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🧠 Editorial This week is about much more than just Cloud and AI: The EU is targeting AWS and Azure, Palantir is once again sparking discussions, and …
TL;DR European cloud platforms are gaining relevance due to strict governance, data protection, and export-controlled operational models. Sovereignty …
TL;DR The EU Cloud Act Data Act implications necessitate a consistent compliance-first approach. The text illustrates how access, data flows, and …
TL;DR Data sovereignty in multi-cloud architecture requires clear demarcations: data sovereignty remains where the data rests; governance is encoded …
Why European Companies Should Still Be Cautious When it became known that the infamous Section 702 of the American Foreign Intelligence Surveillance …
When Hetzner announced a significant price increase for parts of its cloud portfolio in mid-June 2026, public discussion quickly focused on the most …
Few concepts have experienced a rise comparable to Multi-Cloud in recent years. Hardly any strategic presentation is complete without architecture …
The demand for German hyperscalers is currently gaining popularity. In light of increasing geopolitical tensions, discussions about the Cloud Act, …
🧠 Editorial While outside the asphalt is slowly turning into lava, the tech industry is once again discussing the truly important questions: How …
TL;DR Data localization involves more than choosing a location: it’s about data-path-based decisions, legal delineations, and controlled …
TL;DR A sovereign Kubernetes platform in the EU is based on clear architectural principles, open interfaces, and stringent governance. Data …
🧠 Editorial This week, I repeatedly asked myself whether we in IT are actually solving problems or just swapping the names of the problems. In the …
🧠 Editorial The best time to think about digital sovereignty was ten years ago. The second best is after the next Microsoft audit. Bavaria suddenly …
Openness is not a campaign. It is an attitude. Every year in June, Pride Month highlights the visibility of the LGBTQIA+ community. For many …
🧠 Editorial Welcome to the Weekly Backlog Week 23/2026. This week had a remarkably clear theme: Control. Control over data. Control over …
When companies and government agencies discuss the cloud, the term “sovereignty” almost inevitably comes up. However, the more intense …
🧠 Editorial This week, Europe’s tech debate feels like a reality check after ten years of cloud marketing. While the Netherlands suddenly …
Digital Sovereignty Requires Portability The European debate on digital sovereignty has been stuck in a remarkably superficial loop for years. …
When a B2B company enters into contracts with highly regulated industries such as banking, insurance, or the automotive sector, the final decision …
When companies decide to modernize their IT infrastructure, short-term criteria are usually at the forefront: What features does the software offer …
The discussion about digital sovereignty, the US CLOUD Act, and IT compliance is often conducted at a very theoretical level. However, the structured …
When medium-sized companies decide to break free from the dependency on major US SaaS providers, the migration process often follows a rigid, …
The Big Tech Lobby in Germany is Larger Than Many Believe The new lobby map from the Center for Digital Rights and Democracy visualizes a problem …
🧠Editorial Europe has been discussing digital sovereignty for about as long as companies have been “briefly testing” Kubernetes clusters …
Video data is highly sensitive. Whether it’s internal strategy meetings, confidential investor calls, or patient data in healthcare, the …
🧠Editorial The Tech World is Writing Its Own Rules The German Armed Forces reject Palantir because software is no longer just software. Microsoft …
🧠 Editorial This issue can also be read as follows: Software is no longer just a tool – it is power infrastructure. While Palantir openly articulates …
In regulatory discussions with BaFin or during due diligence by major banks, the term exit strategy inevitably comes up today. For a long time, this …
France is taking digital sovereignty seriously. The government has announced plans to phase out Windows in administration and replace it with Linux. …
What the New EU-US Dialogue Platform Really Means Digital sovereignty has been a focus of political and regulatory initiatives in Europe for years. …
How the ayedo Sovereignty Score Provides Guidance Digital sovereignty is politically mandated and has long been more than an abstract guideline in …
Introduction For a long time, digital sovereignty was discussed as a political buzzword—vague, elusive, and often without immediate consequence for …
Introduction Many cloud strategies in European companies are based on an assumption long considered a pragmatic compromise: As long as data is stored …
Why Control is More Important than Server Location Introduction Cloud computing is far more than just an infrastructure topic. For many companies, …
In a traditional cloud environment, customers receive their IP addresses from the cloud provider. This is convenient but creates a dangerous …
In modern e-commerce, data is the foundation for every growth decision. However, traditional client-side tracking is reaching its limits: ad …
Since the breakthrough of ChatGPT, it’s clear: AI can do more than just analyze numbers. It can write reports, summarize maintenance …
A Term Without Substance An open letter from 25 European cloud and digital companies reveals what European digital policy has been avoiding for …
Structure Instead of Symbolic Politics Since 2021, the French government has been pursuing a well-structured approach to the digital transformation …
The recent warnings from CISA and Amazon about active attacks on Cisco FMC, Microsoft SharePoint, and Zimbra initially appear to be a routine process …
But Rather Better Cloud Architectures For years, the European cloud debate has been dominated by a seemingly simple question: Does Europe need its …
TL;DR For a long time, Elasticsearch was the undisputed standard for log analytics and full-text search. But then Elastic changed its license, …
TL;DR Every online shop, logistics app, and fleet management system requires geocoding: the conversion of addresses into coordinates (and vice versa). …
Why Two Clouds Do Not Mean Independence In many companies, Multi-Cloud is now considered a shortcut to digital sovereignty. The common assumption is …
The cloud market is entering a new phase. For a long time, the equation was simple: those who wanted to scale went to the hyperscalers. Those who …
Why the Supposed Alternative is Already a Reality In many companies, Microsoft 365 is still considered the standard for digital collaboration. Teams …
TL;DR For a long time, it was said: “SQL Server needs Windows Server.” Those days are over. Since Microsoft ported SQL Server to Linux, it …
How a Platform Makes European Technology Visible Digital sovereignty has become one of the central topics in European technology policy. In political …
The Cloud-Native transformation is in full swing, yet the reality in German data centers often looks different: alongside cutting-edge Kubernetes …
In 2026, regulatory requirements for the European economy have reached a new level of quality. With the fully effective EU Data Act and the tightened …
Is Sovereignty Becoming Unaffordable Now? Hetzner will increase prices for its entire portfolio starting April 1, 2026. In the cloud sector, many …
With ‘Recall’, Microsoft integrates a feature into Windows 11 that takes screenshots of all open applications at short intervals, …
Europe’s Economic Power The trade conflict with the USA is reflexively narrated in Europe as a power asymmetry. Washington imposes tariffs, …
Why Digital Sovereignty Without Competition Remains an Illusion The debate on digital sovereignty in Europe is often oversimplified. It usually …
Europe’s Structural Dependence on Big Tech The debate on digital sovereignty is no longer a technological detail. It is a question of political …
And what this figure means for Europe’s digital capability. The federal administration spent 481.4 million euros on Microsoft licenses in 2025. …
European Cloud Platforms vs. Hyperscalers Sovereignty, Scalability, Security, and Strategic Reality in the Corporate Context Few IT topics are …
Data is the gold of modern logistics. Knowing when and where each package is, who calculates the most efficient routes, and who controls the …
Digital sovereignty is not a stance or a strategic paper. It is the result of concrete technical decisions. Those who operate software inevitably …
In logistics, success is measured in cycle rates. A modern logistics center is a high-frequency clockwork of Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), …
The digitization of healthcare promises enormous advancements: from telemedicine support to AI-assisted diagnostics and electronic patient records. …
1. Executive Summary Retail is undergoing the greatest transformation in its history. The separation between brick-and-mortar and e-commerce no …
In many retail companies, an ERP system that has evolved over decades forms the backbone of IT. These systems are stable and proven, but were …
The digitization of the Point of Sale (PoS) offers enormous advantages, but it also introduces a new threat: every connected device in the store—from …
Retail is faster than ever today. A new trend on social media, a sudden strategic shift by the competition, or the introduction of a new payment …
The vision of “Omnichannel Retail” sounds perfect in theory: order online, pick up in-store (Click & Collect), digital price tags …
The Era of US Dominance Is Over Yesterday, the European Parliament made a decision that goes far beyond the usual Brussels symbolic politics in its …
In retail, timing is ruthless. A system failure on a Saturday afternoon, during the peak sales hours, is not just an “IT problem” for a …
TL;DR Classic browser-based tracking (‘Client-Side’) is dying. Browser restrictions (ITP), AdBlockers, and GDPR make data collection …
The promise of the cloud has always been flexibility. Yet, the reality in many IT departments is different: Vendor Lock-in. Those who build their …
TL;DR Authentik redefines identity management: moving away from proprietary cloud silos towards a unified identity layer. As an open-source solution, …
For a long time, Kubernetes was considered the operating system for the “big” data center. But in 2026, the most exciting developments …
Europe likes to see itself as a global guardian of data protection and fundamental rights. GDPR, NIS2, AI Act – the regulatory claim is high, the …
The decision by the state government of Schleswig-Holstein to consistently switch its administration to open source software is more than a political …
Digital sovereignty has long been part of every public sector digital strategy. However, the Sovereignty Barometer of public IT by next:public shows …
Nextcloud stands for digital independence, European data protection standards, and an open, trustworthy alternative to US-based collaboration …
The US government has been demanding a comprehensive agreement on access to biometric police data from Europe for several years. The basis is the …
The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence, particularly Large Language Models (LLMs) like Google Gemini or OpenAI’s ChatGPT, has the …
Delos Cloud vs. Stackit Workspace – Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing The discussion around digital sovereignty in Germany and Europe is in full …
Cloud Brokering for True Sovereignty The discussion about digital sovereignty in Europe is old, but it is more relevant than ever. Especially since …
The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague is taking a significant step in response to recent political tensions with the USA: it is ending …
The European AI Act, the first comprehensive regulation for artificial intelligence worldwide, was originally set to come into full effect by August …
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has sent a clear message: it is launching a funding program to retrieve endangered research data from foreign …
Starting December 2025, Microsoft will enhance its collaboration platform Teams with a feature that automatically detects the actual work location of …
The Trojan Horse of the “Sovereign Cloud” Why Europe’s new sovereignty is often just American-painted The meme is brilliant in its …
Many confuse Open Source with sovereignty. Both are interconnected – but one does not automatically guarantee the other. The well-known XKCD meme, …
GitHub will migrate its entire infrastructure to Microsoft Azure within the next 24 months. This information comes from internal documents reported …
TL;DR The European regulatory landscape is intentionally interconnected: The GDPR forms the foundation, upon which NIS-2, DORA, Cyber Resilience Act, …
When Google quietly removed the “num=100” parameter from its search engine logic, hardly anyone outside the SEO bubble noticed at first. …
With the pilot project to introduce the AI assistant F13, Saarland is taking a remarkably clear path towards a digitally sovereign administration. …
TL;DR The EU has established a coherent framework with GDPR, NIS‑2, DORA, CRA, Data Act, and the Cloud Sovereignty Framework, systematically enhancing …
Why the DNA Redefines Europe’s Digital Foundation With the Digital Networks Act (DNA), the EU is preparing one of the most profound reforms of …
Title: OpenAI for Germany – Digital Sovereignty with Azure as the Foundation? Markdown-Content: On September 24, 2025, SAP and OpenAI announced a new …
A critical look at CVE-2025-55241 On September 18, golem.de reported a security vulnerability in Microsoft Entra ID, discovered by security …
The European Union is on the verge of enacting one of the most profound intrusions into digital privacy since the inception of the internet. The …
Starting Point: Quarterly Figures and Big Promises At the end of July 2025, Meta released its latest quarterly figures – alongside strong revenues …
The debate about sovereignty in the cloud in Europe often revolves around the question: Do we need our own hyperscalers to be independent? Many see …
The European debate on “sovereign AI” is often reduced to regulation, data protection, and societal acceptance. What is often overlooked: …
Starting November 1, 2025, Microsoft will eliminate traditional volume licenses. Specifically affected are the major licensing models Enterprise …
Sometimes a single sentence is enough to reveal the political reality in all its bitterness. In this case, it is: “The tariff deal with the USA …
The celebration over the recent “deal” between the EU and Donald Trump seems like a macabre staging. While Brussels publicly celebrates …
It was a long tug-of-war – now there’s a deal. The EU and the USA have reached a last-minute compromise in the tariff conflict. What initially …
For a long time, digital transformation was considered a technical project: faster, more scalable, more efficient. Those who ventured into the cloud …
On October 14, 2025, regular support for Windows 10 will end. What initially appears to many IT departments as a manageable maintenance date reveals …
The European Union celebrated itself as a pioneer in regulating digital platforms. With the Digital Markets Act (DMA), it aimed to make a statement: …
Why this alliance is a turning point for Europe’s digital self-determination The headline may seem unremarkable, but its content is not: Two …
What Microsoft’s new Sovereign Cloud really means – and what it doesn’t Microsoft has delivered. At least at first glance. With the …
Satya Nadella introduced a new “Sovereignty Program” for European Microsoft customers in Amsterdam. Three cloud models, Hardware Security …
DORA is coming. And this time, it’s not just about a few pretty compliance PDFs. What many banks, payment service providers, and FinTechs are …
How Modern IT Sales Build Trust Instead of Disrupting! In the IT industry, traditional sales were long dominated by persistent calls, generic emails, …
Hey, I’m Fabian – engineer, entrepreneur, and European citizen residing in Germany. For over 10 years, I’ve been part of the …
A senior investigator of the International Criminal Court loses access to his emails – because a US President imposes sanctions. Microsoft complies. …
Germany discusses data sovereignty but remains technologically dependent. How this relates to our culture and what needs to change to achieve digital …
A sovereign cloud requires more than just a data center in Europe. How the CLOUD Act collides with the GDPR—and which technologies enable true data …
Digital transformation is no longer a thing of the future – it is a reality. It affects not only e-commerce or digital tools in the office but has …
CVE shutdown averted – but Europe is charting its own course. With the new vulnerability database from ENISA, the EU is strengthening its digital …
Digital sovereignty doesn’t end with tool selection or architecture. It only reaches its full potential when operations are efficient, secure, …
Microsoft Bids Farewell to Traditional Server Models – What’s Next? Starting July 2025, the licensing model for Microsoft’s on-premise …
Introduction In the world of Kubernetes, there are constant developments aimed at improving the performance and efficiency of applications. One of the …
The Uncertain Future of EU-US Data Transfer Regulatory uncertainty surrounding data exchange between the EU and the US is increasing once again. …
The Security Profiles Operator (SPO) is a pivotal extension for Kubernetes, significantly simplifying the management of seccomp, SELinux, and AppArmor …