credativ GmbH successfully certified according to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001

credativ GmbH, a specialized service provider for open source solutions, is solidifying its position as a strategic partner for security-critical IT infrastructures. Since December 15, the company has been officially certified according to the international standards ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Information Security) and ISO 9001:2015 (Quality Management).

Expertise from corporate structures – Agility as an independent company

This success is particularly remarkable, as credativ GmbH has only been operating independently on the market in its current form since March 1, 2025. The speed of certification within just nine months after the spin-off from NetApp Deutschland GmbH is no coincidence: the time within the corporate structures of NetApp was used specifically to build up in-depth know-how in highly regulated processes and global security standards.

A strong signal for public authorities and major clients

The certification covers all services provided by credativ GmbH. In doing so, the company creates a seamless basis of trust, which is essential, in particular, for cooperation with large companies and public authorities. These now benefit from the combination of corporate-proven security standards and the flexibility of an independent open source specialist.

Statements on the certification

David Brauner, Managing Director of credativ GmbH, emphasizes the strategic importance:

“Since our restart into independence on March 1, we have had a clear goal: to seamlessly transfer the high standards that we know from our time in the corporate environment into our new structure. The certification is a promise to our customers in the public sector and in the enterprise sector that we not only understand the high requirements for compliance and security, but also master them at the highest level.”

Alexander Wirt, CTO of credativ GmbH, adds:

“Quality and security are just as deeply rooted in us as the connection to open source. We have used the valuable experience from our time at NetApp to put our internal processes on a certifiable footing from day one. For our customers, this means that they receive the usual open source excellence, combined with the security of a partner working according to the most modern ISO standards.”

The advantages at a glance:

• Corporate-proven knowledge: Transfer of the highest compliance standards into an agile service environment.
• Highest data security: Protection of sensitive information according to the latest standard ISO/IEC 27001:2022.
• Verified process quality: Consistent management according to ISO 9001:2015 across all service areas.
• Ideal partner for the public sector: Fulfillment of all regulatory requirements for public authorities and critical infrastructures.

About credativ GmbH

credativ GmbH is an independent consulting and service company focusing on open source software. Following the spin-off from NetApp in spring 2025, credativ combines decades of community expertise with professional enterprise standards to make IT infrastructures secure, sovereign and future-proof, without losing the connection to its history of around 25 years of work in and with the open source community.

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Peter Dreuw

Head of Sales & Marketing

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Peter Dreuw has been working for credativ GmbH since 2016 and has been a team lead since 2017. Since 2021, he has been part of Instaclustr’s management team as VP Services. Following the acquisition by NetApp, his new role became “Senior Manager Open Source Professional Services”. As part of the spin-off, he became a member of the executive management as an authorized signatory. His responsibilities include leading sales and marketing. He has been a Linux user from the very beginning and has been running Linux systems since kernel 0.97. Despite extensive experience in operations, he is a passionate software developer and is also well versed in hardware-near systems.

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