363 - Reflections on sovereign clouds in 2026

Let's talk about sovereign cloud, and what it means, and what is relevant. We talk about our experience with sovereign solutions, what the risks are, and the varying aspects of sovereign solutions from Microsoft today in the market. (00:00) - Intro and catching up. (03:42) - Show content starts. Show links - One year on: Progress on our European digital commitments (Microsoft On the Issues) - Microsoft Sovereign Cloud adds governance, productivity and support for large AI models securely running even when completely disconnected (Official Microsoft Blog) - Microsoft offers in-country data processing to 15 countries for Microsoft 365 Copilot (with April 2026 update) - Microsoft sovereign cloud announcements (Azure Blog) - Microsoft’s Sovereign Cloud in 2026: How far does it go in addressing sovereignty risks? (KuppingerCole) - Microsoft admits it ‘cannot guarantee’ data sovereignty (The Register) - Not sovereign: Microsoft cannot guarantee the security of EU data (heise online) - AWS launches AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Amazon press release) - AWS European Sovereign Cloud: why a separate German region still can’t close the CLOUD Act gap (bex.co) - Sensitive data and Cloud Act: Microsoft France admits it cannot oppose an American injunction (ActuIA) - Give us feedback!