Perspectives on European cloud sovereignty, migration strategy, and the evolving regulatory landscape.
2026-09-11 · 3 min read
EU product-security reporting duties begin, Google plans more Finnish infrastructure, and Sweden opens new research computing capacity. We also revisit OVHcloud's portable backup announcement and Switzerland's workplace trials for practical lessons in control and continuity.
Read the full article2026-09-08 · 9 min read
Since April, Microsoft 365 Copilot can process prompts in the US, Canada or Australia when European capacity runs short. The setting is on by default for new tenants. What this shows about 'data stays in Europe' promises, and the questions to ask any cloud vendor before you rely on one.
Read the full article2026-09-03 · 4 min read
France and the Netherlands push European criteria into technology procurement, Schwarz Group plans major German cloud capacity, the EU backs practical cyber resilience, Germany opens an AI security institute, and Flatpak receives support for stronger application isolation.
Read the full article2026-09-01 · 8 min read
Europe's latest Digital Decade report says 46.7% of EU enterprises now use cloud computing. As adoption grows, the harder question is whether each workload sits with the right provider, under the right controls, with a practical route out when requirements change.
Read the full article2026-08-27 · 4 min read
Germany redirects federal cloud procurement towards local consortia, the EU funds reusable data infrastructure, Scaleway strengthens enterprise controls, CNCF measures open-source governance, and UNDP begins testing sovereign cloud and AI models with public institutions.
Read the full article2026-08-25 · 9 min read
A cloud sovereignty audit should produce more than a provider score. It should map dependencies, classify workloads, test claims against evidence and turn the findings into decisions a board and technical team can use. Here is what a useful assessment should contain.
Read the full article2026-08-20 · 4 min read
New EU rules speed cross-border access to electronic evidence, the Netherlands activates NIS2 duties, the ECB maps Europe's exposure to concentrated US AI assets, Scaleway expands its managed cloud stack, and a Paris-labelled security zone moves to UK infrastructure.
Read the full article2026-08-18 · 8 min read
The EU has put open source at the centre of its technology sovereignty strategy. Access to code can reduce lock-in and improve scrutiny, but ownership, hosting, maintenance and exit capacity still decide how much control a cloud buyer really has. Here is how to assess the difference.
Read the full article2026-08-12 · 4 min read
An itemised Microsoft bill in Bavaria, survey numbers on continuity fears, a signed deployment agreement for the IRIS² satellite network, a hard look at openDesk's free edition, and a provider-side case for sovereign AI infrastructure - the week of 6–12 August in EU cloud news.
Read the full article2026-08-11 · 8 min read
Gartner expects European sovereign cloud spending to grow 83% in 2026 and to more than triple by 2027. Behind the headline number is a practical shift: maturing European providers, wider choice and a stronger negotiating position. Here is what the growth actually buys a mid-sized company.
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