"The result? European cloud providers will likely score lower than foreign hyperscalers - an outcome CISPE suggests may be intentional to help public sector bodies avoid switching from their existing contracts with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. "CISPE's concern is that the Framework's criteria are so broad and weighted that they could allow a provider to tick enough boxes to get a high score without really delivering on the spirit of European sovereignty," a spokesperson told The Register."
"CISPE claims it is trying to create tools that are "transparent, workable, and useful in the real world." In a statement sent to The Register, a spokesperson at the EC said: "The new Sovereign Cloud tender provides clarity and transparency on what sovereignty means and how it will be measured in public procurement. "It creates a level playing field where cloud providers on the EU market can demonstrate their sovereignty strengths. It p"
European policy aims to reduce reliance on US hyperscalers, but regional cloud providers warn the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework is too vague and may advantage incumbent hyperscalers. CISPE argues the framework's opaque "sovereignty score" dilutes meaningful standards and could let providers achieve high scores without delivering genuine sovereignty, causing European providers to score lower than AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. CISPE calls for a clear definition of sovereign cloud and a binary indicator of sovereignty, while accepting that technological, legal, or other safeguards can provide appropriate control for certain cloud use cases. The EC maintains the tender clarifies and measures sovereignty and creates a level playing field.
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