OVHcloud is a returning sponsor of Nextcloud Enterprise Day – Nextcloud’s annual enterprise event for like-minded industry professionals and decision-makers to get the most out of their Content Collaboration Platform.

By supporting Nextcloud Enterprise Day, OVHcloud reinforces its position as a cloud provider that values privacy, security, and open-source standards, offering solutions that empower organizations to maintain control over their data while leveraging the benefits of cloud technology.

At last year’s Enterprise Day 2023, OVHcloud’s CEO, Michel Paulin, underlined this ambition in his virtual speech:

About OVHcloud

OVHcloud, a global cloud computing service provider, offers scalable and flexible web hosting, server, private and public cloud solutions for businesses, developers and individuals. With a commitment to data autonomy and transparency, OVHcloud enables efficient IT infrastructure management while advocating for privacy and innovation.

A powerful partnership

Grounded by a strong and solid technology partnership, Nextcloud and OVHcloud work on interesting joint cooperations. Nextcloud users can easily integrate dedicated AI services from OVHcloud in Hub 6 and 7 and OVHcloud clients have very simple access to install cloud services from Nextcloud on their OVHcloud infrastructure.

Since their founding, Nextcloud and OVHcloud share a plethora of shared values and the following aligned principles:

Open-source philosophy

Nextcloud is built on open-source software, allowing for transparency, flexibility, and community collaboration. Similarly, OVHcloud supports open-source initiatives, as seen in the five core values of their SMART cloud, and contributes to various open-source projects. This shared commitment to open-source values fosters innovation and empowers users and developers alike.

Data sovereignty pioneers

Both Nextcloud and OVHcloud are at the forefront of the data sovereignty vision, advocating for a world where the public sector, businesses and individuals alike have access to all their data with a high level of data security. While Nextcloud emphasizes self-hosting options, giving users more control over their data and enabling them to comply with regulations like GDPR, OVHcloud implements robust security measures across its infrastructure and data centers, ensuring the safety and privacy of customer data. We envision a world where users won’t have to worry about the interference of any extraterritorial laws like the U.S. Cloud Act that pose substantial risks to European’s personal data.

Further demonstrating our dedication to this vision, in 2021 Nextcloud filed an antitrust complaint with the European Commission about Microsoft’s anti-competitive, bundling behavior. Later that year, together with a coalition of some 30 NGOs and other European tech companies, we publicly called on the EU to take action and we haven’t stopped there.

OVHcloud also takes a firm stance on data rights, with their CEO Michel Paulin stating, “EU policymakers should have the courage and intellectual honesty to establish a sovereign cloud as well as to regulate American cloud service providers under the EU’s antitrust Digital Markets Act regulation.”

Our powerful partnership has the potential to enact change in establishing a level playing field for cloud service providers and a data-sovereign cloud for all.

GDPR compliancy

Ensuring GDPR compliance is paramount for both Nextcloud and OVHcloud as we both prioritize data security and privacy in the EU. With a strong commitment to adhering to local laws and regulations, both of our companies go the extra mile to safeguard user data within the EU.

OVHcloud’s local data centers are a testament to their dedication to compliance with GDPR requirements.

Scalability and Flexibility

Nextcloud and OVHcloud both offer scalable solutions tailored to the needs of businesses and individuals. Nextcloud can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud, accommodating various use cases and organizational sizes. OVHcloud provides scalable cloud infrastructure with options for custom configurations, enabling users to adapt their resources as their requirements evolve.

A history of alliance

While Nextcloud and OVHcloud operate in different niches within the cloud computing landscape, our shared values of data security, privacy, openness, scalability, customer focus, and innovation unite us in our mission to provide reliable and user-centric cloud solutions.

Accordingly, we partner at major events and tech conferences together like at the leading IT security event, it-sa in Nuremberg, Germany. It-sa provided us the platform to talk about our secure and sovereign cloud collaboration in a large audience of IT leaders and participants from around the world.

The Open Trusted Cloud (OTC) initiative

The Open Trusted Cloud, or OTC, program aims to build vibrant ecosystems of software publishers – SaaS and PaaS companies around an open, reversible, secure, transparent and trusted cloud. Started by OVHcloud and joined by Nextcloud in 2022, we share common values about compliance with local data regulations and data sovereignty.

“The Open Trusted Cloud is an ecosystem of European software manufacturers and puts the European offer effectively in the spotlight – a structure with a common voice that conveys our messages clearly. To strengthen their position, software manufacturers should work with other European players together. By acting together, we can increase the impact and share costs.”

– Khaled Allab, director of the Open Trusted Cloud

We’re also both members of the CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe) association, with OVHcloud being a founding member, that aims to standardize the rules for personal data protection throughout Europe. In addition, we’re both members of the German GAIA-X project, a European initiative for developing an efficient, competitive, secure and trusted data infrastructure for the European Union.

OVHcloud representing our shared vision at Enterprise Day 2024

This year, OVHcloud’s Vincent Le Fort, Sales Director Tech DACH Market, will be giving a short talk about our common vision and commitment to our customers at Nextcloud Enterprise Day.

This is a unique opportunity to learn more about our collaboration at our upcoming event and meet the OVHcloud team.

We are looking forward to sharing this day with you and celebrate our shared values.

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In our final round of sponsor announcements for the Nextcloud Enterprise Day, we are delighted to highlight plusserver as one of our sponsors!

plusserver stands as a prime example of cloud innovation “Made in Germany.” In partnership with Nextcloud and HKN, they provide open-source workplace solutions that align with the strictest data protection standards, ensuring data security and autonomy.

Their most recent innovation, plusAI, is a dedicated platform for sovereign and secure AI, highlighting the importance of data sovereignty across their solutions. In cooperation with HKN, plusserver will be showcasing the advantages of their data sovereign cloud platform pluscloud open as a base for your Nextcloud installation and dive into the possibilities that future integrations and add ons will provide.

Circle April 24 in your calendar and register today to learn more about the innovation developed by plusserver and HKN at Nextcloud Enterprise Day.

About plusserver

plusserver is recognized for its commitment to data sovereignty and digital autonomy, establishing itself as a cornerstone in the German cloud services market. With a history rich in innovation and security, plusserver offers GDPR-compliant cloud solutions, offering customers complete control and security of their data. As a founding member of Gaia-X, which aims to create a secure and reliable data infrastructure for Europe, plusserver champions open-source technologies and digital sovereignty.

Their sponsorship of Nextcloud Enterprise Day reflects their dedication to fostering a secure, open, and self-reliant digital ecosystem, alongside sovereign workplace solutions.

About Nextcloud Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enterprise Day brings together the leaders and decision makers in the enterprise IT landscape. For one day, it provides a platform to foster innovation, exchange experience, and present unique stories behind Nextcloud implementation in various industries.

The agenda encompasses exclusive talks and workshops. Topics include digital sovereignty, the future of AI in business, building a secure and resilient cloud infrastructure, and more.

The April 2024 edition comes to Munich, a city in the heart of Bavaria famous for it’s unique mix of urban ambition, modernity and historical legacy.

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“If we move into this information age, and information is the new gold or the new currency, how do we distribute the rights to that information in a fair and balanced way? Different cultures and different democracies will have different answers to that.. there can be parts that are open source that allows you to move your data out into another system, which is one of your rights as an individual – your right to privacy.”
– Max Schrems

Max became known for campaigns against Facebook for its privacy violations, including violations of European privacy laws and the alleged transfer of personal data to the US National Security Agency (NSA). He is most well known for his lawsuits on the Safe Harbor agreement (Schrems I) and the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (Schrems II).

Today he is the Founder & Honorary Chair of NOYB – European Center for Digital Rights.

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It’s more likely than it may seem.

And Google will do nothing about it.

The story of 2 mistakenly blocked Google accounts

As seen in the New York Times article, two individuals from California and Texas have been permanently blocked from their Google accounts due to a mishap with Google’s automated child abuse algorithms.

The mishap being nude children’s photos intended for a doctor’s diagnosis.

Mark, a San Francisco dad and avid user of Google products, discovered his infant son was in pain in the groin area and immediately scheduled an online emergency consultation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mark and his wife were advised by the doctor to take a photo of the affected area in advance and upload it to a medical portal. The photos were taken on his Android Smartphone and were backed up to the Google cloud. Two-days later, the Google algorithm mistook the sensitive photos of his son as child exploitation and his account was disabled.

As a former software engineer, he was familiar with similar algorithms and Mark thought that there would be someone who would intervene and he’d get his account back, no problem.

He was wrong. Even after explaining his situation in a follow-up form, Google responded that they would not return the account, with no further explanation.

In an almost identical incident, Cassio, a Houstan, Texas dad who was in the middle of buying a house, also was requested to take a photo of his sick son in an intimate area. He too took the photos for the doctor’s diagnosis on his Android phone which was synced to Google Photos, sent to his wife via Google Hangouts and ended up in the same misconstrued situation.

The consequences

Mark quickly realized the true detriment of the situation, like a domino effect.

Without access to his Google accounts, he lost his:

Gmail email

Contact list

Photos on Google Photos

Music

Phone number and carrier with Google Fi

Security codes for other Internet sites

Most of his digital life …

This everyday family man got locked out of most of his digital life that he’d acquired for over a decade.

Think about how this affects his personal life, family, job, career and more. All the information is intertwined and traces back to each and every Google product.

As such a loyal Google customer, you’d think the company would have at least looked into his case and reinstated all his accounts. After all, he did nothing wrong and was merely at the fate of an algorithm.

From account blockage to police investigation

In both cases, their “violation” against Google’s policies turned into a police investigation, at first without their knowledge. However, both were dismissed after a simple explanation. It was clearly an instance where they got caught under a false trap.

However, even after the police got involved and both cases were proven innocent, Google was not willing to re-activate their accounts or return their data. Both individuals, who for years have relied heavily on Google’s applications, were punished by a big tech corporation for something they were not guilty of.

Story takeaway’s

Nextcloud has written about this in the past, and now that it’s hit mainstream news, it’s even more relevant and a critical call-to-action than ever before.

1) Don’t take privacy for granted

Using Google Photos for instance is very simple for the everyday user, but unfortunately you’ll pay the price in privacy. And this can have consequences, even if you think you have “nothing to hide.”

It’s important to come to the realization that we live in a world where even your most private parts of life could become public and be used against you, at no fault of your own, and have dire consequences.

2) Big tech does not care about you

As seen in this story, even after such a highly publicized event, Google to this day has not rightly owned up to its faults and downfalls. Surveilling thousands of accounts with the intention of protecting children against exploitation is justified, however when the system fails there should be alternative procedures in place. Google does not return accounts even after a case was proven innocent, even for being a loyal customer, or for any other matter. Why? They are more concerned about following government regulations and making money. Truth is, the individual is not protected.

3) Never put all your eggs in one basket

For the victims of this case, both used Google products and services for the better half of their daily lives. To do that with any company is never wise, as you can never predict the consequences of what could happen. Read more here.

Do you really want to worry about what you save on your not-so-private photo album? Is it worth the possibility of wrongly getting turned into the authorities? How about losing all your data for good?

There’s a lot of wrongful and unfair play currently happening at Google and I’m sure you don’t want to get on the wrong end of the stick. Turns out, it really can happen to me and you.

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The integration makes it possible to share Nextcloud Files to a specific channel in Mattermost. Simply upload a file directly to a channel or send a shared link to collaborate with colleagues, friends, or family.

We aim to satisfy all our customers needs, so when Mattermost had an influx of its customers using Nextcloud, we knew we needed to join forces to provide a stronger user experience.

What is Mattermost?

Mattermost is an open source, self-hostable online chat service with file sharing and search. Their platform is often used for developer collaboration and includes channels, playbooks, and boards among other tools, plugins, and of course integrations.

Just like Nextcloud, Mattermost attracts a large community of contributers due to our similar missions for providing secure, on-premises platforms for collaboration.

Use cases

This integration can be used in many ways to improve workflows and simply make it easier if you have a team or customers that uses both platforms.

For instance, say you are planning a company event like a picnic. You are chatting in your team’s Mattermost channel and talk about the details. A colleague has last year’s staff dietary restriction’s document stored in her Nextcloud and wants to share it in the same channel for sake of simplicity and convenience. All she has to do is install and setup the Nextcloud-Mattermost integration, and it’s as easy as a few clicks.

How to setup the integration

First, you need to install the Nextcloud-Mattermost integration. You can find and install the integration app directly in Nextcloud’s app settings.

Now in your Nextcloud instance, go to Files and select one or more files you would like to share directly to Mattermost. Then click “Actions” or the 3-dots icon and you should see an option to “Send to Mattermost.”

Click on “Send to Mattermost” and since it’s the first time, you will have to go through a few simple steps to connect, login, and authorize Mattermost.

1) First, click on “Connect” (to Mattermost).

2) Next, login to your Mattermost account or create a new account in the pop-up window.

3) Then, click “Allow” to authorize the Nextcloud integration app to connect to your Mattermost account.

That’s it! You’ve now synced accounts and are permitted to send files from Nextcloud to Mattermost.

Now in the new pop-up window, you will have several options available.

1. Choose the channel you want to send the file to
2. Decide whether you want to upload file(s) or use a public link with the option to view only or edit
3. You can also enable setting an expiration date and/or a link password.
4. In addition, you can add a comment.
5. Finally, click “Send link” and you should see it in your Mattermost channel.

That’s it! You’ve sent your first file from Nextcloud to Mattermost.

Now anytime after this initial setup, it will be very simple to share your Nextcloud Files through Mattermost.

We hope you enjoy and make use of this integration, so you can speed up your productivity and instill smooth workfows, all the while using the collaboration platforms you choose and love.

So, if you’re a Mattermost user or just want to try it out, definitely go to the Nextcloud App Store and get this integration today!

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That’s why we are on our way to YOU in Italy, Spain and Sweden!

Check out the following local events if you or your business are in the area:

Open Source Week Italia, Red Hat and RIOS

Open Source Week #OSW2022 is back for its 3rd consecutive year! Hosted by the Italian Open Source Network RIOS, they aim to promote professional and enterprise grade open source products. This years theme revolves around the open landscape of open source from a business perspective. Out of the three days, one will be dedicated to in-person networking and another a special track with Red Hat (Nov 8).

When: November 7-9

Where: Rome, Italy

Tickets: Register for free HERE!

For the Red Hat Summit (Nov 8) register for in-person or live online HERE

Meet: Our team; see below:

Librecon Spain

Organized by ESLE, the association of free technologies and open source companies in the Basque Country, Librecon is the largest technology event in Southern Europe with special areas focusing on cyber security, cloud computing, and much more.

The last time it was held in 2018, nearly 1,000 individuals attended and this year a maximum interest is to be expected due to the covid 19 pandemic.

When: November 15 & 16

Where: Palacio Euskaldune | Bilbao, Spain

Tickets: Get your 60€ ticket HERE!

Follow on: Twitter

eSam Sweden

eSam is short for e-cooperation and is an organization consisting of about 30 governmental organizations with an interest in digitalization.

This is a 1-day conference focusing on digital collaboration platforms for the public sector. During the day, you will learn about tips and others’ experiences about using collaboration tools from a use case and legal perspective. This “mini fair” is organized by eSam, the City of Stockholm and Kista Science City.

When: November 24 | 9-4:30 | lunch & refreshments included

Where: Kista Science Tower Conference | Stockholm, Sweden

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Perhaps the Cookbook app brought you joy to store all your favorite recipes, or the Bookmarks app helped you organize your favorite websites.

But what if you have the best idea for an app that would help you and others, but nobody has done it yet?

What if we told you YOU could develop one yourself?

Well, we are happy to announce that we now offer Nextcloud App development tutorials!

Nextcloud App development tutorials

It’s hard to get into the coding world sometimes even with all the information out there.

Tutorials offered online are often very hard and stressful to follow and leave you feeling defeated and disappointed.

We are offering a different approach.

Our tutorials are:

• Written in a language that does not assume pre-knowledge
• Meant to enable any developer who wants to enter into the world of Nextcloud
• Tested by someone who is not a developer, to ensure the tutorials are easy to follow

So if you lack extensive coding experience or are hesitant to start, we are providing you with all the guidance, instructions and support you need in these new tutorials.

What’s inside?

In the Nextcloud folder – Nextcloud app development tutorials final – we are providing tutorials for:

• Setting up a development environment
  • Tutorial for Mac
  • Tutorial for Ubuntu
• Developing a simple files plugin

More coming soon!

We love to support our community

We really want to provide our community members the best experience possible, especially if it’s their first attempt at a Nextcloud coding project! Our goal is that these tutorials put you at ease and help flatten the learning curve.

See what some participants have already said about our development tutorials:

“Great job! This is certainly a much better experience than I had bootstrapping my first app back then. Very approachable .”

– theCalcaholic , NextcloudPi Developer

“Thank you so much. This is really very helpful for me. I am looking forward to further tutorials.”

– olheem

Already an expert?

Help the next generation of #Nextcloud app developers and contribute to this project!

We need:

• Create tutorials about setting up a development environment in the same format for other operating systems
• Help with answering the questions that arrive on the forum posts [1] [2]

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As time is ticking, we would like to present you with an overview of the program for the weekend. From our keynote speakers and panelists to lightning talks and workshops, we have a full agenda ahead that we cannot wait to experience with you!

Keynote speakers

Nextcloud is honored to have the following keynote speakers at our Conference.

Whether you are intrigued to learn more about digital policy at the German Bundestag from Maik Außendorf, or about digital rights and data privacy from experts Felix Reda and Renata Ávila, you are sure to gain new insights.

On Saturday, October 1st, we will start with a special keynote announcement by Frank Karlitschek, CEO and Founder of Nextcloud.

Panel Sessions

In addition to our keynote speakers, we also have wonderful panelists.

On October 1st, you will have an opportunity to listen to a panel session on “How to Contribute?” The moderator of the panel will be Jan Borchardt, Design Team Lead at Nextcloud. Confirmed speakers include: Nimisha Vijay, Designer at Nextcloud, Pedro Silva, UX and Community Manager at Collabora Online, Greta Doçi, Software Engineer at Nextcloud. You can find more information about this panel session and the speakers here.

On October 2nd, we continue with our second panel “Shaping the future of privacy”. Moderator of the panel will be Daphne Muller, Manager alliances, ecosystem & support at Nextcloud. Confirmed speakers include: Renata Avila, CEO Open Knowledge Foundation, Gaël Duval, Founder and CEO at Murena, Franz Geiger, Tech Lead Software Engineer at Fairphone. You can find more information about this panel session and the speakers here.

Lightning Talks

On both Saturday and Sunday of our Nextcloud Conference weekend, we will host our famous Lightning Talks!

Lightning Talks are ~5 minute talks covering a wide range of topics from how to build an app to topics on data privacy.

Workshops

After the Lightning Talks on both days, we host 2 hour long workshops so you can learn a new skill or get motivated! From what it takes to actually build an app or contribute to Nextcloud Office and Collabora Online, you will get to participate at the conference in a more hands on way.

If you want more information on specific details of the day, like how to get to the venue and what to bring, refer to our Everything you Need to Know blog.

Don’t forget to tweet us at #NextcloudConf 

The program is subject to change without notice.

You weren’t able to join in person? We’re inviting you to join us during the Livestream!

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