OpenCloud Production Release: From Multi-tenancy to Helm Charts
Digital independence thrives on clear structures and a platform that can be reliably adapted to different requirements. The new production release builds on this and brings functions such as Multi-tenancy, new Kubernetes Helm charts for high availability and various technical improvements that significantly simplify the operation of professional environments.
Multi-tenancy for complex organisations
Many providers, KRITIS environments and larger organisations require clearly separated clients in a single installation. The new multi-tenancy enables precisely this: multiple clients can be created separately within a single deployment. OpenCloud thus addresses the requirements of environments in which different departments or customers work in parallel.
"Multi-tenancy provides the necessary flexibility to operate OpenCloud securely and efficiently, even in complex enterprise scenarios," explains Tobias Baader, Product Manager at OpenCloud. "With multi-tenancy, OpenCloud fully utilises the advantages of its modern cloud-native architecture."
Helm Charts for high availability and cost benefits
The new Helm Charts provide an updated deployment architecture that enables maximum high availability and intelligent load balancing. At the same time, the resource requirements are significantly reduced: the number of pods required is reduced from 42 to just 5, while RAM consumption falls from 2.1 GB to just around 400 MB - a leap in efficiency by a factor of 5.25.
In addition, the automatic scale-up and scale-down ensures that only the server resources that are actually needed are provided. In large Kubernetes landscapes, this leads to noticeable cost benefits and conserves the resources to be used.
Files on Demand in the desktop client
Files on Demand gives the desktop client a function that preserves the familiar handling of files and saves memory at the same time. Specifically, this means:
- all files appear as usual
- complete downloads only take place when required
- important files can be kept offline permanently
This ensures optimised memory usage.
What else is new?
In addition to multi-client capability and the new Helm Charts, the release brings several improvements in design and performance. These include:
- Material Design Standard: Enables the creation of a colour-coordinated, barrier-free theme with the specification of a single colour
- Dark Mode: For the first time available as a fixed component of a production release
- OpenSearch in the Enterprise licence: Improves the performance of the search function, even with very high data volumes
- New "Save / Export As" function from Collabora
- Advanced recycle bin management
→ Find out more in the Release Notes
OpenCloud: Open source software with manufacturer support
OpenCloud is available with a wide range of functions under free open source licences and therefore for general free use. OpenCloud therefore enables transparency and digital sovereignty. - In addition, commercial enterprise licences offer providers, platforms and large organisations a more sophisticated range of functions - including reliable 24/7 manufacturer support, even for highly critical applications.
→ Find out more about support and licences.
