France Is Ditching Teams And It Will End In Disaster
Euronews just reported that France is planning to replace Microsoft Teams entirely. They are planning to replace Teams and Zoom with France's digital sovereignty platform Visio.
France already has its own sovereign video conferencing called Visio, which is currently rolled out to about 40,000 users.
Why France Is Ditching Microsoft Teams And Zoom
France's Microsoft Teams exists as part of a strategy by the French government to stop using foreign software vendors to regain control over critical digital infrastructure. There is only one problem.
How will France's software keep up with U.S.-based organizations? Microsoft Teams is rapidly changing. I remember when it was, in essence, a one-on-one chat application called Skype. That has transformed in just a few short years into a large-scale team-oriented solution called Microsoft Teams. Since then, Microsoft has rolled out countless features. From granting other software vendors the ability to build apps within the Teams infrastructure to hosting meetings, webinars, and, of course, AI.
France government's security concerns about US tech
France has security concerns regarding using US tech; those concerns are, I'm sure, quite warranted. The problem, however, is how France is going to address those security concerns. By building its own infrastructure and delivering its own software to users. That, of course, will require thousands of security professionals. How will France adopt AI into its new communication software? Will the software be able to keep up?
Digital Sovereignty Implications For EU Tech Independence
This decision is probably largely thanks to Donald Trump. Who has waged a trade war with the rest of the world. Now, France is pushing back by cutting funding to U.S.-based tech companies and delivering their own software.
