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“Austria's military has completed a major IT overhaul, replacing Microsoft
Office with the open-source LibreOffice suite across all its desktop systems.
The change, finalized this month, affects approximately 16,000 workstations in
the Austrian Armed Forces.
This move will substantially reduce Austria's software bill. At $33.75 per user
per month, a Microsoft 365 E3 subscription for 16,000 workstations costs
approximately $6,480,000 per year, compared to LibreOffice's zero cost.
But this move isn't about saving money. The real motivation is to gain digital
sovereignty and control over critical data. As Michael Hillebrand of
Directorate 6 information and communications technology (ICT) and Cyber
Defense, explained: "It was very important for us to show that we are doing
this primarily to strengthen our digital sovereignty, to maintain our
independence in terms of ICT infrastructure and to ensure that data is only
processed in-house."”
Via Steven Vaughan-Nichols, who wrote "Austria, like many EU countries, doesn’t
trust Microsoft with its data."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
