Software: OwnCloud is a Free Application for Cloud Computing

Thursday, August 22, 2013

OwnCloud is a free application which is used to build a private cloud computing. 

Among the improvements, OwnCloud provide file synchronization feature (file synchronization), file sharing feature (file sharing), and integrate Cloud-Storage External services.

This application built using PHP language, and claimed to be able to synchronize more quickly and easly be connected to an external cloud services such as Amazon S3, Dropbox, Google Drive or Strato Hidrive.

OwnCloud automatically be registered on WebDAV servers, Lmap, Samba, and other FTP servers when the configuration has been included in the list of OwnCloud. 

For synchronization of file or map in OwnCloud not comparing date, but by comparing "Unique ID". This way is claimed to save bandwidth because only different part of the file are transmitted, so that process becomes faster synchronization.

OwnCloud users can determine who has the right to read, edit, or delete the shared file. Including the possibility of adding password protection on the URL in the file-sharing.

Another new features is the determination of the saved version of the file. When a file is uploaded through ownCloud interface, has the same name as the name of the file that has been saved in ownCloud server, then automatically the last file will be saved as a newer version.

OwnCloud also integrated a video player that can be used to play movies, videos, and musics by streaming directly from the server without having to download it first.

OwnCloud that a free license (Open Source) can utilize to manage and synchronize address book, list of schedules, drawing, Office files, video and audio are stored on local server or in hosting space.

OwnCloud is available desktop application for Linux, Windows, and Mac OS, and apps for mobile devices using the Android and iOS.

Besides OwnCloud have community-version is free of charge, but also available for business and educational institutions version in the form of ownCloud Business Edition, Enterprise Edition, and ownCloud Education Edition, which provides additional functions and paid support service. Other features such as support for MySQL, Oracle, and PostgreSQL databases, a Logging module is used for access control and a dynamic data storage setting.

For more information, please visit official site ownCloud: http://owncloud.org/



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