‘Our message is simple: Build European, buy European, protect European’: European cloud providers join lawmakers and NGOs to end reliance on US hyperscalers
- Numerous EU businesses have backed the EC push for EU sovereignty
- OVHcloud, Nextcloud, Mastodon, Proton, Ecosia and more sign letter
- The cloud market is currently dominated by AWS, Microsoft, and Google
Thirteen European cloud providers have signed a letter backing the European Commission’s push to end European reliance on US companies, who have dominated the market for the past two decades.
The cloud providers, alongside NGOs and lawmakers, want to see local alternatives fostered and adopted by Europe-based businesses as the sovereignty movement grows.
European businesses are concerned about how US-based providers handle data and comply with European Union (EU) regulations.
Businesses call for EU sovereignty
In predictions made by Gartner earlier this year, European cloud Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) spend will surpass China and North America's, with spending set to triple from $6.7 billion in 2025 to over $23.1 billion in 2027.
"Our message is simple: Build European, buy European,...
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