Blogs
Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
Stewardship is not the same as control: A governance charter for people who’ve been burned before.
Kiteworks controls ownCloud’s roadmap. Why we are being highly visible about this and what it means.
Kiteworks Open Source Program Office (ownCloud)
Kiteworks empowers organizations to manage risk in every send, share, receive, and save of sensitive content, protecting over 200 million end users across thosuands of global enterprises and government agencies. The Kiteworks Open Source Program Office is the steward of ownCloud, the open-source platform for sovereign secure data exchange, file synchronization, and collaboration. Built from the ground up in Go with zero database dependency, ownCloud Infinite Scale scales from a single binary to million-user deployments. Guided by a published governance charter and Apache 2.0 licensing, the OSPO ensures ownCloud remains a transparent, community-driven digital commons.
eM Client now seamlessly integrates with ownCloud, helps avoid insecure attachments
eM Client is a popular email client for a reason – it’s a clean and simple desktop app that integrates email, calendars, tasks, contacts, notes, and chat. As eM Client now integrates smoothly with ownCloud, you can conveniently send links to files in emails, which brings significantly less risk and hassle than sending attachments.
The ProxyLogon/Hafnium Exchange hack now packs a Ransomware threat. Are you prepared?
The massive vulnerability in unpatched Microsoft Exchange on-prem installations now provides attackers with an easy entry for their ransomware.
Why platform independence in ownCloud Infinite Scale is a big deal
What sets ownCloud Infinite Scale apart from other file collaboration platforms? One big aspect is platform independence. This blog post aims to explain what this is all about.
How to sync passwords with ownCloud and Buttercup
Our Head of Marketing Franka Ellen Wittek is on a quest to becoming digitally sovereign. In her blog post, she explains how to set up Buttercup, the open-source cross-platform password manager, and use it with ownCloud to sync passwords safely across devices.
The new ownCloud Metrics App 1.0 makes accurate reporting straightforward
People love statistics, especially in IT. To help you get key metrics about your ownCloud quickly and in a structured way, we have created the Metrics App.
cidaas and ownCloud join forces to deliver secure file collaboration at scale
The partnership between cidaas and ownCloud means companies can now swiftly set up file collaboration clouds that rely on software made in Germany, completely independent of US providers.
Integrated workspaces enable safe collaboration across business ecosystems
Digital transformation of the workplace can bring increased efficiencies all along the value chain. Learn how to safely and easily enable collaboration across your business ecosystem with integrated workspaces for suppliers, contractors and even customers.
How the iOS EMM App and Mobile Device Management make onboarding easy
With the ownCloud iOS EMM App, Community Edition users now can use the borderline magic powers of Mobile Device Management too. We explain how it works with a simple yet useful example.
Keep your files safe with ownCloud
ownCloud offers a comprehensive and strong security feature set.
Monthly update: In the spirit of new beginnings
We kept pretty busy, both in late 2020 and since the start of 2021, with a number of exciting releases and great growth!
Is this what digital sovereignty is supposed to look like?
Spending by the German federal government on Microsoft products is still rising fast. If Germany is serious about digital sovereignty, it should set an example.
Inspiring digital sovereignty: Product and development plans for 2021
In this blog post, we’ll give an outlook on our product and development plans for 2021
ownCloud extends the scope of its OpenID Connect extension
With version 2.0 of the OpenID Connect Marketplace App, ownCloud extends its authentication support to include Auto-Provisioning and Azure AD.
In 2020, ownCloud grows by more than 50 percent
ownCloud grows by more than 50 percent in 2020, driven by the switch to remote work, the need to safeguard sensitive data and increased awareness for digital privacy.
Transition Strategy: Outlining your road to infinite scale
Thinking about a transition strategy towards ownCloud Infinite Scale? Learn about the aspects to consider and the preparations that are already in place.