Best of LinkedIn: Cloud Insights CW 31/ 32

European enterprises highlight legal exposure to U.S. jurisdiction and push for EU-aligned control

Analysts separate compliance checklists from true sovereignty based on jurisdiction and operations

AWS European Sovereign Cloud is framed as a strategic response to EU data residency expectations

Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud targets controlled, reliable, independent operations including disconnected use

Calls for a homegrown European cloud champion balance strategic autonomy with competitiveness

SMEs are urged to embed data sovereignty into cloud strategy for long-term resilience

Stakeholders caution against cloudwashing and demand explicit definitions of sovereign constructs

Overspend stems from weak cost awareness and limited cross-team communication

FinOps maturity is positioned as cultural and operational, not only tooling

Convergence of SAM, ITAM, and FinOps requires a clear Target Operating Model
OCI’s FinOps stack promotes transparency, automation, and policy-driven spend control

Narrative shifts from cloud adoption to continuous optimisation and right-sizing decisions

OpenText and TELUS announce a sovereign AI cloud for Canada focused on national control

Phoenix Technologies and Red Hat collaborate on sovereign solutions with confidential computing

NTT DATA forms a global Microsoft Cloud unit with emphasis on AI and security outcomes

Google Cloud and Capgemini position transformation partnerships beyond lift-and-shift migration

Co-selling and marketplaces are highlighted as engines for incremental revenue realisation

Enterprises lean into hybrid strategies for performance, control, and cost effectiveness

VMware and vendor changes prompt renewed evaluation of private cloud roadmaps

Microsoft’s sovereign private constructs reinforce mission-critical independence for public sector

Telcos demonstrate cloud outcomes without wholesale workload migration, exemplified by Bell Canada

UK industry voices advocate modernisation while correcting security misconceptions around public cloud

GenAI workloads intensify the need for cost-aware scaling and governance guardrails

Operating models for Sovereign AI Clouds focus on localised AI under national control

Sovereign platforms are linked with resilient communication and compliance-first tooling

Infrastructure as Code principles are promoted to operationalise sovereign environments

Confidential computing emerges as a baseline for sensitive, regulated workloads
Practitioners argue well-configured public cloud can surpass on-prem security outcomes

Orange Business secures qualification for its Cloud Avenue platform to reinforce control

Partnerships emphasise verifiable isolation and compliance across the stack

Airtel Digital launches a telecom-backed cloud alternative aimed at cost-effective scale

OCI Edge Cloud introduces new hardware with AMD EPYC for performance and security

Telco case studies highlight achieving cloud value without full public cloud migration

Major providers signal expanded AI and cloud capacity investments in Germany
Microsoft underlines Canadian data centre expansion to meet compliance and performance needs

Open Telekom Cloud promotes a European public cloud stance with strong data protection and AI

European vendors position embedded, sovereignty-ready services tailored to regulated industries