Let's talk about EU Sovereignty (2025)
The article discusses the complexities surrounding EU sovereignty in data management, particularly in relation to cloud services. It highlights the challenges posed by US laws that conflict with EU regulations, especially concerning data access and privacy. The ongoing development of sovereign cloud solutions by major providers like AWS, Google, and Microsoft is also examined, noting their limitations and legal uncertainties.
- ▪EU sovereignty in data management means that data for EU citizens must be stored within the EU.
- ▪Major cloud providers like AWS and Google face legal challenges due to conflicting US and EU laws regarding data access.
- ▪The development of sovereign cloud regions by these providers is still in progress and may not fully comply with EU legal requirements.
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Let’s talk about EU SovereigntyOctober 21, 2025First and foremost, I really dislike the term because it’s laden with all sorts of militaristic and anti-free movement and all sorts of other problematic baggage, but it’s the term the industry is using, so we go with it I guess until the current push is over and we can quietly suggest a different term like happened with git branch names and replication terms. It's also annoying to spell correctly. So what is it and why does it matter? Well, at the highest level, it means that data is kept within the EU for EU citizens. It’s more than that of course but that’s the premise that is underlying the situation. We’re already done! eu-west-1.
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