Category: Data Sovereignty & Compliance

SharePoint dominates enterprise file sharing, but its global infrastructure, per-user pricing, and Microsoft ecosystem lock-in create real problems for organizations with data sovereignty requirements. Here is how Managed OpenCloud compares – honestly.

OpenCloud and Nextcloud both descend from ownCloud, but they solve different problems. This post compares them honestly on architecture, performance, features, and operational complexity – and explains where a managed deployment changes the calculus.

Sovereign cloud has a real definition with five mandatory pillars. Most providers claiming sovereignty satisfy one or two at best. This post defines the standard and explains why it matters for US defense, healthcare, financial services, and critical infrastructure.

CONUS data residency means more than selecting a US region on a hyperscaler. With the Strait of Hormuz closed, active cyber warfare targeting US infrastructure, and foreign government data access laws expanding, enterprises need cloud providers that deliver genuine US sovereignty.

If your organization runs ownCloud, you have probably spent the last year watching the situation deteriorate and wondering what comes next. Kiteworks acquired ownCloud in late 2023 and closed the deal in March 2025. The core Infinite Scale engineering team left in January 2025 to build OpenCloud. The PHP 7.4 runtime your ownCloud Server 10.x…

If you manage regulated workloads for a US enterprise, you have probably heard the term “data sovereignty” thrown around in sales pitches and marketing copy. Most of the time, it is being used incorrectly. Region selection on a hyperscaler is not sovereignty. A US data center operated by a multinational corporation is not sovereignty. Understanding…