This provides a common file access layer across an organization, whether the data resides on internal servers, on object storage, in applications like SharePoint or Jive, other ownClouds, or even external cloud systems such as Dropbox, Google, and Amazon. OwnCloud does this with its new Universal File Access. OwnCloud's 'special sauce is giving employees access to all their data from a single point, no matter what device they use, to avoid even more redundancy and still keep IT in control.' 'Every organization has an issue with data sprawl, and mobility just makes it worse,' said Terri McClure, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. Thus you can retain the privacy and control of your own private ownCloud, while gaining the flexibility and ease-of-use of public cloud file-sharing. At the same time, with ownCloud’s Server-to-Server Sharing capabilities, users on one ownCloud installation can seamlessly share files with users on a different ownCloud installation without using shared links. For example, your IT admins can quickly integrate ownCloud with your existing Active Directory (AD) and/or Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).Īt the same time, your users can easily access your data stores from smartphones, tablets, and PCs as if these were a single unified storage device. With it you can control how your users access files across on-site storage devices and private/hybrid cloud storage services. You and your system administrators get to choose which servers you'll own for your private ownCloud.

This open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) enables you to access, control and manage files across corporate data silos.

This is our deep dive on IaaS strategy and best practices

Infrastructure as a Service providers make a very compelling argument for businesses to stop running their own data centers and simply purchase server capacity on-demand and scale up and down as needed.

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