# How Europe Could Develop a More Self-Sufficient Cloud

DevFeed: [How Europe Could Develop a More Self-Sufficient Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/but-how-to-get-to-that-european-cloud-36497.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/now-how-to-get-that-european-cloud/>)

Published: 2025-03-17T11:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [microsoft-azure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft-azure.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

Tags: [article](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/article.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [politics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/politics.md>), [strategy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/strategy.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article argues that European governments cannot rely solely on American cloud providers and that market forces have not produced comprehensive European alternatives. It proposes coordinated industrial policy and long-term work to build European cloud services and related workplace applications.

## Source excerpt

The very short version: It has now become clear that European governments can no longer rely on American clouds, and that we lack good and comprehensive alternatives. Market forces have failed to deliver a truly European cloud, and businesses won't naturally buy as yet unproven cloud services, even when adorned with a beautiful European 🇪🇺 flag, so for now nothing will happen. This article is part of a series of posts on (European) cloud challenges.