Workspace by STACKIT is the sovereign digital workplace for organizations that demand security, compliance, and productivity. You get the full power of Google Workspace, backed by STACKIT’s European cloud infrastructure.
Overview
Section titled “Overview”Workspace by STACKIT is a modern workplace solution that lets your teams collaborate in real time while you keep the highest level of data protection. You can meet strict compliance needs without giving up modern tools.
With Workspace by STACKIT, you can:
- Collaborate in real time using Google Workspace apps directly in your browser
- Keep data sovereign with encryption on your devices and key management in German STACKIT data centers
- Stay protected from the US Cloud Act and FISA 702 (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) using Client Side Encryption (CSE)
- Control your costs with transparent pricing and modular licensing, free from vendor lock-in
- Use AI-powered tools like Gemini and NotebookLM to automate tasks and boost productivity
Key benefits
Section titled “Key benefits”Your organization faces real challenges: geopolitical risks, strict compliance rules, and the need to balance productivity with data protection. Workspace by STACKIT helps you address them:
- Legal certainty: EU data centers and Client-Side Encryption (CSE) keep your data hidden from platform providers
- Business continuity: Optional emergency operations based on open source keep you running when others stop
- Highest level of data protection: Key management stays in Germany, so only German law applies
- High productivity: The familiar Google Workspace interface supports seamless real-time collaboration
- Cost transparency: Modular licensing adapts to your needs and prevents vendor-driven price increases
Core features
Section titled “Core features”Workspace by STACKIT combines several features that deliver both productivity and security:
Real-time collaboration suite
Section titled “Real-time collaboration suite”Work together across your organization with Google Workspace apps delivered in your browser. You don’t need to install anything. This gives you full flexibility for hybrid and remote work, without desktop application risks.
Included apps: Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Calendar, Chat, Forms, Keep, Vids, Sites, and more.
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Client-Side Encryption (CSE)
Section titled “Client-Side Encryption (CSE)”Your sensitive data is encrypted on user devices before it leaves your organization. STACKIT manages encryption keys in German data centers only. This means your data stays invisible to Google and protected from unauthorized access.
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Local Data Storage
Section titled “Local Data Storage”You can optionally host your data in German STACKIT data centers. This gives you maximum data sovereignty and compliance with German data protection standards. Your data never leaves the boundaries you define.
AI integration
Section titled “AI integration”Automate routine tasks and build data-driven strategies with Gemini AI and NotebookLM. Your teams get more productive while your data stays under your control.
European data hosting
Section titled “European data hosting”All backup data (LDS) and encryption keys (CSE) is hosted in certified European data centers that meet GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requirements. Combined with Client-Side Encryption, this ensures full data sovereignty and protection from international surveillance laws.
Emergency operations
Section titled “Emergency operations”Keep your business running with optional emergency operations based on open-source technology. STACKIT tailors these to your specific needs, so you stay operational with minimal recovery times, even during outages that affect other providers.
Sovereignty at scale
Section titled “Sovereignty at scale”Workspace by STACKIT powers the digital workplace across the Schwarz Group. This proves that data sovereignty works even in large, complex enterprise environments:
- Highest level of data protection: Strict separation of application software and key management
- Legal security: Key management in Germany means only German law applies
- Real-time protection: Encryption on endpoints makes data unreadable to platform operators
- Cloud Act protection: Technical architecture ensures providers only see encrypted data fragments
STACKIT ecosystem integration
Section titled “STACKIT ecosystem integration”Workspace by STACKIT works with other STACKIT services:
- STACKIT Infrastructure Services: Run apps and services on sovereign European cloud infrastructure
- STACKIT Security Services: Protect your workspace with enterprise-grade security controls
- STACKIT Data Services: Process and analyze data while keeping sovereignty