On the Move. Potential Moves and Related News (as 9 December 2025)

 Potential moves and related news

• Switzerland wants to ditch the American cloud: https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/136832/switzerland-no-longer-wants-american-cloud-in-the-public-sector/
• The increased use of cloud applications from Microsoft is generating growing resentement in Swiss public authorities https://www.ossdirectory.com/en/topnews/details/opendesk-jetzt-auf-schweizer-servern–ein-schritt-zur-digitalen-souvernitt
• More Danish authorities abandon Microsoft in favor of Open Source https://www.computerworld.dk/art/293094/flere-og-flere-danske-myndigheder-fravaelger-microsoft-og-gaar-open-source-men-techgiganten-har-forberedt-sig-i-aarevis
• ICC to ditch Microsoft Office over European alternative: https://www.euractiv.com/news/international-criminal-court-to-ditch-microsoft-office-for-european-open-source-alternative/, see also https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/international_criminal_court_ditches_office/
• Cross-Party group of MEPs have urged European Parliament to move away from Microsoft: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Away-from-Microsoft-MEPs-demand-digital-sovereignty-in-the-EU-Parliament-11097477.html
• EC potential move from Azure to OVH Cloud or similar: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Sovereignty-EU-Commission-flirts-with-replacing-Microsoft-s-Azure-cloud-10454853.html also https://www.euractiv.com/news/scoop-commission-eyes-ditching-microsoft-azure-for-frances-ovhcloud-over-digital-sovereignty-fears/
• EU alternatives: https://wire.com/en/blog/best-european-alternatives-to-big-tech
• Guide to European alternatives following the aws outage: https://wire.com/en/blog/european-alternatives-enterprise-guide
• Cloud sovereignty framework: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Cloud-Sovereignty-Framework-How-the-EU-will-assess-cloud-sovereignty-10922224.html
• Increasing adoption of European cloud solutions: https://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/tech-and-ai/our-insights/the-state-of-cloud-computing-in-europe-increasing-adoption-low-returns-huge-potential
• The challenges of cutting ties w US cloud services: https://www.wired.com/story/trump-us-cloud-services-europe/
• What is digital sovereignty and why would you care: https://www.raconteur.net/technology/what-is-digital-sovereignty
• A pledge for more independence in cloud banking https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/gastbeitraege/gastkommentar-europa-muss-beim-cloud-banking-unabhaengiger-werden/100146590.html
• How to prepare a cloud migration and why it is crucial for independence and data safety: https://live.handelsblatt.com/cloud-souveraenitaet-in-europa-warum-unternehmen-jetzt-handeln-sollten-und-wie/

 

Success stories

• opendesk now available in Switzerland: https://netzwerksds.ch/opendesk-ab-jetzt-auf-schweizer-servern-verfuegbar/, see also https://www.ossdirectory.com/en/topnews/details/opendesk-jetzt-auf-schweizer-servern–ein-schritt-zur-digitalen-souvernitt
• successful migrations in France: https://www.exoplatform.com/blog/digital-sovereignty-when-public-actors-move-from-words-to-action/ 

• EU states increasingly shifting towards european alternatives solutions: https://www.zdnet.com/article/another-european-agency-ditches-big-tech-as-digital-sovereignty-movement-gains-steam/ > Austrian ministry for economy example > Nextcloud mention; Ubuntu/Canonical, Linux

• SH: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Schleswig-Holstein-s-e-mail-systems-converted-to-open-source-10733737.html

• SH: https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/open-source-beim-land-kommt-voran-weiter-kritik-von-der-justiz,opensource-118.html

• Germany and Denmark ditch Microsoft: https://stories.byburk.net/germany-denmark-ditch-microsoft-216c70393f05

• Copenhagen and Aarhus phase out MS: https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-denmark-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-libreoffice-and-linux/?_gl=1%2ayyaqdr%2a_up%2aMQ..%2a_ga%2aNTAzODI2OC4xNzYyNDEyODI1%2a_ga_1Q25KQB2WE%2aczE3NjI0MTI4MjQkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjI0MTI4MjQkajYwJGwwJGgw%2a_ga_8TEVGCYPY5%2aczE3NjI0MTI4NDAkbzEkZzAkdDE3NjI0MTI4NDAkajYwJGwwJGgw

• Lyon ditching MS: https://www.lyon.fr/actualite/action-municipale/la-ville-de-lyon-renforce-sa-souverainete-numerique, see also https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-city-is-dumping-microsoft-office-and-windows-for-onlyoffice-and-linux-heres-why/

• listing several examples: https://www.2-data.com/knowledge-hub/a-search-for-digital-sovereignty-eu-governments-shift-from-microsoft-to-linux-libreoffice

• consumer-focused EU alternatives: https://www.wired.com/story/the-privacy-friendly-tech-to-replace-your-us-based-email-browser-and-search/, see also (interesting, as it is written from a us consumer POV) https://www.wired.com/story/trump-era-digital-expat/

• SH: https://www.raconteur.net/technology/schleswig-holstein-open-source

• DK switch to LibreOffice: https://www.heise.de/en/news/From-Word-and-Excel-to-LibreOffice-Danish-ministry-says-goodbye-to-Microsoft-10438942.html

• Copenhagen and Aarhus migration from MS to OS: https://ioplus.nl/en/posts/copenhagen-and-aarhus-say-goodbye-to-microsoft

• cloud migration in France: https://www.clubic.com/actualite-581104-face-a-la-situation-geopolitique-les-banques-de-l-ue-migrent-vers-des-cloud-europeens.html

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