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[ITmedia ビジネスオンライン] “脱Microsoft”進むか 「月額が高過ぎ」「クラウド依存」に挑む、独自オフィス製品の戦い方

経済産業省の「デジタル小作人」報告書を背景に、台湾メーカーがオンプレ回帰を提案

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経済産業省が2022年に公開した報告書で「デジタル小作人」と表現された日本のIT依存状況を受け、台湾のSynologyがMicrosoft 365やGoogle Workspaceに代わる無料のオフィススイートを提供。NASとセットでオンプレミス回帰を訴え、日本市場での脱Microsoft・脱Googleを目指す。

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経済産業省は2022年に公開した報告書で、日本が業務アプリケーションやクラウドサービス、AIツールなどを海外プラットフォーマーに依存し、月額利用料やライセンス費を払い続ける状況を「デジタル小作人」と表現した。キーマンズネットの調査では、グループウェア利用でMicrosoft 365/Office 365が57.4%で1位、Google Workspaceが21.0%で2位となっている。

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「どれだけ働いても富むことができない『デジタル小作人』となってしまったのではないか」――経済産業省が2022年に公開した報告書に、こんな一文がある。

デジタル小作人とは、業務アプリケーション、クラウドサービス、AIツールなどを海外プラットフォーマーに頼り、月額利用料やライセンス費を払い続ける日本をやゆする言葉だ。

例えば、ワードプロセッサ(ワープロ)や表計算ソフト、プレゼンテーションソフト、コミュニケーションツールなどを備えた「オフィススイート」は、米Microsoftか米Googleの製品が“暗黙の標準”(デファクトスタンダード)になっている。IT製品情報メディア「キーマンズネット」が調査したグループウェアの利用状況では「Microsoft 365/Office 365」が57.4%で1位、「Google Workspace」が21.0%で2位だった。

しかし今、MicrosoftやGoogleの製品に依存しない道を選ぶ企業が登場しているという。

「Microsoftアカウントのコストが負担になっている企業で、脱Microsoftを実現するケースが国内でも出始めている」――こう話すのは、独自のオフィススイート製品を手掛けるSynology Japan(シノロジージャパン、東京都中央区)の斉藤怜平氏(セールスアカウントマネージャー)だ。

ビッグテックに挑む台湾メーカーのSynologyの戦い方について、Synology Japanが11月11日に開いたメディアカンファレンス後に、斉藤氏が取材に応えた。

Microsoftの対抗馬?

台湾発のSynologyは、ネットワーク経由でファイルの保存・共有が可能なストレージ製品「NAS」(Network Attached Storage)を製造・販売するメーカーだ。

同社は、NASに業務ファイルを保管する前提のオフィススイート「Synology Office Suite」を無料で提供している。電子メール、チャット、文書作成ツール、表計算ツール、ビデオ会議ツールなど基本的なアプリケーションをそろえている。

Synologyは「ガバナンス要件の厳格化、クラウドソリューションのコスト増を受けて、生産性ソリューションのオンプレ回帰が進んでいる」として、ハードウェアとソフトウェアをどちらも手掛ける点を強みに、市場を開拓したい考えだ。

特にMicrosoftやGoogleを意識しており、製品ページの「FAQ」には「Microsoft 365 や Google Workspaceと何が異なりますか?」「他のパブリッククラウドサービスにおける生産性向上ツールとは異なり(中略)サブスクリプション費用もかかりません」といった文言が並んでいる。

しかし、日本企業がMicrosoftやGoogleから乗り換えるのは難しいのではないか。この問いに対し、斉藤氏は「その通りだ。規模が大きくなるに連れてMicrosoftやGoogleから離脱するのは難しいと理解している」と認めた。

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AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • 日本企業の中小規模を中心に、Synology Office Suiteを含むオンプレミス型オフィススイートの導入検討が進む

    Possible · Within months

Open Questions

  • Synology Office Suiteの日本国内での導入実績や導入予定企業数はどの程度か
  • Microsoft 365やGoogle Workspaceからの乗り換えコストや移行手順について具体的な支援策はあるか
  • オンプレミス回帰が日本企業の間でどの程度の規模で広がっているか

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