Leaving Windows: our video walls follow, right into the armed forces

In the spring, the DINUM (the French interministerial digital directorate) announced its plan to move away from Windows in favour of Linux.

For many software publishers, that is a problem. For us, it was mainly a question of timing: our display ecosystem is following the same path, after a deployment within the French armed forces.

Why it matters for your budget

A video wall running on Linux is not an IT enthusiast’s whim. It is the chance to run a room on hardware you already own.

Our demonstrations run on Dell OptiPlex machines from 2011. Machines that many services still keep in storage, sometimes waiting to be scrapped, and that display maps, cameras and dashboards perfectly.

When budgets shrink, the question is no longer “which server do I buy”, but “what can I reuse”. Recycling old workstations instead of ordering new ones leaves budget available for the field.

Sovereignty, in practice

Leaving Windows also means taking back control of what runs in a sensitive room. Combined with the way our software works, it makes for a consistent chain:

• no cloud, no dependence on an outside service
• able to run without internet access
• open source operating system, under your control
• off-the-shelf hardware, reusable and replaceable

Six years later

After six years of work, the quality of our tools and our reputation are opening doors that two French craftsmen would not have dared imagine at the start.

Are you looking at a Linux migration for your control room? Let’s talk about it.