# eurostack Published articles for eurostack. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## The European Cloud Situation at the end of 2025 DevFeed: [The European Cloud Situation at the end of 2025]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-12-23T10:20:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings]() Topics: [Cloud](), [hosting](), [Microsoft]() Tags: [2025](), [cloud](), [europe](), [eurostack](), [hosting](), [microsoft](), [services]() ### AI overview This article reviews Europe's cloud situation at the end of 2025. It argues that awareness and policy proposals have advanced, but industry buyers, governments, and European cloud providers have not provided clear leadership. It also discusses concerns about US cloud services, European data protection, sovereign-cloud claims, and the possible role of regulators and financial institutions. ### Source excerpt As the year draws to an end now is a good time to review where we are with Europe's cloud situation, and what has been achieved. One thing is certain, a lot has happened, and also quite a lot has become clearer. tl;dr: Great strides have been made in 2025, especially in convincing people that something must be done, and outlining what that might be. Industry buyers are not going to lead us since they mostly care about next quarter's results. ## Europe's Dependence on US Cloud Services DevFeed: [Europe's Dependence on US Cloud Services]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-07-24T14:10:37Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings]() Topics: [Cloud](), [cloud-infrastructure](), [data](), [systems]() Tags: [cloud](), [cloud-services](), [data](), [eurostack](), [government](), [servers](), [services]() ### AI overview This opinion article argues that European governments and organizations are becoming increasingly dependent on US-controlled cloud services for critical data and systems. It maintains that locally owned servers and European providers remain viable alternatives, and calls for policies that support European cloud services and digital sovereignty. ### Source excerpt The short version For decades, governments and organizations could run services based on servers we actually owned. These days, we've allowed the IT world to convince us no computing is possible outside of US-style clouds, for which we have no European equivalents. And because of this conviction, we are now moving our most precious data and most critical services to US controlled servers. Yet most of European government software still runs on locally owned systems. ## A coherent European/non-US cloud strategy: building railroads for the cloud economy DevFeed: [A coherent European/non-US cloud strategy: building railroads for the cloud economy]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-05-07T07:25:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings]() Topics: [Cloud](), [MEAN]() Tags: [article](), [building](), [cloud](), [eurostack](), [strategy]() ### AI overview The article outlines a proposed coherent strategy for developing a European or otherwise non-US cloud ecosystem. It argues that European organizations face both dependence on American providers and gaps in available European alternatives, making migration difficult and requiring substantial rework. It proposes building on Europe's existing strengths in cloud services. ### Source excerpt In the earlier post 'But how to get to that European cloud?' I alluded to a coherent strategy that might get us to such a non-US cloud. In the present article I hope to clarify what this could mean, and why I think it could work. Here I focus especially on what should happen concretely, and who should do it. Note that this page is compatible/congruent with the latest EuroStack document. ## How Europe Could Build a Cloud Alternative to US Providers DevFeed: [How Europe Could Build a Cloud Alternative to US Providers]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2025-03-17T07:45:00Z Content type: opinion Language: nl Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings]() Topics: [Cloud](), [Amazon Web Services](), [Google](), [Microsoft]() Tags: [aws](), [cloud](), [eu](), [eurostack](), [google](), [microsoft](), [microsoft-azure](), [nederlands]() ### AI overview The article argues that European governments need an industrial strategy to build a capable European cloud alternative, rather than relying on US cloud providers or market forces alone. It says Europe has existing building blocks but would need sustained work over roughly a decade. ### Source excerpt De hele korte versie: inmiddels is duidelijk dat Europa/Europese overheden niet meer kunnen bouwen op Amerikaanse clouds, en dat we hier geen goede en dekkende alternatieven hebben. Marktwerking heeft ons geen echte Europese cloud opgeleverd, en het bedrijfsleven gaat niet vanzelf spullen inkopen die nog in aanbouw zijn, hoe mooi die Europese vlag 🇪🇺 erop ook is. Dus is het tijd voor industriepolitiek, en daarvoor moet je goed zijn met "industrie".