Digital Sovereignty for SMEs
Digital sovereignty is an organisation's ability to exercise effective control over its data, software and IT infrastructure, without critical dependency on a single vendor. It rests on three principles: reversibility, transparency and localisation. In France, 92% of companies use at least one cloud service, yet only 26% have a clear reversibility strategy (INSEE, 2024). The average cost of a forced migration exceeds €180,000 for an SME (Numeum, 2023). The Data Act (September 2025), GDPR and NIS 2 directive reinforce this requirement. Powehi's approach is built on a proven open source stack (Odoo, n8n, Nextcloud, GitLab) hosted with sovereign providers certified SecNumCloud or HDS.
Pillars
Vendor independence — Full source code ownership, zero vendor lock-in, contractual reversibility. Sovereign hosting — France/EU infrastructure, data under European jurisdiction, native GDPR compliance. Security & control — Encryption, RBAC, complete logging and regular security audits.
FAQ
What is digital sovereignty for an SME? The ability to control your data, software and hosting without critical dependency on a single vendor. How much does a sovereign migration cost? On average €30,000 to €80,000, paid back in 12 to 18 months. Is open source as reliable as proprietary solutions? Yes. Linux, PostgreSQL, Docker, Odoo are deployed by millions of companies. What does guaranteed reversibility mean? You can export all your data and switch providers at any time. Which certifications guarantee sovereign hosting? SecNumCloud (ANSSI), HDS and ISO 27001.
FAQ
- What is digital sovereignty for an SME?
- The ability to control your data, software and hosting without critical dependency on a single vendor.
- How much does a sovereign migration cost?
- On average €30,000 to €80,000, paid back in 12 to 18 months.
- Is open source as reliable as proprietary solutions?
- Yes. Linux, PostgreSQL, Docker, Odoo are deployed by millions of companies.
- What does guaranteed reversibility mean?
- You can export all your data and switch providers at any time.
- Which certifications guarantee sovereign hosting?
- SecNumCloud (ANSSI), HDS and ISO 27001.