Welcome to the Jon Myer Podcast, powered by Myer Media! Today we're diving into the critical world of secure communications, data sovereignty, and mission-critical collaboration systems with Bruno and Chris from Rocket.Chat.We discuss why open source is foundational for government agencies, how federation enables secure cross-workspace collaboration, and what it takes to build collaboration tools that can't fail—from defense operations to emergency response and healthcare.Key Topics Discussed:✅ What makes Rocket.Chat the world's most widely deployed open source collaboration platform✅ Data sovereignty: Self-hosted, AWS, or European Sovereign Cloud options✅ Why open source is a starting requirement for defense and intelligence agencies✅ GDPR, HIPAA, and compliance built into the platform✅ Matrix Protocol federation: Connecting independent secure workspaces✅ Zero trust architecture with continuous reauthorization✅ Iron Bank compliance and security at every dependency level✅ Apps Engine: Custom integrations without isolation✅ Embedding Rocket.Chat into existing systems (single pane of glass)✅ Healthcare use cases: Patient-physician communication in Spain✅ From air-gapped SCIFs to AWS ICMP and European Sovereign Cloud✅ AWS partnership milestones: Digital Workspace Competency and LATAM Rising StarYouTube Timeline:0:00 - Welcome & Introduction0:32 - What is Rocket.Chat and who do they serve?1:06 - Data sovereignty: Why it's pivotal for collaboration2:23 - How data sovereignty affects EU countries (GDPR compliance)4:02 - Why open source enables easy adoption in government5:02 - Self-hosted vs. cloud: Evaluating trade-offs7:03 - Building resilience: Out-of-band capabilities and blended deployments8:10 - How the open source community contributes to the product8:58 - Apps Engine: Custom integrations and extensions10:02 - Real-world example: EU-LISA's Jira integration for DevOps11:29 - Secure federation: US and NATO collaboration across workspaces13:33 - Mission-critical sectors: Command and control, emergency response14:53 - Iron Bank compliance and mobile applications for field personnel15:26 - Healthcare use case: Embedded messaging in Spain17:16 - Typical installation and time to value19:24 - AWS ecosystem achievements: Digital Workspace Competency20:53 - Congratulations: LATAM Rising Star Partner of the Year22:51 - How AWS partnership accelerates customer education24:54 - Closing thoughts & thank you🔔 Don't forget to Like, Subscribe, and hit the notification 🔔 ✔ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/jonmyer/?sub_confirmation=1📱 Social Media Twitter: https://twitter.com/_JonMyerWebsite: https://jonmyer.comLinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-myer/Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0wjJzdIwctq4o4pTXM2KSFLike my sounds? Here's my audio source: https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/fj9o9k#aws #awscloud #podcast #podcasting #costoptimization #finops #cloudcost #cloudoptimization