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75% of European businesses fear a US tech kill switch.
Half could last only one day without access to US tech services.
Reliance on a few providers also puts US businesses at risk.
Close to 75% of European businesses fear the prospect of a kill switch that revokes their access to tech and infrastructure provided by companies in the United States. With geopolitical tensions rising, companies in the US need to rethink their strategies, too.
Digital sovereignty, the ability of an organization, state, or country to handle its own digital infrastructure, data, technologies, and assets, was the subject at the heart of the UN Open Source Week in June. As reported by ZDNET's Steven Vaughan-Nichols, a blunt question was asked: Who actually truly owns the ecosystems that serve our people?
Also: Digital sovereignty at the UN: Inside the global push to replace US cloud giants with open-source tech
It is this question, combined with geopolitical tensions, that is leading organizations worldwide to ask whether sticking with the likes of Microsoft, Google, and Amazon Web Services is the right strategic move -- and whether US tech vendors can be relied upon at all.
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