Overview The University of Bern is the Swiss capital’s leading university, serving 18,000 students. The institution is a pioneer in the fields of space research, climate change, and medicine. Challenge Renowned for academic excellence and ground-breaking research, the University of Bern is a melting pot of knowledge and ideas. T o further teaching and research, academics often share their findings with peers in other institutions. However, because the university lacked a file-sharing system, researchers, lecturers and administrative staff were forced to rely on third-party solutions to exchange data—creating information security risks. Rolf Kräuchi, Head of IT System Services Group at the University of Bern, elaborates: “In the past, most employees used external file-sharin

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