Owning your data: The open source path with Nextcloud and MariaDB

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of open source business and data ownership with insights from the MariaDB Foundation.

We're joined by Anna and Michael "Monty" Widenius, the people behind the MariaDB Foundation, who are here to help us unpack the challenges of the open source business, vendor lock-in, and owning your data through their unique lens — and experience.

People in this episode

Host: Nextcloud

Guests: Anna, Michael "Monty" Widenius

Topics covered

• open source
• data ownership
• vendor lock-in
• MariaDB
• Nextcloud
• business challenges

Keywords

• open source
• data ownership
• vendor lock-in
• MariaDB
• Nextcloud
• business challenges

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MariaDB Foundation, Nextcloud

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