Best of LinkedIn: Cloud Insights CW 31/ 32

We curate most relevant posts about Cloud Insights on LinkedIn and regularly share key takeaways. This edition predominantly discuss digital sovereignty within cloud computing, particularly focusing on Europe's reliance on US hyperscalers and the resultant legal and geopolitical risks, such as those posed by the US CLOUD Act. Several sources highlight the push for European sovereign cloud solutions and initiatives like the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, which aim to ensure data control, compliance, and operational independence for public institutions and regulated industries. Concurrently, the sources also address the broader challenges of cloud cost management and optimisation (FinOps), the strategic benefits of hybrid and multi-cloud architectures, and the evolving role of AI infrastructure within these sovereign frameworks. There's a notable debate about whether geographical data residency truly equates to sovereignty and the potential for local providers to lead in this evolving landscape, with one account offering a stark warning about the risks of data loss even with established cloud providers. This podcast was created via Google NotebookLM.