Perspectives on European cloud sovereignty, migration strategy, and the evolving regulatory landscape.
2026-08-25 · 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.
Read the full article2026-08-06 · 4 min read
European cloud sovereignty moved into procurement, security operations and resilience this week. Dutch municipalities are defining government-cloud needs, STACKIT added a security layer, cloud spending reached a record, and ENISA set new priorities for a more consistent European approach.
Read the full article2026-08-04 · 8 min read
The EU plans up to seven AI gigafactories backed by major public investment. The promise includes access for smaller businesses, but direct use will suit only some. Here is how mid-sized European companies could benefit, what may limit access, and what they can do now.
Read the full article2026-07-30 · 4 min read
Orange and Atos moved sovereign infrastructure from positioning towards capacity and platforms, while EURO-3C began work on federation. Munich tied public-sector delivery to European control, and amended AI Act deadlines reshaped the compliance calendar.
Read the full article2026-07-27 · 8 min read
From 2 August 2026, the EU AI Act requires clearer notices for chatbots, machine-readable marking of synthetic content and labels for specified AI uses. A practical guide to identifying your role, checking systems and documenting the controls your company relies on.
Read the full article2026-07-23 · 4 min read
Microsoft and Mistral expanded European AI capacity, while the EU clarified AI transparency duties. A Google Cloud outage tested resilience, Gravitee and Clever Cloud targeted model portability, and AWS opened local compute and storage in Athens for Greek organisations.
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