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France will replace Microsoft Teams and Zoom with its domestically developed Visio platform for all government departments by 2027, as part of the Suite Numérique to boost digital sovereignty. Visio, currently tested with about 40,000 users and hosted on a sovereign cloud, aims to reduce reliance on US software and cut licensing costs, potentially saving around €1 million per year per 100,000 users.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced plans to launch a sovereign cloud in Europe, specifically catering to government and highly regulated industries. The cloud will store data on servers located within the European Union and will be exclusively managed by EU-resident AWS employees. This move aligns with the EU's focus on privacy and security legislation, as well as its ongoing investigation into the public sector's use of cloud-based services. AWS will initially launch in Germany and subsequently expand its services to all European customers.