Digital Sovereignty Strategy

Geopolitics has changed your IT. Act now.

US tech giants are no longer neutral infrastructure. European businesses need independent advisory to navigate the shift toward European cloud, sovereign AI, and platform strategies built on data classification.

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Market Signal · Gartner 2025

61%

of CIOs in Western Europe will increase reliance on local cloud providers by 2026, driven by geopolitical instability.

"The assumption that there are no European alternatives is outdated. The shift is already underway."

Sovereign Advice

61%

of European CIOs plan to increase use of local cloud by 2026

Gartner, Nov 2025

€264B

annual European enterprise spend exposed to foreign jurisdiction risk

Industry estimate

3 of 4

European publicly listed companies rely on US-based tech for critical services

Proton, 2025

The Context

Technology is no longer neutral

Three converging forces are rewriting the rules for European IT leadership. Ignoring them is no longer a viable strategy.

Geopolitical Risk

Dependence on US-headquartered platforms creates legal exposure, operational fragility, and growing regulatory pressure under DORA, GDPR, and the EU Data Act.

AI Sovereignty

AI models trained on your data, hosted by others, create invisible lock-in and IP risk. European-built AI alternatives and open-source now exist.

Customer Trust

Your customers increasingly care where their data lives and whose values underpin your technology choices. Digital sovereignty is becoming a competitive advantage and a brand signal.

What We Do

Independent C-level advisory

Sovereign Advice works directly with leadership teams. We have no products to sell. Our goal is to support the transition towards digital sovereignty.

Assessment

Sovereignty Assessment

A structured audit of your current technology stack against a sovereignty framework. Understand your exposure across cloud, SaaS, AI tools, and data jurisdiction, and where the highest-priority risks lie.

Strategy

Sovereign Cloud Strategy

Design a target architecture for hybrid cloud environments with data classification at the core. Map workloads to appropriate hosting models, European sovereign cloud, on-premise, or hybrid, based on risk and compliance needs.

AI & Platform

Sovereign AI & SaaS Strategy

Evaluate European alternatives to incumbent US SaaS and AI platforms. Build a phased transition plan that reduces vendor lock-in without disrupting operations, and aligns your platform decisions with your values and market.

Leadership

Executive Sovereignty Briefing

A focused orientation for boards and leadership groups on digital sovereignty, European alternatives, and the strategic imperative for action. Delivered as a half-day workshop or a presentation, to guide your strategic work.

The Advisor

Endre Dingsør

Founder, Sovereign Advice AS & Choose European · Oslo

Endre has spent two decades at the intersection of technology strategy and organisational leadership. He advises C-suite executives and boards on the strategic implications of digital sovereignty, helping organisations understand what geopolitical shifts mean for their technology stack, vendor relationships, and long-term competitiveness.

As founder of Choose European, he has built a platform for European technology alternatives, connecting organisations with sovereign-first solutions across cloud, AI, and SaaS. The goal is to allow for technology choices free from the noise of "sovereignty washing" and lower the threshold to get started.

AI Strategy Digital Transformation European Tech Sovereignty Cloud Architecture Executive Advisory

Connect on LinkedIn endre.jr@dingsor.com

Part of a Broader Movement

Choose European

Choose European is a non-profit initiative promoting European software, cloud providers, and AI services. It exists to make the alternatives visible, helping organisations find credible, European-owned technology across every category.

Visit choose-european.eu

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Sovereign Advice is an independent advisory practice. No vendor affiliations, no conflicts of interest, only clear-eyed counsel on digital sovereignty for European businesses.

Connect on LinkedIn endre.jr@dingsor.com