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# CNRS says it cut Zoom and Microsoft Exchange for sovereign digital tools
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-07-07-cnrs-digital-sovereignty-transition/
- Published: 2026-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-24T04:00:12.000Z
- Description: France's CNRS said it dropped Zoom for LaSuite's Visio, moved from Microsoft Exchange to Renater's Zimbra in April saving EUR 20 million over six years, and now runs the Mistral built CNRS Emmy AI assistant with over 13,000 regular users.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [CNRS press release, 7 July 2026](https://www.cnrs.fr/fr/actualite/le-cnrs-accelere-sa-transition-vers-la-souverainete-numerique?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that CNRS has left Microsoft entirely; its SharePoint exit remains planned, not complete.

**How this item counts.** Towards autonomy: it changes who owns, who operates, whose law governs. Binding 3 of 3 (in force or operating), scale 2 of 3 (medium), Verified counts in full: weight +18 of 36 possible. CNRS swapped Zoom/Exchange for French/EU tools, Mistral-built AI now in daily use. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-24\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)