Blogs
Insights on secure data exchange, digital sovereignty, and open source — from the team that built the platform.
Digital sovereignty is not a label you buy from a hyperscaler
Digital sovereignty is not a data center location. It’s control.
Why the hyperscalers’ “sovereign cloud” branding fails the test, and how oCIS doesn’t.
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.
Expert View by Alexander Schmieden: “The digital school of the future does not end with the procurement and management of technology and infrastructure”
ownCloud has a long history in supporting educational and research institutions. The digital school is one of today’s greatest challenges.
Coming up soon: The CS3 conference including tech talks about ownCloud Infinite Scale and more!
The Cloud Storage, Synchronization and Sharing conference “CS3” will be held at the end of the month with lots of technical content.
How to install ownCloud Infinite Scale Tech Preview in three easy steps
Want to try out ownCloud Infinite Scale Tech Preview? It is easy, we’ll show you how to install ownCloud Infinite Scale.
Syncing Faster: ownCloud Server 10.9 released
ownCloud Server 10.9 brings several major enhancements, among them speeding up initial sync, adding more control to file locking, version control and public sharing. Many of our applications such as Media Viewer, PDF Viewer, Windows Network Drive and ownCloud Web have received updates.
ownCloud and plusserver a new Partnership for Digital Sovereignty
ownCloud the open source-based collaboration platform and plusserver, Germany’s leading multi-cloud data service provider, are entering into a strategic technology partnership. Offering companies and public administrations cloud solutions that meet the highest requirements for data protection and digital sovereignty.
European Commission takes an important step towards digital sovereignty
The EU Commission is making it easier to publish its self-developed software as open source. This is great news. However, in the spirit of Digital Sovereignty, the open source idea should also extend to procurement.
Integrate Microsoft Teams with ownCloud for secure Teamwork
Leverage Microsoft Teams advantages without exposing sensitive data and risking compliance.
Coalition agreement shows the only viable path to digital sovereignty
The declarations of intent on digital sovereignty made by the new coalition are extremely promising. Public administration has a key role to play in their consistent implementation.
ownCloud Android app 2.19 improves storage security and log analysis
The newest version of ownCloud’s Android app provides better control for storage, more options with camera uploads, and adds clarity and usability improvements to the logs.
The state of ownCloud Infinite Scale
One year after the initial tech preview release for ownCloud Infinite Scale, it’s time to talk about how far we’ve come – and what’s ahead
By contributing localizations you can make ownCloud even more accessible!
Thanks to many contributors and their localizations in the community, ownCloud is available in lots of different languages from around the globe.
Kopano and ownCloud launch the LibreGraph initiative
The open, sovereign LibreGraph API efficiently links open and proprietary digital workspace elements in the cloud
Branding: Adapt ownCloud Online to your corporate identity!
New branding capabilities mean you can now quickly customize the look an feel of your ownCloud Online
Talking face to face about the way ahead
In early fall, we spoke with clients, users, operators and contributors about the ownCloud roadmap – for example at the ownCloud Conference, at it-sa and at Gitex
At it-sa 2021, three exciting days of face-to-face conversations
For the first time since the start of the pandemic, it-sa 2021 was our first chance to host guests at an actual in-person trade fair.