about
I'm Steven, a technical advisor at SURF, the IT cooperative for Dutch research and education institutions. I work on infrastructure services like object storage and cloud solutions, with a focus on European alternatives to Big Tech.
This blog is about digital sovereignty: the choices we make about who controls our data and our digital lives. I'll write about what I'm learning at work, experiments at home, and practical ways to tip the scales toward more privacy-conscious, European, and open-source solutions.