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Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
Full digital sovereignty has 3 levels
Digital sovereignty is becoming increasingly important for public authorities and companies – and they already have the option of using fully sovereign software stacks. Content collaboration specialist ownCloud explains what sets them apart.
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.
Focus on Secure View and Infinite Scale: ownCloud@it-sa 2019
Once again this year, the ownCloud team was represented with its own stand at the most important IT security trade fair it-sa in Nuremberg. The event was the perfect opportunity to meet old friends from the industry and of course to make a lot of new contacts....
ownCloud Server 10.3 – It’s all about performance
ownCloud Server 10.3 comes with over 100 changes: introducing support for PHP 7.3, a completely new Media Player, improvements around OAuth2 and much more.
ownCloud presents new client versions for Windows and iOS
During its four-day developer conference in Nuremberg, the collaboration platform ownCloud presented a number of new product developments.
Conference Release: ownCloud Presents New Client Versions for Windows and iOS
During its four-day developer conference in Nuremberg, the collaboration platform ownCloud presented a number of new product developments. The ownCloud Desktop Sync Client will receive a native Windows integrated Virtual File System as the first open source solution...
Porting the ownCloud iOS App to the Mac – how Catalyst Changes the Game
The ownCloud team ported the new iOS app to the Mac, using the new Catalyst technology. What did they learn? Michael Neuwert talked about it at the ownCloud Conference.
ownCloud and Securosys Enable Encryption of Files Through Hardware Security Modules
Nuremberg/Zurich, 18.09.2019: ownCloud and the Swiss IT security specialist Securosys SA are now offering the integration of hardware security modules (HSM) when encrypting and decrypting files. With the solution, the master key required for decrypting a file always...
Try Out the New ownCloud Phoenix Frontend – the Beta Is Here!
The new frontend is ready for testing! Phoenix opens a new era to the ownCloud ecosystem. Its architecture facilitates good design and UX decisions – but take a look and decide for yourself.
Sneak Peak: Who Is Going to Speak at the ownCloud Conference?
The Conference will take place in Nuremberg during September 17-20. The whole community gathers to exchange knowledge about ownCloud’s most recent developments and how to get the best out of it. Come and listen!
Interview: We Talked to Mohit, This Year’s Google Summer of Code Student
Mohit wrote two apps for Phoenix and Reva, the two pillars of the upcoming ownCloud Infinite Scale. His mentors are from CERN, AARNet, and ownCloud. What can he tell us about the hot new stuff?
ownCloud Android 2.12 Release – Sharing Rewrite
There is a new release for the ownCloud Android app! It brings performance improvements to Sharing. What does this mean for the user?
Re-Architecting the ownCloud App for Android
The Android team is currently rewriting the ownCloud app to change the architecture. The first improvements will be released soon. What can you learn from this?
Running ownCloud in Kubernetes With Rook Ceph Storage – Step by Step
The best practices for high availability, scalability, and performance? Read this guide about running ownCloud in Kubernetes with using Rook for a Ceph Cluster.
Opinion: Are ownCloud Servers a Democracy or Just a Platform?
is ownCloud a platform just like Facebook and Amazon? If yes, who makes the decisions on an ownCloud server? A plea for more democracy.
Bechtle IT and ownCloud starting close sales partnership
Secure Cloud Collaboration for Small and Medium-sized Businesses: ownCloud and Bechtle Solingen Establish Sales Partnership
Good Bye Gallery – Say Hi to the New Media Viewer!
As Phoenix is approaching, the look of ownCloud gets an overhaul. You get the first bite with the new media viewer app – an app to view images and videos in the browser.