Nextcloud Open Source Collaborative Cloud Platform, OW2online, June2020

Nextcloud, the Opensource Collaborative Cloud
Platform
Genma, OW2 2020
Genma, OW2 2020 Nextcloud, the Opensource Collaborative Cloud Platform

About me - Genma
My avatar
French Blogger Le blog de Genma https://blog.genma.fr
Twitter : @genma
Member of Framasoft (Degooglize Internet, Chatons. . . )
FreeSoftware user since 2003
Nextcloud user & Cofounder of Nextcloud France
Community

My job?
Actually working for Atos, AOSC (Atos Opensource center) as
Open source Evanglist
Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/genma/

NextCloud

NextCloud ?
NextCloud
The original ownCloud developer Frank Karlitschek forked
ownCloud and created Nextcloud.
A simple deﬁtion of Nextcloud can be a suite of client-server
software for creating and using ﬁle hosting services.
Nextcloud is free and open-source, which means that anyone is
allowed to install and operate it on their own private server
devices.
Advantages
Modern web interface and easy-to-use mobile application.
A large community of developers who enrich the core of
Nextcloud and the ecosystem of applications around Nextcloud

Nextcloud Architecture
Opensource standards
The Nextcloud server is written in the PHP and JavaScript
scripting languages.
For remote access, it employs sabre/dav, an open-source
WebDAV server.
Database
Nextcloud is designed to work with several database
management systems, including SQLite, MariaDB, MySQL,
Oracle Database, and PostgreSQL.

Nextcloud Store

Nextcloud Store
Since the software is modular, it can be extended with plugins
to implement extra functionality.
Developers can oﬀer their extensions to other users for
installation via a manufacturer-operated platform.
This platform communicates with the Nextcloud instances via
an open protocol.
The App Store contains over 200 extensions.
With the help of these extensions, many functionalities can be
added.

Nextcloud Store
A whole bunch of other applications to complement / enrich
Nextcloud, with thematic packages:

Nextcloud Store 2/2

Nextcloud - Clients

Nextcloud - Clients
In order for desktop machines to synchronize ﬁles with their
Nextcloud server, desktop clients are available for PCs running
Windows, macOSX, or Linux.

Nextcloud - Clients
Mobile clients exist for iOS and Android devices.

Nextcloud - Clients
Files and other data (such as calendars, contacts or
bookmarks) can also be accessed, managed, and uploaded
using a web browser without any additional software.
Any updates to the ﬁle system are pushed to all computers and
mobile devices connected to a user’s account.

Nextcloud Hub

Nextcloud Hub
Nextcloud Hub is the ﬁrst completely integrated on-premises
content collaboration platform on the market, ready for a new
generation of users who expect seamless online collaboration
capabilities out of the box.

Nextcloud Files - Enterprise File Sync and Share
Nextcloud Files oﬀers an on-premise Universal File Access and sync
platform with powerful collaboration capabilities and desktop,
mobile and web interfaces.

Nextcloud Talk - Calls, chat and web meetings
Nextcloud Talk delivers on-premises, private audio/video
conferencing and text chat through browser and mobile interfaces
with integrated screen sharing and SIP integration.

Nextcloud Groupware - Calendar, Contacts & Mail
Nextcloud Groupware integrates Calendar, Contacts, Mail and other
productivity features to help teams get their work done faster, easier
and on your terms.

Powerful search
Nextcloud includes a powerful full-text search engine capable of
using ElasticSearch as back-end. Its ﬂexible plugin-based interface
enables search capabilities beyond ﬁles and accommodates other
back-end solutions like Apache Solr.

Nextcloud - Online oﬃce editors

Nextcloud - Online office editors
Two online office suites (from the browser) that will allow you to
edit the documents that are physically stored in the Nextcloud (file
space).

OnlyOffice
Features
Spreadsheet editor : Organize and manage your data online
in XLSX, ODS and CSV files with over 400 formulas and create
colorful visualisations.
Presentation builder : Express ideas in beautiful
presentations stored in PPTX and ODP or exported to PDF
full of charts, shapes and images.
Document writer : Open, edit and collaborate on Word,
ODT, PDF or HTML documents in real time with powerful
formatting and layout capabilities.
Format
Full support for MS office formats like DOCX and PPTX is
provided, as well as import and export of the Open Document
Format.

OnlyOﬃce - Spreadsheet editor

OnlyOﬃce - Presentation builder

OnlyOﬃce - Document writer

Collabora
Collabora ?
A company that offers level 3 support for LibreOffice;
One of the main contributors to LibreOffice (1/3 of the
code).
Collabora Online?
Collabora Online is a version of LOOL which:
Has long term support LTS (Long Term Support),
Validated and signed security updates
Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Collabora - Features
Main Features:
Creation of new documents : LibreOffice Writer, Calc, Impress.
Simultaneous and collaborative edition of the same
document;
Track changes and versions.
Supported formats:
OpenDocument format (that of LibreOffice .odt, .odc, .odp)
OOXML format (MS-Office: docx, xlsx, pptx)

Collabora - Writer

Collabora - Calc

Collabora - Impress

Collabora versus Onlyoffice ?
Collabora
Collabora is a visual representation of a server-hosted editor
sent to your browser.
The whole process runs on the server and is instantly shown
within Collabora’s interface
Onlyoffice
In Onlyoffice these are resources of a client that its rely on.
The editor indeed works right in your browser and constantly
exchanges its data with the server.

SECURITY

Compliant by design
HIPAA, GDPR and more
Nextcloud products are designed with compliance in mind, providing
extensive data policy enforcement, encryption, user management
and auditing capabilities.
Healthcare and HIPAA
GDPR Compliance Kit
Auditing capabilities
File Access Control

Protected Sharing
For Nextcloud customers, securely exchanging data is key.
Nextcloud oﬀers industry standard protection mechanisms and adds
innovative and unique capabilities like Video Veriﬁcation.

Protected Sharing
Securing shared links
Nextcloud features industry-leading protection for file shares.
Share password
Expiration date
Access rights (Read/Write, re-sharing)
Hide Download (Secure View)
Hide file listing (File Drop)
File Access Control
Video Verification
Administrators can set defaults or enforce these options.

Security of data
Remote Wipe
Remote wipe will work on systems not under management of
the company.
You can wipe the documents from their devices when the the
collaboration has ended.
Remote wipe can be used on a per-device basis by users and on
a per-user base by the administrator.

Ransomware protection
Nextcloud oﬀering automated, one-click ransomware recovery tools.

Conclusion

Why Nextcloud?
Control
Protect, control and monitor data and communication across
your company.
Guarantee compliance with business and legal requirements.
Keep your data on servers you own, at all times.
Productivity
Enable productivity across any platform
Nextcloud provides transparent access to data on any storage.
Community
Entirely open-source community development model

Conclusion
Go on Nextcloud.com, try it, use it, adopt it.
Regain control - Nextcloud is the self-hosted productivity
platform that keeps you in control.

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