EU sovereignty push gives tech buyers a new alphabet soup to swallow
Gartner has warned that the EU's plans to triple datacenter capacity in Europe over the next five to seven years will add complexity for public sector tech buyers.
The sweeping plans, which encompass sovereign cloud, AI, microprocessors, and open source, will have ramifications for EU tech supply chains and beyond if they get through the legislative process.
In the European Technological Sovereignty Package launched last week, the European Commission sought to strengthen its digital autonomy.
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: "We cannot afford to depend on others for the technologies that keep our hospitals running, our energy grids stable, and our services secure. This is about protecting our citizens, defending our interests, and making our own choices."
The backdrop to the EU's action is widespread concern about European providers only offering around 15 percent of cloud infrastructure in the region, with the dominant American providers subject to US...
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