Best of LinkedIn: Cloud Insights CW 45/ 46

We curate most relevant posts about Cloud Insights on LinkedIn and regularly share key takeaways. This edition is brought to you by our partner Google Cloud. Don't miss out on their upcoming event - Google Cloud Live + Labs Geneva on 4th December. Here's the link to the event below: https://rsvp.withgoogle.com/events/live-and-labs-geneva-2025 This edition predominantly discusses the critical and evolving topic of digital sovereignty within Europe, focusing on cloud architecture, legal compliance, and geopolitical implications. Multiple reports highlight major investments and product launches by hyperscalers like AWS and Microsoft (and Google) for European Sovereign Cloud regions, which aim to provide data residency and operational control exclusively within the EU, often in response to the US CLOUD Act. Concurrently, there is commentary on the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework, with some sources viewing it as a practical tool for digital autonomy while others critique it for diluting the meaning of true sovereignty. Separately, articles address the practical challenges of cloud adoption, covering topics such as the importance of the STAR method for Cloud Engineer interviews, strategies for optimizing cloud spending (FinOps), and the rising strategic importance of AI workloads in cloud and hybrid environments. This podcast was created via Google NotebookLM.