioning of resources with Safespring's new Terraform modules

From basic to more advanced/powerful usage of Safespring's Terraform modules

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The Safespring network model explained
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The Safespring network model explained

People are puzzled by the network stack of the Safespring OpenStack compute platform. Let's check it out and do some explanation.

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SSH key best practices for OpenStack cloud instances
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SSH key best practices for OpenStack cloud instances

Learn how SSH keypairs, OpenStack keypairs and host keys differ, and how to manage private keys safely when provisioning cloud instances.

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Faster S3 and other news from Safespring
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Faster S3 and other news from Safespring

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CPU performance improvement on Windows
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CPU performance improvement on Windows

Did you know that Windows suffer poor CPU-performance with OpenStack and KVM's default settings?

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Dead easy provisioning using the Safespring Terraform modules
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Dead easy provisioning using the Safespring Terraform modules

It has never been easier to provision compute and block storage resources in Safespring's infrastructure platform.

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Security advisory regarding the Log4j critical vulnerability
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Security advisory regarding the Log4j critical vulnerability

A a small internal module that handles logging for Java programs may affect your application.

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OpenShift runs smoothly on Safespring's platform
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OpenShift runs smoothly on Safespring's platform

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What do government reports say about cloud services?
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What do government reports say about cloud services?

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Norwegian Kubernetes for Sensitive Data
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Norwegian Kubernetes for Sensitive Data

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MedTech best practice: Secure Kubernetes in Europe
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MedTech best practice: Secure Kubernetes in Europe

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One year after Schrems II, what has happened?
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One year after Schrems II, what has happened?

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How should we think about cloud services?
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How should we think about cloud services?

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Sunet Drive, a file management and collaboration service
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Sunet Drive, a file management and collaboration service

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Practical options after Schrems II
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Practical options after Schrems II

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Safespring is a Swedish member of GAIA-X
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Safespring is a Swedish member of GAIA-X

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Safespring immutable object storage
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Safespring immutable object storage

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Public-sector digitalization doesn't hinge on the IT Operations Inquiry
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Public-sector digitalization doesn't hinge on the IT Operations Inquiry

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Putting a construction project on hold: Can all change orders (ÄTA) be put on hold for 12 years?
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Putting a construction project on hold: Can all change orders (ÄTA) be put on hold for 12 years?

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Åsa Zetterberg’s one-sided conclusions about the state and the cloud
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Åsa Zetterberg’s one-sided conclusions about the state and the cloud

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Strategic AI collaboration with Scaleout
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Strategic AI collaboration with Scaleout

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Pre-ingest: How to ensure flexibility and security?
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Pre-ingest: How to ensure flexibility and security?

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Do we need a Norwegian government cloud service?
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Do we need a Norwegian government cloud service?

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Kubernetes: A Practical Guide to Compliance
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Kubernetes: A Practical Guide to Compliance

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Cloud to cloud migration
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Cloud to cloud migration

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White Papers

Annulment of Privacy Shield by the European Court of Justice

Conditions and recommendations for the public sector and its suppliers

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Migrate from Azure Kubernetes Service to CK8s on Safespring
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Migrate from Azure Kubernetes Service to CK8s on Safespring

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Machine learning - from idea to pilot and production
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Machine learning - from idea to pilot and production

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Europe needs to create its own cloud services
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Europe needs to create its own cloud services

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Increase your municipality’s public value with a digital assistant
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Increase your municipality’s public value with a digital assistant

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Learn how to succeed with containers and Kubernetes
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Learn how to succeed with containers and Kubernetes

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Customer service and ticketing accessible from any device
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Customer service and ticketing accessible from any device

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Strengthening our infrastructure team!
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Strengthening our infrastructure team!

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User-friendly attendance management and resource planning for preschools
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User-friendly attendance management and resource planning for preschools

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Information on Safespring's operations during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Information on Safespring's operations during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Safespring signs a framework agreement with SVT and UR for Swedish cloud services
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Safespring signs a framework agreement with SVT and UR for Swedish cloud services

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Johan Harrysson becomes Safespring’s new CCO
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Johan Harrysson becomes Safespring’s new CCO

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Changing the host and domain name for the Support & Backup Service
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Changing the host and domain name for the Support & Backup Service

We are phasing out our former parent company’s IPnett brand from our services.

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Articles on Digital Sovereignty, the GDPR, and the CLOUD Act
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Articles on Digital Sovereignty, the GDPR, and the CLOUD Act

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How to handle the uncertainty in light of the GDPR and the CLOUD Act

Provisions under EU law and U.S. law governing cross-border data transfers, and current case law that may affect them.

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Two more US–EU data transfer agreements could be invalidated
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Two more US–EU data transfer agreements could be invalidated

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Safespring launches several new services
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Safespring launches several new services

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IT outsourcing is declining in favor of DevOps
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IT outsourcing is declining in favor of DevOps

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US cloud providers may have to choose which law to break
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US cloud providers may have to choose which law to break

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Safespring presented two projects at SUNET Days
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Safespring presented two projects at SUNET Days

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Digitally accessing data archived for 500 years will become easier and more secure
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Digitally accessing data archived for 500 years will become easier and more secure

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Everyone should be able to work securely with web-based office tools
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Everyone should be able to work securely with web-based office tools

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The framework agreement with SKL Kommentus for e-archiving as a service has been signed.
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The framework agreement with SKL Kommentus for e-archiving as a service has been signed.

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2018, An eventful year!
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2018, An eventful year!

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The EU’s new digital strategy advocates open source
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The EU’s new digital strategy advocates open source

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TechAW with SUSE
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TechAW with SUSE

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Timeline of laws that have shaped data protection in the EU and the US
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Timeline of laws that have shaped data protection in the EU and the US

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Welcome to the MeetUp on August 29 at Solna Business Park
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Welcome to the MeetUp on August 29 at Solna Business Park

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Object storage with the S3 protocol offers unlimited flexibility
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Object storage with the S3 protocol offers unlimited flexibility

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IVBAR revolutionizes healthcare analytics with Safespring's secure and flexible infrastructure
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IVBAR revolutionizes healthcare analytics with Safespring's secure and flexible infrastructure

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Under the CLOUD Act, the United States can request data from Swedish and Norwegian organizations.
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Under the CLOUD Act, the United States can request data from Swedish and Norwegian organizations.

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Safespring invites you to an inspirational breakfast
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Safespring invites you to an inspirational breakfast

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We’ve created a guide to help you choose a backup service.
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We’ve created a guide to help you choose a backup service.

Our backup services come in three different options, and this guide will walk you through them.

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Upgrade of Safespring's Compute platform
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Upgrade of Safespring's Compute platform

We are improving the integration with the Ceph storage platform, which will make a number of disk-dependent operations faster.

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Safespring sees increasing demand for a shared storage platform
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Safespring sees increasing demand for a shared storage platform

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