In July 2023, a total of 40 students and teachers from my school, the Gymnasium Eckental (near Nuremberg, Germany), embarked on a mandatory five-day long project seminar in the Austrian Alps. Our adventures included sleeping in cozy alpine huts, climbing the Rofan mountains and going on long hikes everyday along…
Companies and public authorities are increasingly striving for digital sovereignty. As public administration works with highly sensitive data, the German government’s digital strategy calls for authorities to have full sovereignty over their IT. Companies, on the other hand, are becoming increasingly aware that they need to be digitally independent in…
The European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to revolutionize scientific research collaboration in Europe. ownCloud GmbH was selected as a subcontractor of the Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) in Lot 3 – Exchange Application Services for the EOSC EU Node. ownCloud GmbH will play…
ownCloud Infinite Scale is a user-centric, cloud-native, open source, file sharing and collaboration platform that offers infinite scalability and enables complete digital sovereignty. Now, it is possible to set up and test this powerful product on your own computer with just a few easy steps. The set-up script runs on 64…
Enterprise-grade technology accessible to all Small and medium-sized companies and professional practices like lawyers, notaries and doctors encounter common hurdles when adopting cloud solutions. Their industries are often heavily regulated, requiring strict privacy and security measures. Public cloud solutions from foreign big tech firms are not a great fit. But…
An ultimate shortcut between the apps In Nextcloud Hub 8, we introduced interactive widgets, a completely new feature that lets you share, access and interact with items from various apps in a compact widget format throughout your platform. Now you can share documents in Talk to to browse and edit…
Research institutes produce some of the world’s most valuable data: research of human beings, animal/plant life, society’s and cultures, and so much more. This data being collected is integral to future advancements in our society, yet we must ask ourselves how it’s being protected today. For the sake of confidentiality…
Sharing a passion for open source, digital privacy, and software development? Contributing to Nextcloud or developing apps for our ecosystem? Join Nextcloud Community Conference as a speaker or a workshop lead to inspire, educate, and engage with the Nextcloud community. Call for speakers is now open — let’s build a…
Nextcloud is nominated for the CloudComputing-Insider IT-Awards in 2024, making it our 8th nomination. With your help, let’s make it to the winners’ list this year! Read on to learn more about the award and how to vote. Best in the category? Yes if you say so! Over the last…
From Nextcloud’s inception Frank hoped to change the world, and today it’s clear Nextcloud’s original big ambition to be a private and open source alternative to Big Tech has achieved this goal. Frank provides some insights and updates into Nextcloud’s anti-trust case against Microsoft’s monopolous cloud practices. He also shares…