Switzerland Tests a FOSS Escape Route From Microsoft 365

Switzerland tests a FOSS escape route from Microsoft 365

Swiss Army sticks a knife in American cloud apps with its own FOSS push

Switzerland's Calculated Break From Microsoft: 3,000 Workstations Test Open-Source Path to Digital Control

Switzerland's federal government has launched a CHF 9 million pilot to test openDesk and related open-source tools on 3,000 workstations as a sovereign alternative to Microsoft 365. Following positive results from a 172-user proof-of-concept on core office functions, the program prioritizes data protection and reduced vendor dependence while running in parallel with existing systems. The military is moving faster with a full switch planned for O…

Switzerland will try to ditch Microsoft software and replace it with open solutions

swiss federal authorities roll out This is a pilot project where they plan to evaluate the possibility of abandoning Microsoft 365 in favor of open source alternatives. In the first phase, the experiment will involve 3,000 jobs on approximately 54,000 vehicles. Photo credit: Alexis Presa/unsplash.com By the end of 2027, the government plans to migrate […]

Switzerland trials ditching Microsoft and using free and open-source software, available for 'around 3,000 employees' from the end of 2027

Microsoft has benefited from its services being used by many different governments and state agencies around the world. In many places, it's become ubiquitous. Some aren't happy about that, however, not least because it keeps you locked into an ecosystem that Microsoft can dictate the price for. As such, some states around Europe have been moving away from Microsoft services and towards open-source ones, and Switzerland now looks to be the lates…