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Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
ownCloud joins IT-Sicherheitscluster e.V.
We are pleased to announce that ownCloud is an official member of IT-Sicherheitscluster e.V., which is based in Regensburg.
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.
Cult of Mac: ownCloud Expands Easy To Configure Private Cloud Options, Includes Mac Support
We last looked at ownCloud nearly three months ago. The company offers a unique private cloud solution that can scale from the needs of a small businesses with a handful of users all the way to the requirements of larger enterprise. What makes ownCloud unique is that...
Boston Business Journal: Startup updates: Boundless Learning, ownCloud
Boston education startup Boundless Learning on Thursday filed a motion to dismiss two of the five claims made by textbook publishers in a March lawsuit.
The Var Guy: ownCloud File Syncing Adds ‘Plug-and-Play’ Features
ownCloud, the open source file syncing platform, continued its evolution this week with the addition of several cool new features to its commercial offerings, all touted as enhancements to the “plug-and-play-ability” of the product. How does ownCloud now stand up to...
Getting down to business
When we launched ownCloud last December, some people (and you know who you are) shouted Dropbox this, Box that, crowded market everywhere. But we knew we had something different, something businesses and services providers not just wanted, but needed. And we knew we...
ownCloud’s Latest Commercial Releases Get Down to Business
Latest ownCloud 2012 Business and Enterprise editions also introduce advanced synching features and updated Android client
Make Tech Easier: How To Install OwnCloud In Windows
A lot of other cloud storage solutions have popped up in the last few months. Today, instead of reviewing how each of these services work, we will try to create our own cloud storage solution which can be hosted at our own Windows servers, whether local, remote or...
You think BYOD is Causing IT Headaches Now, Just Wait Until it’s Mandated
That's right, according to Forrester Research, within three years "most companies will make any customer-provided technology the norm, and purge rules forbidding personal devices to the point that self-purchasing may become a requirement for new employees."...
ownCloud partner making some noise!
Wow, check out ownCloud partner Artisan Infrastructure and their bad selves: Artisan Plans Tier 4 Data Center, Dropbox Alternative To quote MSP Mentor: “One of Artisan Infrastructure’s new ISV offerings will come in the form of ownCloud, a DropBox alternative that...
PCWorld: 10 Questions for OwnCloud CFO Dan Curtis
CFO Dan Curtis manages finances for OwnCloud, which manages the open-source project of the same name. Client firms can host their own cloud storage on the premises or remotely, for data and file syncing, sharing, and viewing.
Businessweek: A Cloud for Hipsters
"with ownCloud you own your data. Your information is not living on servers managed by Dropbox or Google (GOOG) or Microsoft (MSFT). It’s living on your computers, which are now helpfully synced together."
BYOD, the Cloud: IT Paranoia Strikes Deep, Employees go Underground
BYOD — IT versus employee, Markus has an idea
Romney Dropbox gets hacked – It’s just the beginning
Matt about the security to run and control your own … cloud service that is.
Yep, we’re hip
Markus about beeing hip.
Linux Journal: June 2012 Issue of Linux Journal: Cool Projects
Keeping It Cool... Three days ago here in northern Michigan, we had a heavy frost overnight. Those gardeners who ambitiously planted their plants early had to cover them with tarps or tents to make sure they didn't die in the frigid night. Yesterday, the temperature...
The Sygnal Group: Advances in Cloud Computing: OwnCloud 4
Many businesses are now using the cloud as a cost-effective way of servicing their needs. Cloud computing is also known as an on-demand or hosted model. With this type of telecom solution, an application is licensed by a provider and is hosted at a remote location...