File storage and sharing using consumer-oriented cloud services can be a security problem for companies that want to avoid sensitive data leaks. ownCloud aims to solve the issue by offering commercial cloud services installed within a company’s own datacenter. Their open source software is built on Linux and most often deployed on Linux by enterprise customers, said Markus Rex, CTO of ownCloud, via email. Here, Rex discusses where ownCloud fits into the open cloud ecosystem, what it means to be an open source company, how to ensure security with open source software and why they recently joined The Linux Foundation.
Europäisch-amerikanisches Datenschutzabkommen – Wieder versucht, wieder gescheitert
Das jüngst beschlossene Abkommen zwischen den USA und der EU ist bereits der dritte Versuch, einen sicheren Transfer personenbezogener Daten von Europa nach Amerika sicherzustellen. Holger Dyroff, Co-Founder und COO von ownCloud, sieht auch in dem neuen Regulierungsversuch keine zufriedenstellende Lösung.
