Some EU organizations weigh moving from AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure over US privacy fears under Trump; two European cloud providers say it is driving interest
Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. Bluesky: @hern , @orangesauce , @jukkisahonen , @claesdevreese , @luxjude352 , and @peterstefanovic . Mastodon: @mattburgess@infosec.exchange X: @ericgeller and @deantak Forums: r/technology , r/europe , r/neoliberal , r/eutech , r/europeanunion , r/BuyFromEU , r/BoycottUnitedStates , Beehaw , and Ars OpenForum Bluesky: Alex Hern / @hern : One of the things that stood out to me at the Paris AI summit was a few American labs pitching the idea of “authoritarian vs democratic AI” and I remember thinking at the time - a substantial chunk of US tech has genuinely forgotten that countries exist that are neither America nor China [embedded post] @orangesauce : If you are watching the decay of western world trust in America, this is a great read. — Europe sees what is happening and they are not here for it. These effects will change the future of the US. — www.wired.com/story/trump-... JP Ahonen / @jukkisahonen : Even Wired is now reporting the European US tech divestment I have been advising my consulting clients for weeks now. — And yes, it is happening. — And yes, the lost bookings to hyperscalers will be in the hundreds of billions, or trillions of dollars range. — www.wired.com/story/trump-... Claes de Vreese / @claesdevreese : The US clouds are dark and heavy. And Europe needs an alternative. — The reliance on US cloud services is a risk. — “There's a huge appetite in Europe to de-risk or decouple the over-dependence on US tech companies” — www.wired.com/story/trump-... @luxjude352 : We now see how farsighted China has been, always having their own versions of everything - in case. “Two European-based cloud service companies, Exoscale and Elastx, tell WIRED they have seen an uptick in potential customers looking to abandon US cloud providers over the last two weeks...” #r4today Peter Stefanovic / @peterstefanovic : Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US — www.wired.com/story/trump-... Mastodon: Matt Burgess / @mattburgess@infosec.exchange : New from me: Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US. But cutting ties won't be easy — https://www.wired.com/... #cloud #privacy #data X: Eric Geller / @ericgeller : 👀 “There are early signs that some European companies and governments are souring on their use of...cloud services provided by [Google, Microsoft, and Amazon] ... citing uncertainties around privacy and data access fears under the Trump administration.” https://www.wired.com/... [image] Dean Takahashi / @deantak : This is the downside of sovereign technology for the U.S. Forums: r/technology : Europe is looking for alternatives to US cloud providers r/europe : Trump's Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants r/neoliberal : Trump's Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants r/eutech : Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services for European ones. r/europeanunion : Trump's Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants r/BuyFromEU : Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services for European ones. r/BoycottUnitedStates : Trump's Aggression Sours Europe on US Cloud Giants Alyaza To / Beehaw : Europe is looking for alternatives to US cloud providers Ars OpenForum : Europe is looking for alternatives to US cloud providers