Delete My Account: At What Point Do Internet Users Log Off?
2014; the internet is now a quarter of a decade old. It has advanced considerably in that time, taking on a form that very few could have imagined. But has it matured?
Rafael Laguna
Co-founder and former CEO of Open-Xchange
The Power of the Cloud lies in Freedom and Choice
Rafael Laguna
on Dec 3, 2014
Last month we announced that we’d partnered with software and cloud service providers in the creation of a new initiative: the Open Cloud Alliance.
Putting our money where our mouth is
Rafael Laguna
on Nov 25, 2014
Open-Xchange has long been a supporter of a free and open Internet. It’s the very reason the company exists in the first place. But a free and open Internet cannot exist in silos. That’s why Open-Xchange has a du...
Technology from the German Rainforest takes it to the Silicon Valley old bo...
Rafael Laguna
on Oct 23, 2014
It’s humbling for any company to be compared to industry behemoths that dominate a particular sector. When a relatively small software company from Germany is identified along with Microsoft and Oracle as a ‘Top ...
Leave your doors unlocked please, the data police are coming.
Rafael Laguna
on Oct 14, 2014
Depending on who you listen to, encrypting your data can be a good thing, or it can be a bad thing.
Breaking down the Internet’s walled gardens
Rafael Laguna
on Jun 30, 2014
It’s no secret to those of us in the open source community how open technology brings a necessary visibility and transparency that creates countless opportunities to improve and enhance technology. Yet, despite t...
Can WebRTC defeat the OTT?
Rafael Laguna
on Jun 23, 2014
Fixed line telecom and cable providers have been faced with the problem of being a ‘dumb pipe’ for some time now, while mobile carriers have seen profit margins grow. But in an age of 4G LTE connections, mobile o...
Trusted partners. Trusted services.
Rafael Laguna
on May 21, 2014
At the recent World Hosting Days, Julian Assange delivered a stark warning about the future of our data, and the ownership of our own digital content. “We’re losing control” was the message, and it is a real chal...
Creating a Safe Harbor: Re-securing an Open Internet
Rafael Laguna
on Apr 4, 2014
Much has been discussed about the importance of an open Internet and the need to keep the Internet Giants from closing us all into their ecosystems. At Open-Xchange, it’s a drum we have been beating for quite som...
Race to the bottom: the “Dragnet” of the Google storage war
Rafael Laguna
on Mar 27, 2014
A decade ago Google launched its webmail service and jaws dropped when they claimed that you would never have to delete an email with its 1GB inbox allowance. How could they afford to give away so much storage fo...
