SAP CEO Christian Klein argues against Europe building multiple datacenters to compete with established US cloud hyperscalers, emphasizing that such efforts are impractical and counterproductive. At a recent investment conference, he acknowledged the need for data sovereignty but highlighted SAP's existing partnerships with French AI firms to meet customer concerns. He cautioned that Europe’s industrial competitiveness lies in advancing AI and intelligent software rather than duplicating resources ineffectively. The push for energy efficiency in Europe adds weight to his argument against expanding cloud infrastructure.
Christian Klein emphasized that rather than replicating US cloud infrastructure, Europe should focus on enhancing AI applications and intelligent software for competitive industry advantage.
Klein noted that building multiple datacenters in Europe to compete with US hyperscalers is not a practical or efficient approach to achieving data sovereignty.
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