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European.cloud: A Curated Directory of EU-Based Cloud Providers

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Re: European.cloud: A Curated Directory of EU-Based Cloud Providers

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Post by encom »

Thaxll wrote: post #14
notrealyme123 wrote: post #2

Have a hard time take this serious without hetzner

They don't have any cloud or abstraction. You basically rent bare metal servers.

Since "cloud" just means someone else's computer, I don't see how it doesn't qualify.

Re: European.cloud: A Curated Directory of EU-Based Cloud Providers

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Post by jamesblonde »

dangus wrote: post #9
oytis wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also "sovereign US cloud" is a bad joke

Not really a joke at all, the point is to find a cloud provider that can place resources in a guaranteed location that stays within the legal boundaries of a country. This is for when you need to guarantee that your services cannot possibly escape boundaries of a specific country.

You obviously haven't heard of the cloud act, which american cloud providers must follow. Microsoft will do as they are told by Trump - "turn off access to the ICC's criminal prosecutor for Gaza" - "yes boss".

Re: European.cloud: A Curated Directory of EU-Based Cloud Providers

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Post by eknkc »

Thaxll wrote: post #14
notrealyme123 wrote: post #2

Have a hard time take this serious without hetzner

They don't have any cloud or abstraction. You basically rent bare metal servers.

They have a cloud offering. Hourly billing instances with basic management features. They also have an S3 compatible storage service as part of it and a load balancer.

I mean it is not really "cloud" compared to larger ones, just a toy but they are building things now.

Re: European.cloud: A Curated Directory of EU-Based Cloud Providers

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Post by _ZeD_ »

dherls wrote: post #15
dangus wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really a joke at all, the point is to find a cloud provider that can place resources in a guaranteed location that stays within the legal boundaries of a country. This is for when you need to guarantee that your services cannot possibly escape boundaries of a specific country.

I think the "joke" is if the US government orders a company to hand over that data, the fact that the servers are physically in the EU won't stop anything

why it should happen?

Re: European.cloud: A Curated Directory of EU-Based Cloud Providers

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Post by seszett »

dherls wrote: post #15
dangus wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not really a joke at all, the point is to find a cloud provider that can place resources in a guaranteed location that stays within the legal boundaries of a country. This is for when you need to guarantee that your services cannot possibly escape boundaries of a specific country.

I think the "joke" is if the US government orders a company to hand over that data, the fact that the servers are physically in the EU won't stop anything

This is addressed on the very page though:

> A sovereign US cloud does not address or mitigate the strategic reliance of European businesses and governments on US-based cloud providers.

> Some commentators are therefore calling those attempts “Sovereign-Cloud-Washing” or “EUWashing”.

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