The Swiss Federal Government launched a pilot project in September 2026, planning to replace Microsoft 365 on 3,000 employee workstations with open-source software by the end of 2027. Previous proof-of-concept tests showed that the German openDesk suite performed well in document processing and email management, but it had technical limitations in large-scale video conferencing. If the pilot is successful, the government’s remaining 54,000 workstations will be migrated as well, and the military network security department has already been directly transferred to openDesk. This move aims to maintain data sovereignty independence and avoid the risk of excessive reliance on Microsoft software.
The Swiss Federal Government has launched a pilot project, planning to replace Microsoft 365 on 3,000 employee workstations with open-source software by the end of 2027. Previous PoC results from the BOSS concept验证 showed that the German openDesk suite performed well in document processing and email management, but had technical limitations in large-scale video conferencing. If the pilot is successful, the remaining 54,000 workstations used by the government will also be migrated, and the military’s network security department has already been directly migrated to openDesk. This move aims to maintain data sovereignty independence and avoid the risk of excessive reliance on Microsoft software.