The contract formalized by the European Commission on April 17 sets the direction for future legislation on sovereign cloud and AI. It was also presented as a “benchmark” intended to steer the entire sector toward European standards
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The contract formalized by the European Commission on April 17 sets the direction for future legislation on sovereign cloud and AI. It was also presented as a “benchmark” intended to steer the entire sector toward European standards
By 2027, Europe is expected to surpass North America in terms of IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) spending… for security reasons. The “sovereign” label is no longer enough! Geolocation is becoming a reality.
Legal jurisdiction and physical location of information. More than just a subtle difference! In a recent blog post, Xavier Warnier, Alliance Director Datacenter United , Datacenter United & Co-Founder of Cubixion sums up the situation. Here is the gist of it.
“Innovation” and “economic growth” are the key words in the announcement of Azure Belgium Central. However, Microsoft intends to look beyond the physical infrastructure. The scope of the Digital AmBEtion plan is broader.
The European hosting provider is rolling out SSL certificates based on quantum random number generation. Already in the process of being deployed, quantum encryption will be offered free of charge to all web customers.
The prospect of a “kill switch” must be considered by CIOs and, even more so, CEOs. In practical terms, this means reviewing current and future cloud service contracts in light of this new type of disruption.
Last year saw the first steps backwards in companies’ ‘move to cloud’ strategies. The Cloud Exit of some companies is a sobering thought.
After Google in January, it’s now AWS’s turn to announce the end of egress fees, the cost of repatriating data from the cloud. Admittedly, this is an improvement. But not exactly a “gift”.