ownCloud and SURF Net

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  • Education
  • Research
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SURF

  • The collaborative ICT organisation for the Dutch education and research sector.
  • Supporting 14 Dutch universities; 36 of applied sciences and 70 other institutions.

Key Challenges

  • Providing a secure and user-friendly platform for data exchange and collaboration across a large network of institutions.
  • Meeting stringent data security requirements for research and education while ensuring ease of use and adoption.
  • Avoiding „shadow IT“ by providing a solution that’s as good as or better than proprietary alternatives like Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.

Results with Collabora Online

  • SURFdrive, powered by ownCloud and Collabora Online, enables secure document sharing and real-time collaboration across 59 institutions and over 66,000 users.
  • Meets SURF’s high-security requirements while providing a user-friendly experience that rivals commercial alternatives.
  • Significant growth, with an average of 850GB of data and 21 new users added daily.
"Together with ownCloud and Collabora Online we have created an IT infrastructure that not only meets the high-security requirements, but can also keep up with the large enterprises in terms of performance and usability.”
William van Santen
Product Manager

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See why ownCloud and Collabora Online emerged as the preferred solution in designing SURF’s IT infrastructure for increasing collaboration and productivity across 14 Dutch universities, 36 universities of applied sciences and 70 other research institutions.

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