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Projects

What we did, and what came of it

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Higher education ITContainer operations strategy, ILIAS containerization & Managed Kubernetes

Abteilung MLS des ZIM an der HHU Düsseldorf

Abteilung MLS des ZIM an der HHU Düsseldorf combined a container operations strategy with an ILIAS pilot for e-learning and exams: containerized app/web components, Helm-based deployment, and a prd-ready operating frame on gh0stcloud.

Tobias Koch · Head of Department

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Starting Point

Abteilung MLS des ZIM an der HHU Düsseldorf wanted to evaluate Kubernetes with Tobias Koch as the referenced contact, using real operating practice without immediately building a full internal platform organization. The concrete pilot was ILIAS for e-learning and exams: a real workload for testing container operations, updateability, recoverability, and operating documentation.

The consulting outcome was a container operations strategy for building operating maturity. It focused on clear responsibilities, standardized procedures, runbooks, monitoring/logging, backup/restore, and a fact-based decision path for managed, hybrid, or internal operation.

gh0stcloud Contribution

gh0stservice delivered the strategy work and the ILIAS pilot together. The pilot was treated as a prd-ready operating proof for a higher-education e-learning workload, not as a pure technology demo:

  • containerization of the ILIAS app/web components
  • Helm chart for reproducible deployments and later updates
  • deployment into a managed Kubernetes/container environment on gh0stcloud
  • database integration, persistent storage, and backup path
  • operating baseline with monitoring, logging, restore concept, and runbooks
  • consulting on operating organization, ownership, and platform decision-making

Outcome

The department received two concrete outcomes: a delivered container operations strategy and an ILIAS pilot showing how an e-learning/exam workload can be containerized, delivered through Helm, and operated in a managed environment.

gh0stcloud connected consulting with implementation: strategy document, Helm chart, and ILIAS pilot together created a stronger basis for the next platform decision.

Archive & researchManaged Nextcloud

Ungers Archiv für Architekturwissenschaft

Ungers Archiv für Architekturwissenschaft moved internal collaboration from local infrastructure into a managed gh0stcloud Nextcloud environment with secure access and lower operational load.

Sophia Ungers · Director

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Starting Point

Ungers Archiv für Architekturwissenschaft needed a better workspace for internal documents, shared files, and distributed collaboration. Local systems made remote work, backup routines, and dependable access control harder than necessary.

Archive holdings, internal structure, and personal details are intentionally omitted from this public version.

gh0stcloud Contribution

gh0stcloud Managed Nextcloud brought collaboration into a managed service:

  • central file and document access
  • role-based sharing for internal teamwork
  • managed backup and recovery paths
  • less effort spent on local server maintenance and updates

Outcome

The team gained a stable working foundation without expanding responsibility for its own file-server operation. gh0stcloud handled the recurring platform work so the organization could focus on its subject matter.

The important change was not another tool, but a dependable operating frame for everyday collaboration.

Planning & architectureSecurity services & managed operations

Sieber Architekten

Sieber Architekten used gh0stcloud to move password management, access routines, and baseline operations into a more accountable managed structure.

Joachim Sieber · Principal Architect

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Starting Point

Sieber Architekten needed better visibility over shared access and recurring security tasks. Distributed notes and informal processes were no longer appropriate for a growing team.

This public version does not disclose contacts, customer data, network details, or concrete system topologies.

gh0stcloud Contribution

gh0stcloud provided a managed security frame:

  • central password and access area
  • clearer permissions
  • auditable changes and access events
  • guided ownership for operations and backup responsibilities

Outcome

The team gained a clearer way to handle sensitive access without operating its own security platform. gh0stcloud reduced operational overhead and made responsibilities visible.

For small teams, security must not depend on individual memory. gh0stcloud turned it into a managed process.

Manufacturing & distributionManaged AI workload hosting

Aug. Hülden GmbH + Co. KG

Aug. Hülden GmbH + Co. KG runs AI-assisted document processing on gh0stcloud so order data can be prepared more consistently and reviewed by the team.

Johannes Kellerwessel · IT Manager

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Starting Point

At Aug. Hülden GmbH + Co. KG, manual document processing consumed time and made workflows dependent on individual handling steps. The team wanted a more structured way to prepare incoming documents without building a separate application platform.

This public story omits ERP details, supplier patterns, field lists, model providers, technical ports, and precise throughput or accuracy claims.

gh0stcloud Contribution

gh0stservice provided the workload as a managed gh0stcloud application:

  • isolated runtime operation for document processing
  • structured output for later subject-matter review
  • operational logging and monitoring
  • application maintenance without adding server responsibility for the customer

Outcome

Processing became more predictable and easier to control. gh0stcloud handled the platform layer while the customer team kept responsibility for review and approval.

gh0stcloud turned a focused automation idea into an operable, reviewable application path.

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