The era of illusions is over. You are only data-sovereign if you host with independent cloud providers.

What happens when even Microsoft under oath admits: “No, we cannot guarantee that European data is safe from US authorities”? This is exactly what recently happened in the French Senate – and it should have consequences for your cloud strategy.

Despite billions invested in European data centers and contractual commitments such as the “EU Data Boundary,” the US CLOUD Act remains the final authority. It forces US corporations to hand over data upon request – regardless of where it is stored. “Gag Orders” prevent those affected from ever finding out. Critical infrastructures such as hospitals or government agencies are particularly at risk, because here citizens have no choice where their sensitive data is stored.

The illusion of the “sovereign cloud” with hyperscalers has definitively burst – and is plain for everyone to see. But what does this mean for your data? And what real alternatives are there?

👉 Read here why local cloud providers are the only solution for true data sovereignty – and why you need to act now. Read the full article and about the solution.