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Does Europe really need its own Google? 🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eH5ZjfHj Soverin CTO Andre Meij argues that we may be asking the wrong question. As concerns around digital sovereignty grow, so does the call for European alternatives to dominant global tech platforms. But replacing one technology giant with another doesn’t solve the fundamental problem; it simply changes who holds the power. What if Europe’s greatest strength isn’t building the next hyperscaler, but creating an ecosystem where no single provider becomes indispensable? In his latest article, André explores a different path toward digital sovereignty: → Open standards instead of proprietary ecosystems → Easy migration instead of vendor lock-in → Interoperability instead of isolation → Federation instead of centralisation Europe has a strong track record of creating standards that enable competition and innovation. Perhaps that same approach can provide a blueprint for a more resilient and sovereign digital future. What do you think: does Europe need its own Big Tech champion? Or, should we be building something fundamentally different? 🔗 Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/eH5ZjfHj #DigitalSovereignty #OpenStandards #Interoperability #CloudComputing #Cloud #AI #Europe #DigitalTransformation #Technology #Innovation #CloudFest

For many organisations, digital sovereignty still sounds like one enormous migration project. Move the email. Move the files. Replace the tools. Retrain everyone. Hope nothing breaks. But your Plan B does not have to begin with a Big Tech break-up: https://lnkd.in/eaggwBPF So what if the first step is not a migration at all? What if you start with a mirror instead? The idea is straightforward. A shadow environment runs independently alongside your Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace. Your teams keep working as usual, while critical email and files are synchronised into a sovereign environment that is current, tested and ready when needed. Rik Dekker recently tested how this works in practice, running Soverin and Nextcloud alongside an existing Microsoft 365 environment. His biggest takeaway was not about the technology. It was realising that switching does not have to be one big, scary event. Because digital sovereignty is not about running away from the tools you use today. It is about making sure you have a choice tomorrow. Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/eaggwBPF #Soverin #DigitalSovereignty #BusinessContinuity #Nextcloud #Email

Dutch municipalities are already moving. Haarlem, Venlo, Nijmegen, all executing hybrid cloud strategies today, because they've accepted a basic truth: not all data belongs in a public cloud, and not all vendors belong in your critical infrastructure. Computable's latest e-magazine makes it concrete. VNG's Jacco Brouwer puts it plainly: the obligation to organise digital public services independently stands regardless of geopolitical shifts. That's not a political statement. That's governance. And it applies equally to email. Your organisation's mail flows carry sensitive data, legal obligations, and business-critical communication. If your email infrastructure sits with a US-headquartered provider, the CLOUD Act means US authorities can demand access without your knowledge, without a Dutch court order. That's not a risk you can GDPR your way out of. The Computable piece also flags the pragmatic middle ground: you don't need to move everything at once. What you do need is a clear exit strategy for your most critical infrastructure — and the ability to act when the situation demands it. Organisations can start now: create synchronised backups of mail data, make in- and outbound mail flows sovereign, and reduce dependence on a single provider, without waiting for a full alternative to mature. Digital autonomy isn't a future project. It's an operational decision you can make this quarter. Read the full piece via https://lnkd.in/eQNxdAjB #DigitalSovereignty #NIS2 #GDPR #CloudAct #EuropeanTech #ISO27001 #1overheid #DigitaleSouvereiniteit #EmailSecurity #VendorLockIn

Vrije keuze klinkt mooi. Maar een keuze is pas echt vrij als je ook veilig kunt vertrekken. En dus geen hotel California… Dat is precies de uitdaging waar veel organisaties vandaag tegenaan lopen. Niet omdat ze geen Europees alternatief wíllen, maar omdat de stap te groot voelt. Te veel risico. Te veel afhankelijkheden. Te veel kans op verstoring. Te veel beren op de soevereiniteitsweg. Daarom geloven wij dat digitale soevereiniteit niet begint met een “rip-and-replace”, maar met het stap voor stap terugnemen van controle. Met #SoStandby willen we organisaties op schaal helpen met een continu gesynchroniseerde, onafhankelijke ‘schaduwmailbox’ naast hun bestaande Microsoft 365- of Google Workspace omgeving. Geen big bang-migratie, maar een veilige tussenstap waarmee je: * je e-mail onafhankelijk veiligstelt; * je digitale weerbaarheid vergroot; * en kunt overstappen wanneer jij en je organisatie daar klaar voor zijn. Vrije keuze ontstaat niet vanzelf. Daar zijn open standaarden, interoperabiliteit en praktische migratiepaden voor nodig. Kudos aan Rik Dekker die dit onderwerp op de agenda zet. Zijn post raakt precies de kern van het probleem: keuzevrijheid bestaat pas als overstappen ook een realistische optie is en daarvoor is samenwerking nodig. Wij zijn er klaar voor! https://lnkd.in/eE_v38pd #DigitalSovereignty #Interoperability #OpenStandards #Email #BusinessContinuity #SoStandby #Soverin

Today, Euro-Office launched it’s first stable version! Euro-Office provides a truly open, transparent, and sovereign solution for collaborative document editing. We’re proud to be part of this coalition, including: IONOS (Germany) Nextcloud (Germany) Eurostack (European Industrial Policy initiative) XWiki (France) OpenProject(Germany) Abilian (France) BTACTIC, SCCL (Spain/Catalonia) Office.EU (Netherlands) Open-Xchange (OX) (Germany) Proton (Switzerland) Tuta (formerly Tutanota, Germany) Looking for a full scalable, integrated office productivity suite? Meet SoSuite, powered by Nextcloud. It delivers privacy-first email, document management applications, groupware (contacts, calendars), talk, chat, file sharing and file storage, under easy single-sign-on. Become part of our Early access group now on soverin.com/sosuite #DigitalSovereignty #EuroOffice #NIS2 #GDPR #CloudAct #SoSuite #Soverin

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