Swiss Federal Government is ditching Microsoft on thousands of devices to switch to open source
- 3,000 Swiss government devices will use open source software instead of Microsoft 365
- 172 workers already tested Germany's openDesk software in an earlier proof-of-concept
- The next stage should be complete by the end of 2027, at the cost of $11.1 million
Switzerland's federal government has launched a pilot program to explore the feasibility of ditching Microsoft 365 in favour of open source alternatives, and it's starting with 3,000 machines of the government's estimated 54,000 total computers.
The government is looking to move around 7% of its machines away from M365 by the end of 2027, the chancellery confirmed, but it's not the first time the Swiss government has explored open-source alternatives.
An earlier proof-of-concept, the details of which have just been released, demonstrate 172 federal employees testing German-made openDesk for document processing and emailing.
Switzerland is progressing with its open-source plans
Crucially, the government doesn't look to be removing...
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