Hi everyone!
As the year draws to an end now is a good time to review where we are with Europe’s cloud situation, and what has been achieved. One thing is certain, a lot has happened, and also quite a lot has become clearer.
Great strides have been made in 2025, especially in convincing people that something must be done, and outlining what that might be. Industry buyers are not going to lead us since they mostly care about next quarter’s results.
Governments will have to show us the way, but they are ill-equipped to do so. Meanwhile, Europe’s cloud/hosting providers are also not leading the charge. Initiatives like the EuroStack have outlined this odd situation with great clarity, and are providing pressure on decision makers to do things.
Governments meanwhile are good at formulating policy, but bad at following it themselves. However, the financial industry is just as hooked on US clouds as governments are, and there is legislation on the books that tells them they should fix this.
Regulators can likely force banks to do the right thing, and thus forge a path for governments to follow later on. Who should be driving all this is unclear however, but I’ve added some thoughts. In addition, there are “no regret” steps that could be taken right now.
For more details and lots of links to supporting materials, do read in on the full post: The European Cloud Situation at the end of 2025
Also, I might come up with a larger ‘year in review’, but if I don’t, let me already wish you all the best for 2025, and also thank you for reading this news letter!
Bert