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