The BMWET migrates 1,200 employees to sovereign cloud in just four months.

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Austria's Federal Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism migrated 1,200 employees from Microsoft to Nextcloud in just four months, prioritizing data sovereignty and GDPR compliance. The ministry implemented a hybrid approach, using Nextcloud for internal collaboration and secure data storage while keeping Microsoft Teams for external meetings. The transition included extensive employee training and was driven by privacy concerns over foreign cloud services handling sensitive government data.

Good News! Austrian Ministry Kicks Out Microsoft in Favor of Nextcloud

I don’t see why is that “good news”, it is neutral news

As a european i must say this is great!
Less dependence on big tech is always a good thing!