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Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
ownCloud Infinite Scale: Green IT and Sustainable Data Strategy
At it-sa 2022 in Nuremberg, ownCloud presented its contribution to Green IT and the concept of sustainable data strategy. This article takes a closer look at how we want to support climate-neutral IT in a sustainable way.
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.
Compare the Cloud: Federated Cloud: The Next Generation of Cloud Services
It’s hard to argue the impact the cloud has had on IT and business over the past decade. It’s made the world smaller by making collaboration easier. The consumer cloud file sharing services that have made our personal lives easier – Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud,...
Save the Date: ownCloud Contributor Conference 2016 Takes Place September 9-15
The date and location for the third annual get-together of ownCloud contributors, the ownCloud Contributor Conference, are fixed! You can join us for a code frenzy at the TU Berlin from September 9 to 15. We have updated our website with some basic information and...
PHP 7 Is Here And ownCloud Is Ready
Today is a big day for the web: the programming language which powers most websites on the internet has released a major new version. ownCloud has been working for months to be ready for this new release as it delivers many benefits to users, not the least of which is...
Big Day of Releases
Today we are announcing not one, not even two, but three releases. That’s right; today the updated versions of the Desktop Client, Android App, and iOS App are now available! The desktop, Android, and iOS clients have all received a major update, support to directly...
Sharing Taken To The Next Level: Clients Introduce Sharing With ownCloud Users and Groups
Today ownCloud users on all platforms will find a new version of their sync client in the app store. The desktop, Android, and iOS clients have all received a major update with support to directly share with other users or groups on your ownCloud server. In addition...
ETC News: Top 10 Open Source Developments of 2015
Open source is driving an ever-expanding market. The notion of community-driven development is a growing disruption to proprietary software controlled by commercial vendors, and the free open source software concept has become a major disruption in industry and...
A Message on Safe Harbor
Since the recent decisions made about Safe Harbor the questions have been flying. How does this effect my company? Depends on the file sharing server you’re using. What about ownCloud, can I still continue to share my files cross continentally with ownCloud? Yes,...
OpenSource.com: 6 creative ways to use ownCloud
ownCloud is a self-hosted open source file sync and share server. Like “big boys” Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, and others, ownCloud lets you access your files, calendar, contacts, and other data. You can synchronize everything (or part of it) between your devices and...
Datamation: Build Your Own Linux Cloud Alternative
ownCloud (Google Drive) – We’ve all experienced the thrill that comes from using Google Drive. But did you know you can run your own? By installing ownCloud on a local server within your LAN, you’re able to utilize many of the same features found with Google Drive...
Softpedia: ownCloud 8.2 Gets Its First Point Release with over 100 Improvements
On November 18, ownCloud announced the immediate availability for download of the first maintenance release of their open-source ownCloud 8.2 self-hosting cloud server solution for GNU/Linux operating systems. According to the release notes, which have been attached...
ownCloud Admin Training in Nürnberg December 1-2!
ownCloud, Inc. organizes an ownCloud Training at the ownCloud office in Nürnberg to help you ensure a successful ownCloud implementation with ownCloud Server! The two-day training, in German, takes place from December 1 to 2. The training provides you with...
First ownCloud 8.2 Update Out, Enterprise Subscriptions Available
Today the first update to our ownCloud Server 8.2 release delivers a more mature and polished ownCloud experience. Almost 100 enhancements and fixes in the areas of sharing, performance, storage, user interface, translation and documentation can be found in the...
What is Hybrid Cloud?
Hybrid cloud means a lot of things to a lot of people, particularly when it relates to Enterprise File Sync and Share (EFSS). Overall though, hybrid generally means choice. You can mix and match what you need for your specific use case. If you asked me to define...
ownCloud 8.2 Enterprise Edition is Here
Last month we announced the release of the ownCloud 8.2 Server while hinting at what was to come with the upcoming release of the enterprise edition. Well today is the big day. ownCloud 8.2 Enterprise Edition is finally here, and with this release comes our new Hybrid...
Kusnetzky Group: ownCloud maintains security and control for enterprise file sync and share
I was intrigued by flexibility of ownCloud’s technology. The company has published APIs making it possible for the organization to easily interface file sync and share capabilities with its choice of encryption, management or even format transformation tools. The...