openDesk: cloud-native office and collaboration suite for public administration
summary
Kubernetes-based office suite that combines existing OSS into a single Helm deployment and claims production use across Germany with 83 pods, 100+ container images, 50+ Helm charts and ~5,000 lines of Helm config. It uses Helm and Helmfile for environment-specific releases, offers SSO and app integrations (Nextcloud, OpenExchange, Element, OpenProject), runs as SaaS or on-prem, already serves the Ministerpräsidentenkonferenz, Bundestag and a teacher workspace at 65k users scaling to 120k, and plans BWI pilots and AI integrations.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction to openDesk
- 1:11Mission and background
- 2:39Digital sovereignty cornerstones
- 3:00OpenDesk features and tech stack
- 5:32Deployment and architecture
- 7:41Current users and real-world use
- 9:49On-premise and cloud options
- 10:32Future outlook and plans
- 12:00Partnerships and funding model
- 13:50Next steps and future products
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