# The European Cloud/Computing Situation

DevFeed: [The European Cloud/Computing Situation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-european-cloud-computing-situation-36558.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/the-european-situation/>)

Published: 2025-07-11T10:03:55Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

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

Topics: [cloud-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-computing.md>), [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Azure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/azure.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>)

Tags: [amazon-web-services](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/amazon-web-services.md>), [azure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/azure.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-computing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-computing.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>)

## AI overview

This commentary examines Europe's cloud-computing situation, tracing the shift from locally owned software to software as a service. It argues that European SaaS providers often depend on advanced services from Amazon, Microsoft/Azure, and Google, despite Europe having affordable infrastructure providers.

## Source excerpt

A brief addition to the 50000 words I wrote earlier on the cloud: what is the European situation? Software Initially, companies and governments would buy licenses to software. You'd typically have a piece of software in your office, on one of your computers, to calculate payroll with. Most other computers would have copies of WordPerfect installed. This software would function for years without updates or maintenance. If WordPerfect-the-company would disappear, you would not even notice.