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.
Frequently asked questions
- 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.