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There's definitely more of an opportunity in EU cloud services than you might think. I work for a pretty big EU university (~50000 users) and there is very lit
by fergie 6y ago
There's definitely more of an opportunity in EU cloud services than you might think.
I work for a pretty big EU university (~50000 users) and there is very little AWS/Azure/Google we can actually legally use. And this isn't a case of "bureaucracy gone mad" either, there are some real concerns with the big cloud providers that the rest of the world doesnt seem to have the time or the energy to tackle.
Another thing is that AWS/Azure/Google are getting _super_ complex. The idea of a back to basics cloud provider that fully complies with GDPR might actually be a compelling offering.
That said- whether this kind of tech can come from a budget supermarket chain in Germany is another thing all together. Despite the hype, not much exportable tech actually comes out of Berlin, and its not clear that they have the breadth and depth of expertise in "open source at scale" to make this actually happen. But on the other hand- who knows? Will be interesting to see.