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clouditiv Logo - Private Cloud & OpenStack Specialist from Germany|In close partnership with SETUP Protokolltester GmbH

Innovation with
30 years of foundation.

clouditiv combines the agility of a tech startup with three decades of experience in network infrastructure and telecommunications. We're building the cloud platform we've always needed ourselves.

30+
Years of industry experience
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Made in Germany
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Our Story

From network specialist
to cloud innovator

clouditiv was born from a simple realization: companies need cloud flexibility without giving up control over their infrastructure.

As a spin-off from SETUP Protokolltester GmbH – an established specialist in network monitoring and IT operations for critical infrastructures – we bring decades of experience to the cloud world.

While other cloud providers come from Silicon Valley, we are rooted in the German telecommunications and critical infrastructure industry. We know what reliability, compliance, and data protection mean in practice – because we operate networks ourselves.

We continue that line with souveraen.ai: on-premise enterprise AI on your hardware — sourced answers, agents that wait for approval, no public-cloud model dependency.

Learn more about SETUP
1994

The Beginning

Founding of SETUP Protokolltester – focus on network analysis and telecommunications.

2011

Expansion

Klaus Bauer takes over as Managing Director. Expansion of critical infrastructure expertise.

2020

Cloud Vision

The idea for clouditiv emerges: OpenStack-based cloud platform for mid-sized companies.

2025

clouditiv

Spin-off and platform launch. With Niklas Schult on board as tech visionary: product cleanly implemented - from architecture to scaling.

2026

souveraen.ai

Launch of sovereign enterprise AI: local knowledge, agents with approval, running on your own hardware.

The Founding Team

Experience meets innovation

Two generations of network experts. Together we bring over 40 years of experience in telecommunications, enterprise IT, and cloud technology.

The clouditiv & SETUP team

Klaus Bauer

Co-Founder & CEO

Klaus brings over 25 years of international leadership experience from the telecommunications and network industry. As Managing Director of SETUP Protokolltester GmbH, he successfully developed the company into a specialist for network monitoring and data centers.

Positions at various manufacturers took him professionally from Germany via the USA to Italy and shaped his analytical view of technologies, products, and international markets.

At clouditiv, Klaus is responsible for strategic direction, key customer relationships, and building the company. His standard: making cloud technology extremely reliable and trustworthy, as our customers expect it.

100% Made in Germany and all data strictly remains in Germany.

Niklas Schult

Co-Founder & CTO

Niklas is the technical visionary and driving force behind clouditiv. He combines strategy with fundamental hands-on know-how. He designs architectures that naturally remain stable, scalable, and maintainable even under carrier-grade requirements.

His experience ranges from Telefónica and M-net to the integrator Nomios, where he led teams in complex network environments and was responsible for demanding infrastructure projects. Automation, IP/MPLS core networks, and highly available 24/7 systems are part of his daily routine – from planning to operations.

At clouditiv, Niklas is responsible for technical architecture, the product, and operational management of all platforms. He develops them the way he would have expected them as a customer himself: uncompromisingly reliable, clearly structured, and future-proof.

100% Made in Germany and all data strictly remains in Germany.

Our Values

What drives us

Pragmatism

No theoretical concepts, but solutions that work in practice.

Partnership

We're not a vendor, we're a partner. Your success is our success.

Openness

Open source at the core. No lock-in, no proprietary traps.

Reliability

Made in Germany. Data protection and compliance are not optional.

New product

souveraen.ai — enterprise knowledge that acts.

With souveraen.ai we take the same sovereignty idea from infrastructure into AI: local models on your hardware, sourced answers from your knowledge, agents that wait for approval — no US model-API dependency.

  • ✓100% local operation, no cloud lock-in
  • ✓Sourced answers from your documents and systems
  • ✓Agents that wait for your approval
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Get to know us.

No sales pitch, no pressure – just an open conversation about how we can solve your cloud challenges.

Schedule a conversationinfo@clouditiv.de
Auerbach and Martinsried, Germany
(03744) 365 2202