Sovereign

We clarify technological sovereignty. Without trial, without theatre.

Everyone talks about sovereignty. Few know what they mean. Here we define the terms, put the technical facts in their place, and look at what you actually depend on. Technology is just a tool. The real question is who holds what, and how we respond today.

Latest analysis

Your VPN Swaps Your Watcher

On holiday, adverts promise anonymity and control over your data. A VPN provides one precise service and one only: it shifts who sees your traffic. Everything else is window dressing.

Switching to Linux isn't enough

Open source offers real freedom, but it is limited. The issue of sovereignty isn't about proprietary versus open source: it's about which layer depends on whom, and whether we can break free from it.

Where is our Fable 5?

Every time a cutting-edge model is released, the question comes up again. It’s framed incorrectly: what Europe lacks isn’t talent—it’s the foundation. And not all applications need it.

VMware, Broadcom, and the Next Step

We suddenly realized the cost of relying on a single supplier. The lesson here isn't about Broadcom. It's that we had built our entire infrastructure around a single vendor, and we're now preparing to choose another one.

Mistral is not the French OpenAI

We contrast Mistral with OpenAI just as we contrast OVH with AWS. In both cases, we think we’re comparing two competitors. We’re actually comparing two different business models.

Glossary

The words of sovereignty, explained simply.

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