Privacy Shield ruled invalid: The way forward for organizations
We’re in the aftermath of the ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to pull the adequacy decision of the European Commission with respect to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement. Many companies...
View ArticleComing up: The new Desktop Client 2.7. Help us make it even better!
The ownCloud desktop client 2.7 brings, among other things, support for OpenID Connect, the TUS resumable upload protocol and enables virtual files on windows by default. Now it is ready for a public...
View ArticleRemote education: Choose these 3 tools for distance learning
While in many regions across the world schools have opened up again, other places continue with home-schooling or prepare for a possible second wave of Covid-19 and the related teaching challenges....
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How to get started, Part 8: Mail links instead of attachments
All posts on Getting started: 1. How to personalize your account 2. How to use the Web App 3. How to use the Desktop App 4. How to use the Mobile App 4a. Special features on iPhone and iPad 5. How to...
View ArticleownCloud and VNC announce strategic partnership
Under the agreement, ownCloud and VNC, headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany and Zug, Switzerland respectively, will coordinate their sales activities towards existing and new customers, from presales to...
View ArticleOk, Go: New language, new partners
With ownCloud Infinite Scale we are modernizing ownCloud as you know it from the ground up based on the programming language Go. While PHP has long been the tool of choice for ownCloud, it no longer...
View ArticleStanding on the shoulders of giants, Part 1: Vue.js, the Framework with a View.
Vue.js (spelled “view”.js) is just what it says on the proverbial box: It controls the View and it’s Javascript. Vue.js is what is called a Javascript Framework, that is, a collection of ready-made,...
View ArticleNow available: OpenID Connect for ownCloud
We are happy to announce that the extension OpenID Connect 1.0.0 is now available in the ownCloud Marketplace. It has been battle-tested in active use at a number of customer projects with up to...
View ArticleCollabora to integrate Collabora Online with ownCloud Infinite Scale
ownCloud is working on a new file platform modernized from the ground up. Already, a broad ecosystem of open-source software has pledged to support the upcoming ownCloud Infinite Scale with...
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New work: Creating digital workspaces without compromising sovereignty
In many companies, there still persists a place-bound working culture. Storage is local, Microsoft Office is installed on local desktops. Communication relies on a bunch of tools, including email,...
View ArticleownCloud Infinite Scale: An engine room update for those in a hurry
As our modernized file platform ownCloud Infinite Scale takes shape, we have started to publish a few technical outlook posts on our community forum ownCloud Central. Please feel free to register over...
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After Privacy Shield, heightened scrutiny for sensitive data in US Clouds
After the European court of justice ruled invalid an agreement between the EU commission and the US government called privacy shield, European companies now face fines for infringing on data privacy...
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Digital sovereignty is a matter of IT procurement
In its recently published statement on the Sustainable use of open source for the digital sovereign administration, the Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA) calls for a rethink of IT procurement...
View ArticleThe interconnectedness of all things
We thought a lot about remote education in October, mostly because in the northern hemisphere, COVID-19 infections started to spike for a second time, sparking plans for renewed lockdowns. While the...
View ArticleownCloud sets up new partner distribution in MEA region
AlJammaz Cloud, a business unit of AlJammaz Technologies and Distribution, has signed a distribution agreement with ownCloud, leader in providing an open-source file sync, share and content...
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Now available: The new ownCloud Desktop Client 2.7.1
We are pleased to announce the release of the ownCloud Desktop Client version 2.7.1. It enables virtual files on Windows by default and brings support for OpenID Connect and the TUS resumable upload...
View ArticleTracing our progress towards Infinite Scale
Note: We are currently not talking about “official releases” yet, but about ongoing efforts and the results of our development sprints. Just sit back and enjoy 🙂 Bridging two Worlds ownCloud Infinite...
View ArticleMicrosoft vows to ‘Defend Your Data’. Sadly, they really can’t.
In a recent blog post, Julie Brill, Microsoft’s VP for Privacy and Regulation, pledged to safeguard user data by challenging data requests to fulfill the requirements of GDPR. The sentiment is...
View ArticleIn the midst of digital transformation, open standards are here to help
Standards allow for inter-operability and make IT administration a whole lot easier. But some of them are proprietary and can therefore be curtailed by their corporate sponsors at will – exposing users...
View ArticleImportant: Windows Client issue can cause data loss – fix already available
There is a problem potentially leading to data loss when using the Virtual File System in the ownCloud Desktop Client for Microsoft Windows 10 in the versions up to 2.7.2. We apologize for the...
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