Demissionair de cloud in denderen: doe het niet - Bert Hubert's writings
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- The Dutch government's core email system runs on its own servers, with Microsoft support ending on October 14, 2025.
- Microsoft strongly encourages moving email to its US cloud, but nine ministries plan to upgrade to a new on-premises Exchange version to keep data under Dutch control.
- Using the US cloud risks losing sovereignty, as the US government could cut access via executive orders, affecting services like the International Criminal Court.
- Many government agencies already migrated to the cloud without proper risk assessments or exit plans, violating national cloud policy.
- The demissionary cabinet may choose the easy path to the cloud due to time pressure, leading to unintended loss of data control.
- A call to action urges the House of Representatives and ministries to stay vigilant and avoid irreversible cloud migration.