Almost all organizations need shared storage today. Shared storage has been used for on-premise deployments for a long time. Enterprise applications typically need access to a common set of data that is stored on a server.

Multiple users, either people or applications, mount the data as a local volume and they have access to the common set of data. In this way, the storage system is independent of its users. You don’t have to copy data to each server that needs access to the data, which makes it easier to manage the data and helps to optimize the usage of storage. Unlike with direct-attached storage, where you might have unutilized storage capacity associated with some servers, with shared storage, you utilize what you need and can scale up when required.

The use case for shared storage in the cloud is similar to on-premise enterprise deployments. It offers the same benefits. Shared storage makes data management simpler, faster, more efficient, and easier to scale. Besides, some shared storage solutions enable you to implement strategies for high availability and disaster recovery.

Nextcloud puts your data at your fingertips, under your control. Store your documents, calendar, contacts and photos on a server at home, at one of our providers or in a data center you trust.

Nextcloud Hub

Content collaboration platforms offer impressive productivity gains but lead to a loss of control over business critical and sensitive data. As a fully on-premises solution, Nextcloud provides the benefits of online collaboration without the compliance and security risks.

Hub integrates the four key Nextcloud products Files, Talk, Groupware and Office into a single platform, optimizing the flow of collaboration. Eliminate the confusing hodgepodge of different SaaS tools and the compliance, security, cost and productivity issues that come with it and standardize on a single solution with Nextcloud Hub

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