Situation — AI and sovereignty

I want to move away from US tools: Microsoft 365, Copilot, ChatGPT, Google Workspace… but where do I start?

Context

Email, office software, storage, AI: almost everything runs on US tools. You want to move away from them.

But these tools are everywhere. Your teams have their habits, and you don't know where to start.

The problem

  • Your client files, your contracts, your acquisition plans: with a provider subject to US law, even if hosted in Europe, the US authorities can demand a copy, without you necessarily being told.
  • Changing everything at once disrupts the company.
  • Every year of licence fees ties you a little more to these tools.

Case study

Real-life caseDecember 2025

State of Schleswig-Holstein, regional administration, Germany

The German state of Schleswig-Holstein has made LibreOffice, an open-source office suite, the mandatory standard for its ministries and departments.

As of 4 December 2025, excluding the tax administration, nearly 80% of workstations had switched to LibreOffice. Microsoft Office and Outlook had been uninstalled or were being phased out. Nearly 44,000 mailboxes had moved to Open-Xchange.

The state reported more than 15 million euros saved on licences to date. It planned a one-off investment of 9 million euros in 2026 for the migration. Around 20% of workstations still partly depended on Word or Excel: the switch is being made in stages.

Read the sourceLibreOffice replaces Microsoft (press release of 4 December 2025) — Government of the State of Schleswig-Holstein (opens in a new tab)

Why us?

  • We tell you what is exposed and where to start.
  • We choose the European or open-source alternatives with you, and we write the switchover plan.
  • If you wish, we support you through to the end of the switch, without disrupting your day-to-day.
  • Our own tools and infrastructure are in Europe.

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