"Kleppmann emphasized that Europe is heavily reliant on US cloud services, with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud controlling roughly seventy percent of the market, leaving European providers with only about two percent each."
"He pointed out that recent events, such as US sanctions affecting the International Criminal Court's access to Microsoft services, illustrate the risks of this dependency, as the ICC had to migrate off Microsoft services."
"Kleppmann noted that even hosting data in European regions does not eliminate risks, as companies like Microsoft have stated they would comply with US legal requests for EU citizen data stored in the EU."
"The potential impact of a sudden lockout from US services is significant, making it essential to engineer against these risks through practical technological choices that empower users."
The European cloud market is dominated by US providers, with AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud holding about seventy percent market share. This dependency creates risks, as highlighted by incidents like US sanctions affecting the International Criminal Court's access to Microsoft services. Additionally, attacks on AWS data centers demonstrate vulnerabilities. While the likelihood of conflict is low, the potential impact of a sudden service lockout necessitates proactive measures to shift power back to users and mitigate risks associated with reliance on single providers.
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