Neckarsulm, 21. August 2024 – STACKIT, the data-sovereign German cloud from Schwarz Digits, received the C5 Type 1 certificate for the infrastructure stack at the end of 2023 in accordance with the "Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue" (C5) of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI). The criteria catalog defines more than 120 security measures, which are reviewed by independent third parties. The effectiveness audit of the C5 type 2 certificate has now confirmed that STACKIT complies with the established criteria for secure cloud computing. The audit is repeated at regular intervals by independent auditors every six or twelve months in order to keep the confirmation of compliance with the catalog of requirements up to date.

Neckarsulm, 24th July 2024 – Cloud solutions are an essential part of future-proof digitalization. These solutions must meet exacting demands for availability, confidentiality and integrity of data, especially in public administration. With its in-house model, govdigital reaches the federal government, all federal states and around 85 percent of all local authorities in Germany via its 28 members. Last week, the cooperative accepted the bid from BTC Business Technology Consulting AG to become the central cloud broker for access to cloud solutions – for the next four years. With den gd.Cloud-Broker BTC offers an easy gateway to the cloud for govdigital members, including access to the offerings from STACKIT.

Neckarsulm, June 19, 2024 – STACKIT, the cloud provider of Schwarz Digits offering data sovereignty, has been supporting the institutions at the Heilbronn Bildungscampus with cloud services for many years. This offer is now being rolled out across Germany as part of the “Academia” program. Universities and research institutions will be given the opportunity to use STACKIT cloud services for free, in some cases, or at a heavily reduced price for research, education, and their production systems. “Education and research are the cornerstones of social progress,” says Walter Wolf, Board Member at Schwarz IT, explaining this step at the Cloud X Summit. “That is why it is essential that we store and process scientific data in Germany. We cannot afford to make any compromises when it comes to data sovereignty in science.”

Neckarsulm, 14. June 2024 – Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of Schwarz Group (including Lidl and Kaufland) is realigning its agency offering. The IT arm of the division, Schwarz IT, acquired mmmake (then Camao IDC) in May 2020 in order to strengthen its IT expertise and provide external customers with an additional digital service offering. Camao IDC had 60 employees at the time. The full-service digital agency offers consulting, software development and IT services, traditional agency services such as social media campaigns and moving image productions as well as HR transformation consulting, including implementation with SAP.