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Cloud Storage in Danger: Why Governments are Making Our Data Unsafe

The latest developments in the US and the UK, where the government is pressuring Apple to introduce a backdoor into the iCloud, are an alarming signal for the security of our digital data. What is being sold as a measure to fight crime turns out to be a direct attack on data protection and IT security worldwide. But that's just the beginning. Anyone who uses cloud services should now at the latest realize the massive risks they are exposed to.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays

The year is drawing to a close, and we know your project schedule is likely packed right up to 11:59 PM on December 31. But don’t worry – even Santa Claus is an avid Merlin user. No wonder, considering he has to manage a complex project every year: delivering gifts worldwide in 24 hours, without delays or budget overruns. 🎅

With the help of Gantt charts for optimizing his sleigh route and milestone tracking for wrapping gifts, he always stays on schedule – and we hope Merlin Project has guided you just as reliably through this year’s challenges. 🌟

Now, it’s time to leave a few tasks in the backlog and enjoy the well-deserved "Milestone achieved!" celebration. 🎄

We wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas, relaxing holidays, and a productive but stress-free New Year – with perfectly planned projects, of course!

We’re taking a short break from December 24, 2024, to January 1, 2025, to recharge our batteries and start 2025 full of energy.

20 Years of Merlin Project – A Milestone in Project Management Software

Today we are celebrating a very special birthday: Merlin Project is turning 20! Two decades in which the software has developed from an ambitious tool to an indispensable companion for project managers worldwide.

Over these 20 years, many millions of lines of code have been written, continuously improved and expanded to meet the needs of users and set new technological standards. Behind every line of code is the goal of providing the best project management tool on the market – and we are proud to say that we are very close ;-)

My Conclusion about the ProjectWizards Workation

At the end of July, I reported here that we would be traveling to Leeuwarden in the Netherlands with the entire ProjectWizards team for a workation. Now that we've been back for a few days, it's time to summarize our time together.

Our boss, Frank Blome, sent a rough plan for the workation to everyone before they arrived:

1. We meet every morning at 9:00 a.m. at breakfast and discuss, who is planning which activities for the day.

2. A table has been reserved for dinner in the evening. Everyone is invited to join.

3. Have fun and enjoy yourselves.

Workation - a Different Form of Collaboration

Anyone who knows and follows us is aware that we work remotely here at ProjectWizards, letting everyone choose their favorite place to work from. We only gather once a quarter for 1- or 2-day team meetings somewhere in Germany.

For our 20th anniversary of Merlin Project this year, we decided to have a longer meeting, a Workation.