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Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
We killed our own CLA. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
We’re retiring the ownCloud CLA and adopting the Developer Certificate of Origin. Here’s the reasoning and why contributors should take notice.
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.
Coming up: The new Desktop Client 2.7. Help us make it even better!
Curious to see what the upcoming ownCloud Desktop Client 2.7 has to offer? Join our beta and testing program to find out!
Crust integrates ownCloud into its open source Salesforce alternative
The ecosystem for ownCloud’s new digital collaboration platform is growing: Crust Technology is developing an integration with ownCloud Infinite Scale for its open-source CRM and low-code platform.
Privacy Shield ruled invalid: The way forward for organizations
With the legal basis for transferring personal data from the EU to the U.S. gone after the ECJ’s Privacy Shield ruling, organizations have only a few options to ensure GDPR compliance.
Enabling organizations to control the lifecycle of files
Automatically archive and then delete files that are no longer needed, ensuring data protection and compliance with regulations.
ONLYOFFICE supports ownCloud’s new digital collaboration platform
Ascensio System SIA integrates its open-source office suite ONLYOFFICE into the new digital collaboration platform ownCloud Infinite Scale.
How to get started, Part 7: Install the Appliance
This is the seventh post in a series meant to get you up to speed. You’ll learn how to get started with ownCloud as a virtual machine appliance.
Ready, steady, Go
PHP has long been the tool of choice for ownCloud. But the scripting language no longer meets ownCloud’s requirements for developing a modern content collaboration application. Time for a change and a switch to the programming language Go.
With ownCloud for iOS, 3.8 + 1.3 really is 11.4, trust us
To make iOS app version numbers unambiguous, ownCloud takes a numerical giant leap.
ownCloud for iOS 11.4 significantly upgrades your sovereign mobile workspace
At ownCloud, we strive to give you a straightforward, secure and efficient work experience. With the new version 11.4 of the ownCloud iOS app, we bring a host of improvements and new tricks for more efficiency and ease-of-use. And a long awaited upgrade for our branding customers.
You beta watch out
Help us find flaws fast: Learn which testing options we provide and join the ownCloud beta and testing program!
Hooray, we’ve got a new website!
Proudly presenting the new ownCloud website, for unified and straightforward access to ownCloud for community and enterprise users.
Digital Sovereignty after the Demise of Privacy Shield
In the August issue of ownCloud monthly, we talk about changes to transatlantic data transfers after the ruling against Privacy Shield, new features and how new rules could bring Digital Sovereignty to European cloud users.
What’s new in ownCloud Server 10.5: Even more seamless Federation
Improved scanning for updates in Federated Shares makes working across organizations more straightforward and saves time on coordination.
What’s new in ownCloud Server 10.5: File Locking
File locking allows you to exclusively work on files for a period of time, preventing users from accidentally interfering with others’ work.
ownCloud 10.5 brings unified delivery and file locking
ownCloud server now comes in just two handy packages, a minimalist one with just the required components and a complete one containing all supported apps.