With Microsoft officially sunsetting support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025, millions of PC users are suddenly at a crossroads. Fewer than one in three existing devices worldwide meet the requirements for Windows 11, thanks to technical mandates like TPM 2.0 and modern CPUs. For the...
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In a striking illustration of shifting digital sovereignty priorities across Europe, Lyon, France’s third-largest city, has announced its decisive transition away from Microsoft software, embracing a suite of open-source alternatives in a move set to reverberate throughout the continent’s public...
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Few developments in European government IT have made as many international waves as the current trend of public institutions ditching Microsoft software in favor of open-source alternatives. This phenomenon, which recently accelerated with high-profile moves by Denmark and Germany’s...
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Denmark’s decision to replace Microsoft software with open-source alternatives signals a critical turning point in the ongoing debate over national digital sovereignty, government procurement, and the future of public sector IT infrastructure. As the Danish Agency for Digitization begins its...
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Microsoft's shift in cloud licensing practices has stirred up significant challenges for enterprises heavily invested in its ecosystem, particularly when migrating to cloud infrastructures. The 2019 licensing changes introduced a new layer of costs for running Microsoft server software, such as...
Microsoft's cloud licensing policies have created a significant challenge for enterprises heavily invested in Windows Server and SQL Server environments aiming to migrate to the cloud. Rather than rewriting extensive Microsoft-dependent applications to run on Linux-based infrastructure, many...