What is a DPO?
Information is both a shield and a weapon for a business. Organisations worldwide spend millions of dollars to invest in protective services to safeguard their data from data corruption, compromise and loss. 92% of consumers stated that businesses must be proactive in protecting their data. Data security is not only crucial for organisations but also […]
What is Vendor Lock-In?
Vendor lock-in occurs when a company is constrained to a single vendor because the associated cost of switching to another company is too high and impractical. Vendor lock-in may force you to continue using a particular product or service regardless of its quality. This is because switching away from that product or service would be […]
What do Chief Executives Think About Digital Transformation?
Digitization – the gleaming word appears to be a brilliant opportunity for most people, given the current circumstances. However, there’s a number of people who look upon it as an intimidating challenge to cope up with. Over the past few years, we’ve witnessed ground-breaking developments in the technology sector. Undoubtedly, they have had a strong […]
What is The Meaning of Digital Sovereignty?
With a radical shift towards the digital world, every organization and individual amongst us is witnessing a drastic change. The digital transformation is leading us towards being more and more absorbed in the digital world – a world that rules on the idea of connectivity and sharing of data and information. When we turn digital, […]
What is Smart Government?
A quick search of Google reveals many different definitions and interpretations of smart government. Most focus on the notion that a government is a smart government when they use technology to draw together and align information resources and workflows in public administrations. As the open-source Low-Code Development platform, Crust goes further, however. Crust Low-Code is […]
How do we Implement Government Digital Transformation?
Government digital infrastructures are renowned for being: Rich in data Complex Full of legacy systems Not joined up Of course, it’s not all true. It can’t be. For example, cities such as Barcelona and Amsterdam are known for having forward-looking IT postures. The governments of states such as Germany and Singapore have excellent reputations when […]
What is a Digital Transformation Strategy?
I was recently asked this question and at the same time asked to explain what free CRMs have to do with the subject of digital transformation. Naturally, we here believe that Planet Crust’s CRM is the best free CRM on the market, providing the market-leading open source Salesforce alternative. However, more importantly, we provide a […]
In celebrating “Digital Sovereignty”, we will be judged by the quality of the software we produce, not our fine words.
Crust Technology recently had the pleasure of taking part in the Univention Summit in Bremen, Germany. The Univention Corporate Server (UCS) is a leading platform for cost-efficient operation and easy administration of server applications and entire IT infrastructures. It is both self-hosted and open source and is used by many recognisable, brand-name organisations. UCS is […]
