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Sovereignty: Core infrastructure

2026-04-10 9 min read Sovereignty Bas Van De Sande

We’ve forgotten how to build things ourselves.

The public cloud is like a dealer: you pay for what you need, when you need it. It’s very convenient, but you’re trapped. Trapped in their ecosystem, their rules, their pricing, their price bumps. Escaping that trap requires some serious planning. It’s about answering the hard questions: What hardware do you use? What do you repurpose, what do you buy? Which stack do you trust? How do you manage it all? And most importantly: What are the principles you refuse to compromise on?

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