Dive into the concept of sovereign cloud, a response to power imbalances in the cloud market. David Michels explains how sovereign cloud empowers European customers and protects their data, exploring three key definitions: customer autonomy, foreign government control, and strategic autonomy. Learn how sovereign cloud addresses vendor lock-in, data portability, and interoperability concerns.
David Michels is a Researcher of Cloud Computing Law at Queen Mary University, and this is part of his keynote at European Sovereign Cloud Day in Brussels, on June 3, 2025.
His full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGUUObjG5-w
Broadcom media kit for Sovereign Cloud Day: https://news.broadcom.com/sovereign-cloud-day-2025-media-kit