Oliver, your post really resonates with the conversations I’ve been having with organizations struggling to balance innovation with true control. Your emphasis on “control by design” aligns perfectly with what VQ Communications demonstrates in their latest analysis of the “trust descent triangle” – a framework showing why even sophisticated cloud security can leave organizations vulnerable to geopolitical pressures no one saw coming.
What’s particularly compelling is how VQ has been solving these exact sovereignty challenges since 2006, helping organizations add sovereign control layers while preserving existing Cisco investments. Check out their video here: https://youtu.be/V3EW7ndZcXs?si=5qFAjbG5BT_HaEvB – it’s a real eye-opener about risks most of us haven’t fully considered.