German state Bavaria goes all-in on Microsoft cloud
17 days ago
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- #Bavaria IT
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- Bavaria plans to adopt Microsoft 365 for state authorities by year-end.
- Critics warn of high license costs (estimated at nearly €1 billion over 5 years) and loss of digital sovereignty.
- The deal includes Microsoft 365 E5 package, with potential expansion to municipalities.
- Opposition parties (Greens, SPD) criticize reliance on US providers over local open-source solutions.
- Concerns raised over economic impact on Bavarian IT and open-source companies.