The selected traffic light alliance decided to rely more on the open source for software and IT development. Nevertheless, the federal government had to jump more money for the use of licenses for products and services from Microsoft last year. If the cost in 2023 was still 197.7 million euros, it was 204.5 million euros in 2024. This is an increase of about 3.44 percent. However, the new value does not conform to a record: In 2022, the federal government gave about 209 million euros for Microsoft License. In 2017, on the other hand, it was only 74 million euros.
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The figures come from a heise online observation, which to the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) published by the “Die Linke” group at the request of Bundestag member Victor Perlyry. Federal Defense Department (BMVG) again in 2024 MS 365 & Co. For spending was a leading spending, which was 107 instead of 95 million euros in the previous year and a good 107 with BMI with about 38 million euros (2023: 43 million). , The Federal Finance Ministry (BMF) re -follows with more than 23 million euros.
The cost of unlimited licenses is proceeding for further membership models, which means regular payment to Microsoft: In 2024, around 80 million euros were over permanent use rights, while in 2023 there were still 98.5 million. At the same time, the membership fee increased from 29 to more than 40 million euros. Last year, the federal administration paid 84 million euros to Microsoft for “further services or products”, while it was only 69 million in 2023.
New record for software license as a whole
The cost of all departments for licenses and services from other IT providers compared to Microsoft also climbed from about 117 million euros to 1.118 billion in 2024. It is a new high. Overall, the federal government thus receives software and services of more than 1.3 billion euros from IT companies. In 2023 it was a good 1.2 billion. Additional expenses correspond to about 8.33 percent. The largest buyers of companies beyond Microsoft are BMVG with 461 million euros, federal foreign offices with 260 million and BMI with 225 million.
The internal department states that it also makes a license to the representative for various security officers and culture and media. The BMI does not indicate any figures for the Federal Office for the protection of the Constitution (BFV), as they are secret and only presented to the responsible control committees responsible for Bundestag. In 2024, former-Union Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) initially wants the public to prevent the public’s advice and IT services such as advice, maintenance and cloud or server services to prevent fully from attaining an insight into the ever-increasing costs of federal administration Were.
Delos-cloud is a long time
Unlike its commitments in the coalition agreement, the federal administration “became even more dependent on Microsoft products,” criticizes Paralyse. In 2024, the federal government transferred the US group about five times more in 2015. Obviously, Microsoft can take advantage of its monopoly status and “the federal government can determine prices”. The upcoming federal government should eventually apply the switch to “cheap open source software and a safe cloud solution for administration,” demands leftist. It saves a lot of money in long term and protects citizens’ data.
At the request, BMI also reported that the Central Delos Cloud employed for SAP and Arvato officials will be useful using a “private” Microsoft-Egore solution, the earliest in the first quarter of 2027. Currently, it is analyzed according to the IT Council whether the project meets the requirements for information safety, basic security and data security. ,
(OLB)
