# Cloud Naïve: Europe and the 'Bijenkorf' Megascaler

DevFeed: [Cloud Naïve: Europe and the 'Bijenkorf' Megascaler](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/cloud-naive-europe-and-the-bijenkorf-megascaler-36296.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/cloud-naive-europe-and-the-megascaler/>)

Published: 2024-04-28T15:30:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [Infrastructure as code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Azure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure.md>), [Google Cloud Platform (GCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google-cloud.md>), [Kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/kubernetes.md>)

Tags: [amazon-web-services](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-web-services.md>), [autonomy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autonomy.md>), [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-native](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-native.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [infrastructure-as-code](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure-as-code.md>), [kubernetes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/kubernetes.md>), [operations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/operations.md>)

## AI overview

The article examines Europe's dependence on major American cloud providers, contrasting cloud-native development with traditional self-managed software and infrastructure. It argues that cloud-native practices commonly rely on services from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform, including infrastructure as code and managed Kubernetes.

## Source excerpt

Lately there's been some confusion: places like SIDN (Dutch national operator of all internet names that end on .NL) claim that nobody in Europe can deliver their computer needs, and that they therefore must outsource their operations to American cloud providers. Dutch version of this page here: Cloud Native, Europa, de 'Bijenkorf' Megascaler 🇳🇱 Meanwhile, we have large providers of servers and services in the Netherlands and in Europe who claim that they can (and do) provide these kinds of services just fine.