US EditionGoodbye, Microsoft: Schleswig-Holstein relies on Open Source and saves millions
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The German state of Schleswig-Holstein announced that it expects to save 15 million euros (about 2.7 billion yen) in one year by switching from corporate-managed tools to self-managed tools.
Adieu Microsoft, Schleswig-Holstein, is converting its administrative IT comprehensively to free software and thus significantly reducing licence expenses. According to the Ministry of Digitalization, the annual costs for Windows, Microsoft Office and other programs will fall by more than 15 million euros in the coming year. For the conversion of the jobs and the further development of the open source solutions [...] Source
Licensing costs, data security and independence drive Schles wig-Holstein to turn away from Microsoft. Almost 80 percent of the administration already use LibreOffice, even if the opposition continues to complain about technical regulations in everyday work. (Read more)
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