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Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
Open source EFSS is not a stepping stone to a sales call
You chose open source for a reason. We respect that reason.
Why oCIS isn’t a funnel, a trial, or a hobbled community edition.
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.
ownCloud strengthens partner management with Daniel Zielke
Daniel Zielke is the new Senior Partner Manager at ownCloud, provider of the open source content collaboration platform of the same name. He will massively expand the company’s strategic partnerships.
ownCloud Infinite Scale 4.0 is released!
ownCloud has launched Infinite Scale 4.0, the latest significant update to its secure content collaboration platform. This release introduces a range of new features and functionalities, including enhanced capabilities for importing data from third-party clouds, simplifying data upload, refining search functions with the use of tags and filters, and further enhancing user-friendly linking and navigation.
ownCloud Server 10.13 released: Kerberos authentication and enforceable 2-Factor-Authentication
We are happy to announce the immediate release of ownCloud Server 10.13 with many new features requested by our customers. Among them, most important is the new enforcement of Two-Factor Authentification (2FA) via Time-based One-Time Passwords (TOTP) – a feature many customers need to comply with security policies.
Swiss data protection law to be modernised for the digital age
With the entry into force of the revised Data Protection Act, Switzerland is focusing on greater transparency and strengthening the rights of those affected by data breaches. Holger Dyroff, co-founder and COO of ownCloud, sees the convergence with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as a positive and important development.
BayernBox used by 1000th municipality
The municipality of Hohenwarth in the district of Cham is the thousandth municipality in Bavaria to go live with BayernBox. The online platform, which is based on ownCloud, enables municipal employees to exchange and centrally store data.
Go for Enterprise: ownCloud Infinite Scale
Tim Schürmann, a seasoned IT journalist from Germany, specializes in open source and programming languages. Over the last several years, he has authored many articles on Go, including several related to ownCloud. We sought his expert insights on Go in the context of ownCloud Infinite Scale. Here is his op-ed.
Safeguard Memories with ownCloud’s Secure Filesharing and Storage Solution
Safeguard your precious memories with stringent data privacy policies of ownCloud. Maintain complete control over your digital assets while sharing cherished photos with loved ones worry-free.
Microsoft fails to live up to its key role as hyperscaler
Stolen master keys, lack of transparency and questionable technological solutions: The scandal surrounding the latest security breach at Microsoft is not abating. For Holger Dyroff, co-founder and COO of ownCloud, this is a prime example of why the big players in the market have long had a problem when it comes to data protection and digital sovereignty.
Integrate ownCloud with Microsoft: 100% control, secure data, full compliance
In times of heightened data privacy and security concerns around Microsoft, integrating ownCloud with Microsoft empowers users to opt for secure, compliant, efficient file sharing in a familiar environment.
European-U.S. data protection agreement: Yet another attempt, yet another failure
The recent agreement between the US and the EU is the third attempt to secure the transfer of personal data from Europe to the US. Holger Dyroff, co-founder and COO of ownCloud, does not see the new regulatory attempt as a satisfactory solution.
The digitization of schools must continue at full speed – but with digital sovereignty
A funding gap in the Digital Pact for Schools or even a withdrawal of the federal government would be fatal. Holger Dyroff, co-founder and COO of ownCloud, believes that the states also have a duty to ensure that the digitalization of schools succeeds. They have to guarantee digital sovereignty in the implementation.
Go, Cloud, Go!
ownCloud Infinite Scale ensures better performance and scalability. This is made possible by the new implementation in Go, a microservice architecture and the high-performance file system EoS developed at CERN.
Expert Talk: Introducing ownCloud Infinite Scale 3.0
Tobias Baader, Product Manager at ownCloud, talks about the immense potential of Infinite Scale 3.0 to revolutionize collaboration in real time.
ownCloud presents Infinite Scale 3.0: The new and most secure version of its real-time content collaboration platform
ownCloud has released ownCloud Infinite Scale 3.0, the third version of its leading content collaboration platform for secure, real-time, enterprise-grade file sharing, written in Go with a future-proof cloud-ready microservices architecture. The new release further improves the Spaces feature for modern teamwork experience, offers even more security, is accessible and makes administration easier than ever.
New Features in Infinite Scale 3.0
The highly anticipated third edition of Infinite Scale is a major release that packs a range of enhancements, bug fixes, and exciting new features.