Schlomo Schapiro

Last week, I attended the Univention Summit 2025 in Bremen , and it was a very pleasant surprise. I didn’t expect much, and it turned out to be an event with about 750 participants and a lot of interesting talks and vendors to meet. In the shadow of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace , there is a vibrant and active community of companies, government agencies and schools who use OX App Suite , Nextcloud , Opentalk , Samba and even Linux Desktops, to name just a few. Univention’s own UCS ( Univention Corporate Serve r) also serves as the core of the internet IT setup for many organizations who don’t want to run a Microsoft Active Directory , or it complements it with additional functionality. One of the big news items that everybody talked about was of course the foundation of Opencloud , a spin-off based on Owncloud , by Peer Heinlein . I can only hope that this will ensure the continued success of Open Source file sharing and collaboration solutions. Let me share some personal hig...