Microsoft Office is being banned from government systems in some European countries, including Germany, to maintain data ...

The main reason behind this is that the German government wants to keep its data safe and stored inside the country.

Plans to go open-source were drawn up by Schleswig-Holstein as far back as 2017. In 2021, the state found another incentive ...

The state will turn to open-source software to “take back control” over data storage and ensure “digital sovereignty”, ...

Microsoft continually updates Windows 11 through a series of beta channels before a general release. Here's everything ...

German state Schleswig-Holstein wants to remove all traces of Microsoft, including Windows Transition started in 2023, and should be complete by the end of 2025 Digitalization minister says, "We're ...

Also: I found a Linux distro that combines the best parts of other operating systems (and it works) The decision will affect ...

As governments ditch Windows 11 for Linux, one of the foundations that supports LibreOffice makes a strong case for ...

On 4 June 2025 members of the Local Staff Committee Munich met online with the Boards of Appeal, as represented by the President of the EPO Boards of Appeal (BoA) Carl Josefsson; Director ...

Data centers in some regions have been cited for violating clean air regulations and have been identified as top stationary diesel polluters. Since data centers are hypervigilant to prevent power ...