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openDesk

Sovereign. Secure. Self-determined.

Your alternative to Microsoft 365

openDesk

The Problem

Why companies must act

US Cloud Act

  • US authorities can access data
  • European companies exposed
  • GDPR conflicts inevitable

Vendor Lock-in

  • Proprietary file formats
  • Migration barriers
  • Dependence on price increases

Cost Explosion

  • Microsoft licenses increase annually
  • Hidden costs (storage, add-ons)
  • No price transparency
The Problem

The Solution

What is openDesk Community Edition?

A sovereign office suite developed by the Center for Digital Sovereignty (ZenDiS)

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Open Source

No license dependency

🇩🇪

Made in Germany

Data in German data centers

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Fully Integrated

12 applications, one platform

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GDPR by Design

Compliance from the ground up

The Solution

Feature Comparison

Feature Microsoft 365 openDesk CE
Email ✅ Exchange ✅ Open-Xchange
Calendar ✅ Outlook ✅ OX Calendar
Files ✅ OneDrive ✅ Nextcloud
Documents ✅ Word/Excel ✅ Collabora
Chat ✅ Teams ✅ Element
Video ✅ Teams ✅ Jitsi
Data Storage ❌ USA/EU ✅ DE only
Open Source ❌ No ✅ Yes
GDPR native ⚠️ By contract ✅ By Design
Feature Comparison

The 12 Applications

Productivity

- 📧 **Email** - Open-Xchange - 📅 **Calendar** - OX Calendar - 👥 **Contacts** - OX Contacts - 📝 **Documents** - Collabora

Collaboration

- 💬 **Chat** - Element (Matrix) - 📹 **Video** - Jitsi - 📁 **Files** - Nextcloud - 📋 **Projects** - OpenProject

Knowledge & Management

- 📖 **Wiki** - XWiki - 📌 **Notes** - Notes - ✅ **Tasks** - Tasks - 🔐 **IAM** - Keycloak

One platform. One login. Complete sovereignty.

The 12 Applications

Our Services

Assessment & Strategy

2-3 days | from EUR 3,500

- Status quo analysis - Compliance gap check - TCO comparison

On-Premises Deployment

50-250 users | EUR 15,000-35,000

- Full installation - AD/LDAP integration - Migration & training

SaaS Managed Service

From 20 users | EUR 15-25/user/month

- German cloud - 99.5% SLA - Full service

Migration

EUR 50-100/user

- Microsoft 365 - Google Workspace

Training

EUR 2,000-8,000

- End users - Administrators

Managed Support

EUR 500-3,000/month

- 8h-24/7 response time - Updates & monitoring
Our Services

Consulting Services

Flexible engagement at daily rates

Service Description Daily Rate
Assessment Status quo analysis, compliance check, TCO comparison EUR 1,200
Implementation Installation, configuration, AD/LDAP integration EUR 1,500
Migration Data migration from Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace EUR 1,200
Training End user and administrator workshops EUR 1,000
Support Ongoing support, updates, monitoring EUR 1,200

All rates plus VAT. Volume discounts available.

Consulting Services

Case Study

Mid-sized Engineering Firm (85 employees)

📋 Starting Point

  • Microsoft 365 Business Standard
  • GDPR audit with deficiencies
  • Annual license costs: EUR 28,000

🔧 Solution

  • openDesk On-Premises
  • 8-week migration
  • Own server infrastructure

✅ Results

  • ✅ GDPR audit passed
  • 💰 35% TCO savings over 3 years
  • 🔒 Complete data sovereignty
  • 👥 92% user acceptance after 3 months
Case Study

Next Steps

Your path to openDesk

1. Initial Consultation (30 min.)

  • Understand status quo
  • Clarify requirements
  • Initial assessment

2. Assessment (2-3 days)

  • Detailed analysis
  • TCO calculation
  • Migration roadmap

3. Pilot (4-8 weeks)

  • Test environment
  • Key user training
  • Proof of concept

4. Rollout

  • Full migration
  • End user training
  • Go-live support
Next Steps

Contact

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