EU Cloud Sovereignty Unlikely by 2026
According to Forrester analysts, economic constraints will hinder European companies' pursuit of technological independence in the coming year.
Despite efforts to reduce dependence on global resources, Forrester's 2026 European Predictions states that no European company will be able to completely abandon US hyperscalers by 2026.
European companies will not be able to completely move away from US hyperscalers by 2026.
The impact on the overall European cloud market will be small, as a complete switch to local providers from major players like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure is unrealistic in the short term.
Author's summary: EU cloud sovereignty is unlikely by 2026 due to economic constraints.