# Europe is not necessarily out of the race in cloud services

DevFeed: [Europe is not necessarily out of the race in cloud services](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/de-cloud-is-geen-paracetamolfabriek-36338.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/de-cloud-is-geen-paracetamolfabriek/>)

Published: 2024-07-07T10:51:53Z

Content type: opinion

Language: nl

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

Topics: [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [amazon](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/amazon.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/microsoft.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>)

Tags: [amazon](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon.md>), [autonomie](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/autonomie.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [eu](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/eu.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [microsoft](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/microsoft.md>)

## AI overview

This opinion article challenges the claim that Europe can never catch up with American cloud providers. It argues that the cloud industry differs from commodity manufacturing, despite the scale and breadth of services offered by Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.

## Source excerpt

Er is recent veel discussie over digitale autonomie, en Europa's "positie in de cloud". Also available in English. Maandag 8 juli vanaf 14:00 is er een event "Digitale soevereiniteit: zin of onzin" bij Instituut Clingendael. Dit is (na inschrijving) ook online bij te wonen. Corinne Cath (TU Delft), Martijn Lucassen (Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat), Paul Brand (Stratix), Diana Krieger (Soverin) en ik zitten daar in een panel onder leiding van Ruben Brave (Internet Society) en Maaike Okano-Heijmans (Clingendael).