Blogs
Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
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.
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.
Email Data Size Limitations eliminated with Outlook Plug-In
Today we announced the release of a new Microsoft Outlook plug-in. This means that you can easily send secure files as well as whole folders. Now, instead of attachments, the plug-in will automatically add the links to corresponding files within ownCloud, without...
ownCloud now with plug-in for Microsoft Outlook
Secure email delivery without size limitation by automatically replacing attachments with links to files or folders in ownCloud Hockenheim/Nuremberg, Germany, November 23, 2016 – A new plug-in for Microsoft Outlook means that ownCloud users can now send their files...
Email Data Size Limitations Eliminated with Outlook Plug-In
Today we announced the release of a new Microsoft Outlook plug-in. This means that you can easily send secure files as well as whole folders. Now, instead of attachments, the plug-in will automatically add the links to corresponding files within ownCloud, without...
Nuremberg ownCloud meetup revitalized
tl;dr: ownCloud Meetup Nuremberg on 22. Nov. 2016, 19:00 CET @ CoWorking Nuremberg, Josephsplatz 8 We'ld like to invite anyone, yes anyone, not exclusively developers, to join us on November, 22nd for the next meetup @CoWorking Nuremberg. Our aim is to broaden the...
Maintenance and Security Update for ownCloud Server released
We are pleased to announce that new versions of ownCloud Server are here! The releases include several lower severity security patches and hardenings. The release of 9.1.2, 9.0.6, 8.2.9, 8.1.11 and 8.0.16 includes e.g. the following fixes: User_LDAP: Added OCC command...
The Private Cloud is on the Rise
451 Research announced a new report stating that they “expects revenue from OpenStack business models to exceed $5bn by 2020 and grow at a 35% CAGR.” What does this mean for ownCloud? This means that, while many continue to say that on-premises storage options will...
Online PC: OwnCloud Receives Online Office Suite
Collabora Productivity, the developers behind LibreOffice Online, have announced the release of the new version 2.0 of the Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE 2.0). This allows companies to give their employees the opportunity to work collaboratively and in...
Introducing ownCloud Security Lead Peter Prochaska
ownCloud is proud to present new Security Lead Peter Prochaska. Peter worked as Security Consultant for several well known Enterprises and is author of the book "PHP-Sicherheit". Now his dedication applies to the security of ownCloud: "Security is a process, not an...
ownCloud Partner Collabora Update: Much anticipated feature collaborative editing is now available
ownCloud Partner, Collabora, Updates CODE
Today our partner, Collabora Productivity, has announced the update to their Collabora Online Development Edition (CODE). With this new edition comes the much anticipated feature—collaborative editing. This new update just shows the amazing work that Collabora has...
Storage Newsletter: 350 Clients Now Use ownCloud Enterprise Edition
ownCloud GmbH continues down the road to success in 3Q16. Following the departure of the co-founder and CTO, and the establishment of an ownCloud fork, the management team, led by CEO Tobias Gerlinger, and COO and founder Holger Dyroff, have retained the confidence of...
ownCloud on Unswerving Track to Success with Community and Enterprise Solution
The third quarter of 2016 brings further enhancements to the platform, new key accounts and partnerships, and the largest contributor conference since the open source project started Colorado Spring, Colorado, October 20, 2016 – ownCloud continues down the road to...
Platin for ownCloud – Storage Insider Award
The winner of the Storage Insider Reader’s Choice Award for best Enterprise File Sharing has been announced: Platin for ownCloud. This award is a great honor to all of us here at ownCloud. It is our users who have made it possible and we can’t thank you enough for...
ownCloud Security Event at the it-sa 2016
As in 2015, ownCloud was also present at this year’s it-sa 2016 in Nuremberg, Germany. The it-sa is an annual IT-Security exhibition featuring important organizations from the industry and a highly targeted IT security audience. ownCloud was not only present with a...
MyLinuxRig.com: Indian Government Embraces ownCloud
A government investing in free and open source software, rather than in proprietary solutions, is always a wonderful thing (unless it’s a poor implementation…). When I heard about India’s DigiLocker project, which is built on ownCloud, I was excited to learn more and...