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As trust in US tech companies wanes, the importance of digital sovereignty grows.
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Over the past year, several governments and companies outside the US have decided they can't trust American tech companies. So, digital sovereignty has become an important goal. While American companies, as you can imagine, aren't happy about that, they're now helping European organizations to achieve their digital sovereignty goals.
One of the first of these was Linux and cloud-native computing powerhouse Red Hat. Late last year, Red Hat became the first US company to announce its own EU-specific digital sovereignty program, Red Hat Confirmed Sovereign Support (RHCSS). This initiative guarantees critical European IT operations remain under EU control.
Also: Why even a US tech giant is launching 'sovereign support' for Europe now
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