Ruth MottramApr 10

This is going to be interesting to follow. According to this Danish news piece the German Ministry of Defence in turning away from Microsoft have just signed a contract to develop an open source alternative.

I wonder what they will choose?

# DigitalSovreignty

Https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/udland/det-tyske-forsvar-vender-ryggen-til-microsoft

Det tyske forsvar vender ryggen til Microsoft

Digital suverænitet og frisættelse fra amerikanske techgiganter har fået det tyske forsvar til at skifte it-løsningerne ud.

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Show threadTommi NieminenApr 10
@Ruth_Mottram This should happen EU-wide. Denmark by itself is a teeny tiny buyer, but if all the EU countries were in the interested list things might actually change.
Show threadLeelooApr 10
@tomminieminen @Ruth_Mottram
Even if it was EU wide, Danish politicians would still buy Microsoft. Just like they are still talking about buying more F35s to defend against Putin invading Greenland, in a time when Trump is actually threatening to do so.
Show threadTommi NieminenApr 10
@leeloo @Ruth_Mottram There are reasons for buying Microsoft. Usually when big organizations need a comprehensive IT solution, Microsoft can push the price low enough that there really is no economical alternatives. (Not even a “free” solution is actually free to use: you need maintenance and support.)
Show threadPaul in de Emiraten

@tomminieminen @leeloo @Ruth_Mottram that’s true, and the opposite is true too. In my previous life I’ve helped several organisations with choosing non-MS and often way cheaper or open-source solutions that worked to everyone’s satisfaction.

Lazyness and risk-aversness of the managers who don’t know sh*t about ICT but who are in charge, are the two main elements that keep MS in the saddle. All their software -except Azure- is mediocre at best.

Apr 11 at 8:09amWeb
Show threadTommi NieminenApr 11
@Paul_Harts @leeloo @Ruth_Mottram What I’ve heard from actual admins (not being one myself) is that there’s one thing Windows actually does well: centralized administration. It's easy to pick individual properties and capabilities and either allow or disallow changing their values on workstations. Of course this is something experienced pros hate when they have to use those computers with restricted privileges, but it makes the day-to-day grind of the IT helpdesks way easier.
Show threadPaul in de EmiratenApr 11

@tomminieminen @leeloo @Ruth_Mottram it’s absolutely true that admin and SSO are well designed and well implemented in MS.
But there are other options that are as good or better and that give you way more flexibility in a selection of other software packages.

Generally speaking, Admins are very willing to experiment with other stuff, in my experience.

It Is the management layer above that thinks: “nobody ever got fired for choosing Microsoft.”