European Commission Staff Really Dislike Their ‘Sovereign’ Alternative to Microsoft Teams: Report
THE SO WHAT
Sovereign stack mandates without UX parity just drive shadow IT back to the incumbents. If you're pushing non-US or self-hosted collaboration tools, budget for change management and ruthless usability testing, not just compliance checkboxes.
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