OwnCloud
Encyclopedia
ownCloud is an open source implementation of cloud storage
and cloud computing
services. It can be installed on the personal web server of the user. It requires PHP and a database (one of SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL).
The project was started by Frank Karlitschek
and it is part of the KDE
family.
Cloud storage
Cloud storage is a model of networked online storage where data is stored on virtualized pools of storage which are generally hosted by third parties. Hosting companies operate large data centers; and people who require their data to be hosted buy or lease storage capacity from them and use it for...
and cloud computing
Cloud computing
Cloud computing is the delivery of computing as a service rather than a product, whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices as a utility over a network ....
services. It can be installed on the personal web server of the user. It requires PHP and a database (one of SQLite, MySQL or PostgreSQL).
The project was started by Frank Karlitschek
Frank Karlitschek
Frank Karlitschek is a German open source software developer. He was born in Reutlingen but lives in Stuttgart, Germany.- Free software :...
and it is part of the KDE
KDE
KDE is an international free software community producing an integrated set of cross-platform applications designed to run on Linux, FreeBSD, Microsoft Windows, Solaris and Mac OS X systems...
family.