EU's Microsoft Teams Alternative Draws Bad Reviews From Officials

The European Commission has deployed Element Pro as a self-hosted sovereign backup to Microsoft Teams. Politico reports officials criticized the tool as useless and hard to use, with one calling it "absolute shit." Element CEO Matthew Hodgson acknowledged inevitable teething issues during the switch.

• European Commission hosts Element Pro on its own infrastructure instead of Microsoft's cloud
• Officials called the tool useless and "absolute shit"
• Element Pro is also used by the UN and NATO
• Element CEO attributed complaints to habit of using Teams