1. Secure strategic freedom of action
Self-determined IT begins with transparent dependencies and real choices. We evaluate existing manufacturer relationships, contracts and architectures and use them to develop a step-by-step roadmap. Multi-vendor strategies, open source and open standards create the basis for greater interoperability, protect investments and strengthen your own decision-making ability.
2. Making infrastructure and cloud portable
A sovereign infrastructure connects suitable operating models without creating new dependencies. Our target image combines on-premises environments, sovereign European cloud offerings and – where technically sensible – other cloud models. The placement of the workloads follows clear criteria such as data protection, availability, portability and costs.
Possible technical building blocks include open virtualization and container platforms, infrastructure as code, GitOps as well as standardized images and formats.
What is crucial is an architecture in which applications and data can be moved between operating environments in a controlled manner. This means that organizations remain able to act in the event of regulatory, economic or strategic changes.
3. Develop and operate software independently
Sovereign software development combines technical quality with long-term maintainability. So that applications can be further developed independently and operated securely, we anchor the following principles throughout the entire software life cycle:
- Open source first, where technically sensible
- open APIs and standards
- Security by Design
- DevSecOps
- Architecture and license governance
- Documented operation and maintenance concepts
4. Guarantee data sovereignty throughout
Data sovereignty requires that storage locations, access and transmission paths remain traceable and controllable at all times. To do this, we combine transparent data models, clear responsibilities and technically enforceable rules in the following areas:
- comprehensible data flows and storage locations
- classification and access control
- Portability and neutral formats
- standardized APIs
- GDPR by Design & Default
5. Firmly anchor security and resilience
Critical services must remain available even in the event of disruptions, attacks or the failure of individual providers. That's why we plan and review protective measures, monitoring and restart as an integral part of the overall architecture:
- ISMS-oriented governance
- Zero trust principles
- Monitoring, logging and incident response
- Backup, recovery and business continuity
6. Strengthen competencies and responsibility
Technical independence only becomes permanently effective through organizational ability to act. We support the development of internal competencies, design clear decision-making and governance processes and define resilient roles. Comprehensible documentation of architectural and operational decisions ensures that critical knowledge remains in the organization.
Our path to digital sovereignty
From inventory to continuous improvement, five coordinated steps lead to measurably more control, portability and resilience:
- 01
Assess
Systematically analyze dependencies, data flows, providers, contracts and technical risks.
- 02
Design
Develop target architecture, decision-making principles and appropriate governance.
- 03
Transform
Prioritize migrations and organizational changes and implement them in a controlled manner.
- 04
Operate
Operate platforms securely, monitor them and document operational knowledge in a comprehensible manner.
- 05
Improve
Continuously review and optimize dependencies, security, costs and portability.