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The telephony in the cloud tag follows the move from traditional desk-phone systems to Microsoft Teams-based calling in enterprise and public-sector environments. Current coverage focuses on Ireland’s Houses of the Oireachtas, which adopted Teams telephony as part of a broader Microsoft communications stack. It also examines the wider implications of placing essential communications in cloud services, including Europe’s growing concern about digital sovereignty and dependence on non-European infrastructure providers. This tag is relevant to readers tracking workplace communications, Microsoft platforms, public-sector technology decisions, and the strategic risks associated with cloud-based phone systems.
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    Leinster House Moves to Microsoft Teams Telephony as EU Sovereignty Risks Grow

    The Houses of the Oireachtas has moved its telephone system onto Microsoft Teams as part of a wider Microsoft-based communications stack in Leinster House, even as Ireland and other EU states publicly commit to reducing strategic dependence on non-European digital infrastructure. The timing is...
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