European firms afraid of US tech kill switch but haven't made an escape plan
Moving those tools into the cloud has also given providers a central switch with which to withdraw access. MORE CONTEXT Europe wants out from under US tech – but first it has to find the exits Google Cloud outage shows it’s still hard to understand hyperscalers’ real resilience regimes Digital sovereignty is real in Europe. Not so much Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future But as The Register also reported back in May, the problem goes deeper than many suspect.
- ▪Moving those tools into the cloud has also given providers a central switch with which to withdraw access.
- ▪MORE CONTEXT Europe wants out from under US tech – but first it has to find the exits Google Cloud outage shows it’s still hard to understand hyperscalers’ real resilience regimes Digital sovereignty is real in Europe.
- ▪Not so much Digital sovereignty isn't just a buzzword – it's the future But as The Register also reported back in May, the problem goes deeper than many suspect.
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