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Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
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.
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.
nueww – Nuremberg Web Week
Nuremberg, where the ownCloud headquarters are, is an upcoming city in the digital sector. The Nuremberg Web Week is a "festival for the digital society" - where the most important creators meet up and share ideas. During the week from 15th to 22th of May there are a...
Introducing: ownCloud X
Who do you trust with your data – your country? Any other state? Your boss, your IT department? Your husband? Google or Dropbox? And why don’t they trust you that you are able to choose yourself, who you trust with your data? Cross them – with ownCloud X. ownCloud X...
Introducing: ownCloud X
Who do you trust with your data – your country? Any other state? Your husband? Your boss, your IT department? Google or Dropbox? Cross them – with ownCloud X.
The new ownCloud marketplace is here!
With the Marketplace we are introducing a new app distribution platform; creating, publishing and installing apps has never been easier. This makes ownCloud the leading platform for file sync and share – and more.
ownCloud X is on the Horizon
We are excited to announce that the latest version of ownCloud, ownCloud X, is on its way! ownCloud X marks a new generation in the development of the ownCloud software. It creates a product that extends file sharing with a clear commitment to enterprise-focused...
ownCloud X Call for Papers
You are actively involved in the development of ownCloud and have topics that you would like to share with the community? The ownCloud X Launch Event is your place to do that. On May 23 we will host the official ownCloud X Launch Event in Cologne, Germany to celebrate...
Warning Before Entering Personal Data When Submitting Bug Reports – Use of Config Report in ownCloud
According to a recent blog published by security specialist Hanno Boeck and to a report published in Golem, use of the bug report function on Github has resulted in the potential publication of passwords by different users. When you fill out a bug report with...
We have a new ownCloud server maintenance release – say Hi to 9.1.5!
The community and our developers are working hard to improve ownCloud every day. This small post shall notify you of the biggest changes: We worked around rate limit issues from the Google Drive API - they accept only limited requests per minute to avoid API DOS, so...
Latest Update on EU-US Privacy Shield
In February I published a blog “Threats to your Data in the Trump Age” outlining the ramifications President Trump’s administration will have on the newly implemented EU-US Privacy Shield and the concerns for the safety of private data following a January executive...
ownCloud-Hackathons are spreading. Get involved!
Do you have fun with creative coding? Do you like meeting fellow hackers? Are you interested in improving the code we all breathe everyday? Hackathons are wonderful events and the core of the open source community. You can try to wrap your mind around new concepts and...
Were Your Private Files and Information Leaked by Docs.com?
This past Sunday ZDnet’s Zack Whittaker was the first to report that Microsoft’s document sharing site, Docs.com, has been leaking users’ personal files and information. “Users had complained over the weekend on Twitter that anyone could use the site's search box to...
New Desktop Client 2.3.0 release out now!
Grab the brand new ownCloud Desktop Client 2.3.0 for either Mac, Windows or Linux (or build it from source)! It features many improvements under the hood as decreased memory (up to 300% !) and CPU usage as well as better time/bandwidth estimation during sync. In the...
ownCloud is part of Google Summer of Code
Yesterday we received our confirmation to be part of this years GSoC. We are very proud to be chosen among various other well know and highly reputated FOSS projects. It's a great honor and we will do our utmost to properly mentor our students. During the day we...
Threats to your Data in the Trump Age
Just about year after the fall of the Safe Harbor agreement, the European Commission agreed upon a new framework, EU-US Privacy Shield, for data-transfers between the EU and the US this past August and was officially put into place as of February 1st 2017 with the...
ownCloud Wins Open Source File Sync Application of the Year!
We are so excited to announced that ownCloud has beat out a number of great competitors for 2016’s Linux Questions’ Member’s Choice Awards Open Source File Sync Application of the Year! On the behalf of all of us here at ownCloud—Thank you! It is once again because of...