# Digital sovereignty sounds great until you try ditching your suppliers

DevFeed: [Digital sovereignty sounds great until you try ditching your suppliers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/digital-sovereignty-sounds-great-until-you-try-ditching-your-suppliers-8550.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.theregister.com/paas-and-iaas/2026/09/10/digital-sovereignty-sounds-great-until-you-try-ditching-your-suppliers/5294997>)

Author: Carly Page

Published: 2026-09-10T09:05:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [www.theregister.com - Articles](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/www-theregister-com-articles.md>)

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [digital-sovereignty](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/digital-sovereignty.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [paas-and-iaas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/paas-and-iaas.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines the practical difficulty of achieving digital sovereignty when organizations depend on critical technology suppliers. It highlights the limits of replacing providers and points to Switzerland's FOSS push as an escape route from Microsoft 365.

## Source excerpt

Most organizations say tech independence is unrealistic - and one in ten can't replace a critical provider at all