“Protests and riots in France, war in Ukraine, and crashing banks in America: there is a lot going on in the world. The divide between major powers is growing. This also impacts the world of IT and puts pressure on the definition of the Cloud. Take Project Texas, for example. Through this initiative, the Chinese-owned TikTok is trying to alleviate American fears that user data is being shared with the Chinese government. They claim that American data is stored on American soil, managed by an American company, and overseen by American personnel. Sovereignty is the keyword here. In short, the days when 'the Cloud' was a generic term are long behind us. Due to global changes, you see not only increasing regulation but also a growing sense of awareness. Is this helpful? Partly, if you ask me. Being aware of and thinking carefully about where you keep your crown jewels is obviously good, but it shouldn't descend into propaganda. An important first step is to handle it consciously and think carefully about what the definition of your Cloud actually is.”
“Over the past few months, I have seen many cases pass by regarding the question, ‘How do we move to the Cloud?’ These cases have been very diverse: ranging from a request to convert a local corporate data center into a bar, to simply closing a data center to redistribute costs. The central driver in all cases: control. Especially important here is cost control (predictability), but also simply technical control.”
