Digital sovereignty is disaster recovery
Every government agency has business continuity plans for floods, fires, and cyberattacks. Very few have plans for vendor failure, policy reversal, or geopolitical access restrictions…
Tiu Fujikawa13/07/2026
The boring case for digital sovereignty
European organizations are building sovereign digital infrastructure not out of ideology, but because the risk-adjusted numbers are starting to make sense. Trade disputes, conflicting legal…
Tiu Fujikawa30/06/2026
The real reason digital sovereignty projects fail
Most digital sovereignty initiatives that stall do so because of user resistance, not technical shortcomings in European alternatives. Employees confronted with unfamiliar interfaces push back,…
Tiu Fujikawa25/06/2026
Is sovereign cloud all theatre?
American hyperscalers have launched European sovereign cloud offerings with dedicated data centers, EU-resident staff, and promises that customer data stays within European borders. Marketing materials…
Tiu Fujikawa02/03/2026
Europe spends more on IT, but where is the money going?
European IT spending is projected to reach $1.3 trillion, an increase that sounds impressive until you ask what organizations are buying with all that money.…
Tiu Fujikawa17/02/2026
Why few actually migrate off Microsoft
You’ve probably seen news about organizations announcing they're leaving Microsoft 365 for open-source alternatives. The press release talks about sovereignty and control. Some succeed, but for…
Tiu Fujikawa10/02/2026
Greenland, tariffs, and your company’s cloud strategy
Trump's latest gambit over Greenland sounds absurd until you remember where your data lives. The US president floated tariffs against its allies (Denmark, Norway, Sweden,…
Tiu Fujikawa03/02/2026
EU Data Act comes into force: What you need to know
The EU Data Act took effect on September 12, 2025, introducing sweeping changes to how organizations handle data across Europe. Whether you're scrambling to understand…
Tiu Fujikawa29/01/2026
Why Chat Control threatens Europe’s digital independence
Fifteen European Union member states currently support legislation that would require the mass scanning of every private message, photo, and file shared by the bloc's…
Tiu Fujikawa01/09/2025
Building consumer-first tech the EU way
TL;DR European tech companies prioritize privacy, sustainability, and customer trust over rapid scaling and data monetization This approach creates higher customer lifetime value, regulatory resilience,…
Tiu Fujikawa28/07/2025