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Belgium 9-9-25 Squad Only Physical english
As Belgium navigates the complexities of GDPR and various data sovereignty regulations, organizations across multiple industries face both challenges and opportunities in managing their data across borders. The quest for compliance often intersects with the need for business growth, raising questions about the balance between protection and progress. How can companies effectively own and safeguard their data while ensuring compliance without stifling innovation and expansion in a multi-industry landscape?
Read MorePoland 9-9-25 Invitation Only Virtual Polish
Utrzymanie talentów w organizacji IT ulokowanej na konkurencyjnym rynku pracy to nie lada zadanie. A jeśli do tego mówimy o organizacji z sektora publicznego? O swoich i swojej organizacji doświadczeniach, metodach i programach opowie Anna Wituła z CIRF. Będzie to jak zawsze okazja do dyskusji na temat różnych sposobów na utrzymanie talentów w firmie.
Read MoreBelgium 11-9-25 Squad Only Virtual english
You’ve built the portal. Added the chatbot. Rolled out self-service. But your support lines are still ringing. And your frontline teams are still improvising. If you want digital services to feel seamless, not just look polished, this session brings you back to where value is felt: at the frontline.
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W fabrykach cyberbezpieczeństwo często zależy od podwykonawców – integratorów, dostawców systemów automatyki i firm serwisowych, które mają zaskakująco szeroki dostęp do infrastruktury OT. W tej prezentacji Igor Zbyryt z BZK pokaże, jak z perspektywy końcowego użytkownika i integratora wygląda współpraca z tymi firmami oraz jakie realne ryzyka to niesie – również w kontekście NIS2. Zamiast wyliczać różnice między IT a OT, skupi się na wspólnym mianowniku i tym, co trzeba zmienić w podejściu organizacji, żeby cyber w produkcji zaczęło działać.
Read MoreBelgium 13-9-25 All Members Physical english
Join us for a scenic ride along the route of the Brabantse Pijl!This ride is suitable for all levels of cyclists and doesn’t require advanced technical skills. We’ll start at de Zoete Waters, where parking is available, and head into the charming Brabant region. Along the way, we’ll tackle some of the area’s iconic climbs — including the legendary Moskesstraat, known for its cobbled character and history in pro cycling. Expect a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and beautiful views throughout. Whether you're training, exploring, or just riding for fun, you’re more than welcome to join!
Read MoreBelgium 16-9-25 Squad Only Physical english
The system works. That’s the problem. It’s old, complex, deeply integrated, and still running your most critical operations. Everyone agrees change is needed. But no one wants to be the one who breaks it. The stakes are too high.
Read MoreGermany Sep 9, 2025 Country Members Physical german
Vom ersten Use Case zur strategischen Neuausrichtung CIONET lädt bereits zum vierten Mal zu einem exklusiven Roundtable für CIOs und Digitalverantwortliche aus Logistik und Handel ein. Im Mittelpunkt des Abends steht die Frage, wie Unternehmen ihre KI-Initiativen erfolgreich skalieren und aus ersten Use Cases echten strategischen Mehrwert schaffen. Microsoft 365 für Frontline Worker: Moderne Tools, die Mitarbeitende im Tagesgeschäft entlasten ServiceNow für Prozessintegration: Automatisierte End-to-End-Workflows – vom Schadensfall bis zur Retourenabwicklung KI-gestützte Disposition und Planung: Mit smarten Algorithmen zur optimierten Supply Chain Digitale Lieferketten und letzte Meile: Transparenz, Effizienz und Kundenzentrierung durchgängig gedacht
Read MoreBelgium Sep 13, 2025 All Members Physical english
Join us for a wonderful ride. The ride is accessible to all levels of riders and doesn't require extensive technical skills. More information will follow soon. Looking forward to ride together!
Read MoreGermany Sep 17, 2025 Country Members Physical german
Cybersecurity ist längst kein reines IT-Thema mehr – sie betrifft das gesamte Unternehmen. Doch während die Bedrohungslage zunimmt, geraten viele Security-Verantwortliche an ihre Belastungsgrenzen: zwischen 24/7-Verantwortung, wachsenden Anforderungen und dem ständigen Innovationsdruck.
Read MoreGermany Sep 17, 2025 Country Members Physical german
IT-Betrieb und Cybersicherheit stehen heute unter extremem Druck: steigende Komplexität, wachsende regulatorische Anforderungen (NIS2, DORA, KRITIS), chronische Ressourcenknappheit – und gleichzeitig eine Bedrohungslage, die keine Verzögerungen duldet. Trotzdem agieren viele IT- und Security-Teams noch immer in Silos. Die Folge: ineffiziente Abläufe, Tool-Wildwuchs, langsame Reaktion auf Vorfälle und unklare Verantwortlichkeiten.
Read MoreGermany Sep 18, 2025 Country Members Virtual german
Nachhaltigkeit ist für CIOs nicht nur ein „Nice-to-have“, sondern eine strategische Priorität – sie beeinflusst direkt die finanzielle Performance, die operative Effizienz und die langfristige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.
Read MoreBelgium Sep 18, 2025 Country Members Physical french
La dette technique est comparable à la négligence des réparations d'une maison. Ignorer un toit qui fuit peut faire gagner du temps aujourd'hui, mais cela pourrait conduire à l'effondrement du plafond plus tard. Pour remédier à la dette technique, il faut trouver et réparer ces fuites dès maintenant et mettre en place un plan d'entretien de la maison afin qu'elle soit prête pour les extensions futures. Pour résoudre ces problèmes, il faut définir des priorités stratégiques, communiquer clairement avec les parties prenantes et établir une feuille de route à long terme pour la modernisation. Cet événement se déroulera entièrement en français.
Read MoreGermany Sep 9, 2025 Country Members Physical german
Vom ersten Use Case zur strategischen Neuausrichtung CIONET lädt bereits zum vierten Mal zu einem exklusiven Roundtable für CIOs und Digitalverantwortliche aus Logistik und Handel ein. Im Mittelpunkt des Abends steht die Frage, wie Unternehmen ihre KI-Initiativen erfolgreich skalieren und aus ersten Use Cases echten strategischen Mehrwert schaffen. Microsoft 365 für Frontline Worker: Moderne Tools, die Mitarbeitende im Tagesgeschäft entlasten ServiceNow für Prozessintegration: Automatisierte End-to-End-Workflows – vom Schadensfall bis zur Retourenabwicklung KI-gestützte Disposition und Planung: Mit smarten Algorithmen zur optimierten Supply Chain Digitale Lieferketten und letzte Meile: Transparenz, Effizienz und Kundenzentrierung durchgängig gedacht
Read MoreBelgium Sep 13, 2025 All Members Physical english
Join us for a wonderful ride. The ride is accessible to all levels of riders and doesn't require extensive technical skills. More information will follow soon. Looking forward to ride together!
Read MoreGermany Sep 17, 2025 Country Members Physical german
Cybersecurity ist längst kein reines IT-Thema mehr – sie betrifft das gesamte Unternehmen. Doch während die Bedrohungslage zunimmt, geraten viele Security-Verantwortliche an ihre Belastungsgrenzen: zwischen 24/7-Verantwortung, wachsenden Anforderungen und dem ständigen Innovationsdruck.
Read MoreGermany Sep 17, 2025 Country Members Physical german
IT-Betrieb und Cybersicherheit stehen heute unter extremem Druck: steigende Komplexität, wachsende regulatorische Anforderungen (NIS2, DORA, KRITIS), chronische Ressourcenknappheit – und gleichzeitig eine Bedrohungslage, die keine Verzögerungen duldet. Trotzdem agieren viele IT- und Security-Teams noch immer in Silos. Die Folge: ineffiziente Abläufe, Tool-Wildwuchs, langsame Reaktion auf Vorfälle und unklare Verantwortlichkeiten.
Read MoreGermany Sep 18, 2025 Country Members Virtual german
Nachhaltigkeit ist für CIOs nicht nur ein „Nice-to-have“, sondern eine strategische Priorität – sie beeinflusst direkt die finanzielle Performance, die operative Effizienz und die langfristige Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.
Read MoreBelgium Sep 18, 2025 Country Members Physical french
La dette technique est comparable à la négligence des réparations d'une maison. Ignorer un toit qui fuit peut faire gagner du temps aujourd'hui, mais cela pourrait conduire à l'effondrement du plafond plus tard. Pour remédier à la dette technique, il faut trouver et réparer ces fuites dès maintenant et mettre en place un plan d'entretien de la maison afin qu'elle soit prête pour les extensions futures. Pour résoudre ces problèmes, il faut définir des priorités stratégiques, communiquer clairement avec les parties prenantes et établir une feuille de route à long terme pour la modernisation. Cet événement se déroulera entièrement en français.
Read MoreAPA-IT simplifies access to diverse content with single sign-on
Austria's national public broadcaster sought to make it simple for Austrian citizens to access and share media services. Read this customer case study to find out why APA-IT recommended Red Hat's SSO technology, a Keycloak enterprise-level sister product, for this successful venture.
Austria’s national public broadcaster wanted to make it easier for Austrian people to access
media services and share their preferences between media providers. The broadcaster needed
a single sign-on (SSO) solution and turned to its technology partner, APA-IT, for help. APA-IT
offers full-service solutions focused on the areas of media solutions and outsourcing. The solution needed to be ready quickly, work across all popular media channels, and cope with peak
loads. Because the broadcaster’s experience with Keycloak had been positive, APA-IT recommended Red Hat’s SSO technology, Keycloak’s enterprise-level sister product. Red Hat’s SSO
technology easily integrates and customizes for all of Austria’s media providers, scales to meet
peak loads, and makes it more efficient for Austria’s media consumers to access content from
different providers.
Simplifying access to streaming services
Recent years have seen a significant upsurge in people accessing media services. During the
pandemic lockdowns, for instance, streaming services helped people pass the time of day. In Austria,
people access the media services of the national public broadcaster through their bespoke identity
management solution. But regulatory changes meant the broadcaster needed to upgrade that solution. Working closely with almost all of Austria’s major media companies, it initiated the MediaKey
project to make it more efficient for people to access media services and share their preferences
between media providers.
The broadcaster turned to technology partner APA-IT for help building a SSO experience for
Austrian citizens. “They wanted to implement an identity management system for almost all major
media companies in Austria,” said Clemens Prerovsky, CEO of APA-IT. “Customers already logged in
could consume media across different providers from 1 account.”
The solution needed to be ready in less than 6 months, work across all popular media channels—
including TV, streaming, and websites—and cope with peak loads during popular events, especially
Austria’s ski races. “MediaKey would need to manage 2 million users and manage 400 logins per
second,” said Christoph Kofler, Innovation Manager at APA-IT’s implementation partner, Gepardec.
“We started in April 2021, and our goal was to have MediaKey ready by September.”
Implementing a highly scalable and extensible SSO solution
APA-IT and Gepardec worked closely with the broadcaster to identify a robust, reliable, and highly
scalable identity management solution. The broadcaster already had experience with Keycloak, a
single sign-on identity and access management product from the open source community. “The
broadcaster’s experience with Keycloak showed it to be a mature and scalable product, making Red
Hat’s SSO technology—its enterprise-level sister product—a good choice for mission-critical projects,
such as MediaKey,” said Kofler.
As the broadcaster’s long-term technology partner, with extensive knowledge of its technology and
business, APA-IT managed the project. Architects from Gepardec designed and implemented the
solution, which runs on-premise in 1 of APA-IT’s datacenters. Although the partners had different
roles, they collaborated closely as a single team.
With MediaKey such a huge and mission-critical project, designing an optimal architecture was
quite a challenge. APA-IT and Gepardec turned to Red Hat for help. “There are few Red Hat’s SSO
technology installations as large as MediaKey,” said Kofler.“ Red Hat Consulting’s input during the
design phase was really important for creating an architecture for the long-term success of MediaKey,
ensuring it is scalable, maintainable, upgradable, and extensible in the future.”
Red Hat’s SSO technology Product Management team helped the implementation teams gain a clear
picture of the technology’s future direction—insight that would be essential for APA-IT and Gepardec
to guide the broadcaster into the future evolution of MediaKey. “The upgrade path includes a cloudnative version of Red Hat’s SSO technology, based on Red Hat build of Quarkus, that can run in Red
Hat OpenShift, which will be of interest to us,” said Kofler.
Offering peace of mind at peak times for media companies and users alike
Scaled to meet peak loads of 400 logins per second
Since its launch, MediaKey has kept pace with demand. With Red Hat’s SSO technology at its core, it
scaled throughout Austria’s ski season—coping with 400 logins per second at peak times.
“Red Hat’s SSO technology is very scalable,” said Kofler. “It’s a mature piece of software that is very
good in peak load scenarios. It’s, therefore, a good choice for critical applications.”
Eased integration thanks to support for open standards
Red Hat’s SSO technology supports open standards to ensure media providers across Austria could
join the MediaKey initiative. “Red Hat’s SSO tehcnology conforms to open standards, such as OpenID
Connect,” said Kofler, “which made it very easy for all the media providers to integrate it with
their own systems.”
While each media provider has its own login system, MediaKey provides an additional way for
customers to log on and access providers’ content. Once registered with MediaKey, Austria’s media
customers can log onto any media site that supports the access management solution and then
quickly and easily access any other site that supports it.
Simplified customization thanks to its open source roots
The high levels of extensibility and flexibility offered by Red Hat’s SSO technology proved to be critical to the project’s success. “Red Hat’s SSO tehcnology has great capabilities to be extended,” said
Kofler. “Being open source, you can look into the source code to understand how it works, which is
important when building custom extensions.”
Gepardec adapted Red Hat’s SSO technology to include an age verification system and provide
some custom key performance indicators (KPIs). The age verification system, which runs in Red Hat
OpenShift®, checks that users can only access age-appropriate content. The KPIs, which include
logins per second, the total number of users, and new registrations per day, help the broadcaster
understand how MediaKey is performing at a business level.
Kofler also commented on the importance of Red Hat’s SSO technology conforming to open standards, such as OpenID Connect. “Conformance to open standards was extremely important because
it made it very easy for the media providers to integrate with their own logins.”
Extending project successes
Today, MediaKey is the broadcaster’s main solution for customer logins, respecting users’ privacy by
storing vital information—namely, their login details and nothing more. More major media sites across
Austria have even implemented it as an add-on to their core identity and access management
solution. With the success of MediaKey to date, the broadcaster plans to take advantage of the solution for its new media streaming platform.
Together, APA-IT and the broadcaster are exploring Red Hat’s SSO technology for Red Hat
OpenShift—a cloud-native version of single sign-on technology—as a likely upgrade path for
MediaKey.
“Red Hat’s SSO technology is really important for the long-term success of the MediaKey solution,”
said Kofler. “Red Hat’s technology ensures MediaKey is maintainable, extendible into the future,
and upgradeable.”
About APA-IT
APA-IT offers full-service media and outsourcing solutions. A subsidiary of APA-Austria Press
Agency, it manages IT systems of not only the agency but also numerous publishing houses and
companies carrying out media-related tasks. APA-IT develops and tailors solutions to individual
customer needs.
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Embark on a culinary journey through the ever-evolving world of digital leadership with our third edition of the CIONET Cookbook: Recipes for Digital Success. Unveiling the intricate trilemma faced by today’s Master Chefs, our trailblazing European CIOs address a challenge at the nexus of customer interests, digital transformation strategies, and IT modernisation. Their secret? Synchronising the gearing between customer, business, and technology to create a frictionless movement through the digital landscape.
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