Blogs
Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
ownCloud Document Classification: A holistic solution to data protection
The ownCloud Document Classification feature was designed to empower organizations to restrict access to files based on their content and/or meta-data, to secure the process of file sharing and prevent unauthorized access to documents and consequent data breach.
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.
Linux.com: Why I Built OwnCloud and Made It Open Source
There I was, 4 years ago (this past January) at CampKDE in San Diego, giving a talk on data privacy, warning the audience about the risks to their privacy from cloud vendors – in particular, Dropbox. So, build it yourself they said. Sure, I’ve built things in the...
The Var Guy: ownCloud Private Cloud Platform Wins in Education Market
ownCloud and open source private cloud computing have received a major endorsement from an association of educational institutions in Germany, which has announced its adoption of ownCloud to bring file syncing and sharing to as many as 500,000 new users.
German Universities Choose ownCloud to Sync and Share Data among Half a Million Students and Employees
With up to 500,000 users Sync & Share NRW will be one of the largest cloud projects in Germany.
Muktware: ownCloud Contributor Conference to be held on Aug 26 in TU Berlin
The ownCloud Contributor Conference will take place at the TU Berlin, August 26-31 with an aim to give existing and prospective ownCloud contributors a platform to get together to get work done. Lightning talks, workshops and keynotes will give everyone the...
ownCloud development week 22
This is the weekly ownCloud community update for the week of May 25 to June 1st. These updates pull together activities from development mailing lists, blogs, coding work and everything else community members share with us. Tips are very much welcome! Ping Jos with...
Hold the date, announcing the ownCloud Contributor Conference and Hackathon
We just announced the upcoming ownCloud Contributor Conference at the TU Berlin, August 26-31. Let me quote the announcement: "It's that time again, time to get together to bring ownCloud to the next level! Last year was so much fun – and productive – and this year we...
Latest Desktop Client Offers Less CPU Usage With Performance Improvements
We released our newest, improved, ownCloud Desktop Client this week. The client is available for all three major platforms, Windows, Mac, and Linux, and allows users to connect their desktops to private ownCloud servers, giving them the ability to sync their files across desktops and mobile devices.
Latest ownCloud Desktop Clients Supercharge Upload and Download Performance
Lexington, MA – June 5, 2014 – ownCloud, Inc., the company behind the world’s most popular open source file sync and share software, today released its latest desktop clients for Windows, Mac and Linux, featuring significant performance improvements in uploading and downloading data, as well as considerably lower CPU utilization.
Review: ownCloud 6 Addresses Cloud Security FUD
Did you see the latest ownCloud review? So check out the review, then come in and check out ownCloud Enterprise 6.
Enterprise Network Planet: Review: ownCloud 6 Addresses Cloud Security FUD
When is a cloud not a cloud? When it’s called an ownCloud. At least that is how Lexington, MA based ownCloud would answer the question. The company has just released a significant upgrade to its ownCloud Enterprise Edition platform, now called ownCloud 6 Enterprise...
Welcome Claudine Bianchi, our new CMO
Claudine adds world-class marketing expertise and proven success in driving B2B technology companies to growth.
Muktware: ownCloud gets new CMO
The move aims to secure a stronger position in File Sync and Share for the most popular open source software in this category.
News from the Community
Welcome again to our new Community Manager!
ownCloud Adds Marketing Expertise to Drive Growth of Enterprise File Sync and Share pioneer
Tech veteran Claudine Bianchi joins as Chief Marketing Officer
ownCloud development week 21
This is the weekly ownCloud community update for the week of May 19 to 25. These updates pull together activities from development mailing lists, blogs, coding work and everything else community members share with us. Tips are very much welcome! Ping Jos with your...