More and more companies are grappling with this critical question: How vulnerable are we if all our communication and collaboration relies solely on Microsoft 365?
Privacy, compliance, and digital sovereignty are now key drivers of strategic success. Yet, this dependency heightens the risk of operational paralysis during crises—whether from outages or a single provider’s lock-in tactics.
The solution: VNClagoon—the secure, open, and resilient alternative to Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Dependency: A Threat to Business Continuity
- Crisis Paralysis: Without Microsoft 365, email, communication, and collaboration grind to a halt.
- Vendor Lock-In: Escalating license fees, reduced flexibility, and reliance on Microsoft’s evolving roadmap.
- Data Protection and Compliance: U.S.-based providers increasingly clash with European data laws, such as GDPR, due to issues like the U.S. CLOUD Act enabling access to data worldwide.
From SMEs to public sector organizations, second-source strategies are essential to mitigate risks and boost reliability.
VNClagoon: Your Strategic Alternative
Developed in Switzerland by VNC AG and built entirely on open-source technology, VNClagoon is free from U.S. provider dependencies. This modular suite integrates seamlessly and can be customized at the organizational or team level. Select only the modules you need and pay accordingly – no bloat, no excess costs.
The benefits:
- Streamlined workflows without redundant tools or data silos, fostering efficient collaboration.
- Potential for up to 60% cost savings over Microsoft 365 through targeted modular licensing and open-source efficiency.
- Uncompromised security, adaptability, and full digital sovereignty.
VNClagoon: Your All-in-One Solution for Secure, Seamless Collaboration
In a world where teamwork drives success, VNClagoon delivers a powerful, integrated software suite that redefines how organizations communicate and collaborate. Designed with user-friendliness, data integration, top-tier security, and digital autonomy at its core, VNClagoon empowers you to build a digital workplace tailored to your needs.
Whether you’re equipping an entire organization, specific teams, or individual departments, VNClagoon’s modular design lets you pick and choose the tools that fit – ensuring flexibility without complexity.
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Uninterrupted Operations: VNClagoon as Your Hot Standby Solution
What happens when your primary collaboration platform goes offline? With VNClagoon, downtime doesn’t mean downtime for your business. VNClagoon can run as a hot standby alongside Microsoft 365, offering unmatched resilience:
➔ Parallel Deployment: Seamlessly integrate VNClagoon alongside Microsoft 365.
➔ Data Sync: Critical data is automatically mirrored for consistency.
➔ User Readiness: Train teams on both platforms for effortless transitions.
➔ Failover Ease: Switch to VNClagoon instantly during outages.
🔒 Your edge: If Microsoft fails, VNClagoon keeps your operations running smoothly.
Security by Design, Not an Afterthought
Unlike solutions that tack on security as an afterthought, VNClagoon embeds it into every layer of its architecture. This security-by-design approach ensures your data and workflows are protected from the ground up:
- Native Zero Trust: Not just a buzzword – zero trust is woven into every component for maximum protection.
- Open-Source Transparency: Verifiable source code eliminates the “black box” risk, giving you and your partners full visibility.
- Confidential Computing: Powered by Intel TDX/SGX, VNClagoon keeps data encrypted, even during processing.
Total Control Over Your Data
With VNClagoon, you decide where and how your data is hosted – on-premise, in a private cloud, or in a public cloud environment. This flexibility ensures compliance with your organization’s policies and local regulations.
Our unique Zero Trust Onion Principle (zTOP) takes security further, safeguarding your data across every layer – from network to application. With VNClagoon, you’re not just secure – you’re in control.
Why Choose VNClagoon? Your Benefits at a Glance:
VNClagoon empowers your organization with a secure, flexible, and cost-effective alternative to traditional collaboration platforms like Microsoft 365. Here’s why it stands out:
- Complete Digital Sovereignty: Maintain full control over your data, free from reliance on U.S.-based providers.
- Unified Collaboration Suite: Access all tools in one secure platform with seamless single sign-on (SSO) for effortless workflows.
- Built-In Security: Embrace a security-by-design approach with native Zero Trust Onion Principle (zTOP), confidential computing via Intel TDX/SGX, continuous code audits, and DevSecOps practices.
- Open and Transparent: Built on open-source technology, VNClagoon offers auditable code, eliminating vendor lock-in and ensuring flexibility.
- Future-Ready Flexibility: Leverage open standards for easy customization, rapid innovation cycles, and adaptability to your unique needs.
- Compliance Made Simple: Meet GDPR and industry-specific regulations with ease, keeping your organization compliant.
- Hosting Your Way: Choose where to run VNClagoon—on-premise, private cloud, or public cloud—for ultimate control.
- Uninterrupted Resilience: Operate VNClagoon as a hot standby alongside Microsoft 365 to ensure business continuity during outages.
- Cost Savings: Slash expenses by up to 60% compared to Microsoft 365 with modular, pay-for-what-you-need pricing.
Conclusion: Digital Sovereignty begins with VNClagoon
In today’s digital landscape, autonomy isn’t just a choice – it’s a strategic imperative. VNClagoon delivers a powerful blend of user-friendly design, flexible customization, and seamless cross-module data integration, all underpinned by uncompromising security and transparency.
With VNClagoon, you can build a confident, adaptable, and future-ready IT environment that minimizes reliance on single providers and ensures your organization remains agile and resilient for the long haul.
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About VNClagoon
Secure, Best in Class, Seamless Communication and Collaboration, Lowest TCO
The VNClagoon enterprise software suite offers a full range of integrated communication and collaboration products for messaging, real-time conferencing, community building, channels, email, groupware, task and project management, file handling and more for large organizations. Built upon state-of-the-art open source technology by thousands of world-class developers around the world, VNClagoon is a leading alternative to closed source and SaaS-only applications like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, WhatsApp, Dropbox and many others. Now it is possible for VNClagoon customers to gain greater control over their digital sovereignty as they communicate and collaborate more securely using one completely integrated suite of applications. For more information visit:
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