The EU Commission just created something that didn't exist before: a way to actually measure digital sovereignty.
Their new SEAL framework rates cloud providers 0–4. No US hyperscaler won a lead contract. €180M goes to OVHCloud, STACKIT, Scaleway, Proximus.
The quiet part: SEAL-2 minimum means your provider can't be compelled by foreign law to hand over your data. Most winners hit SEAL-3 — immune to non-EU supply chain disruption.
This is procurement policy, not rhetoric. It will cascade.
https://commission.europa.eu/news-and-media/news/commission-advances-cloud-sovereignty-through-strategic-procurement-2026-04-17_en
#DataSovereignty #SovereignCloud #EU #Privacy #FOSS
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Kari Smolander
@smoltron@mementomori.social
Softaprofessori, kitaristi, lauluntekijä. For those who cannot read important languages: software professor, guitarist, songwriter.
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Kari Smolander
@smoltron@mementomori.social
Softaprofessori, kitaristi, lauluntekijä. For those who cannot read important languages: software professor, guitarist, songwriter.
mementomori.social
@smoltron@mementomori.social
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Jan 29, 2026
It is me talking. I had yesterday a talk with the title "Cloud Services and Digital Independence". The event was for LUT alumni and now it is publicly available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJSNiiOk7Yk #cloud #sovereignCloud #digitalAutonomy
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