Cloud Dependency
For many companies across Europe, the possibility of a US-imposed kill switch for cloud services has become one of the most serious threats to business operations.
Forecast
Gartner expects spending on specialized IaaS services to reach $42 billion in 2026. The main driver is no longer training large language models, but running them in real-world production environments.
Operating system command injection
A critical vulnerability in Arista VeloCloud Orchestrator is currently being actively exploited. CISA has added the flaw, rated at the maximum severity of 10.0, to its KEV list.
Cloud Service for Renting Out AI Compute Power
Meta is building a proprietary cloud infrastructure under the internal project name Meta Compute, aiming to monetize excess data center capacity and expand its AI business into enterprise cloud services.
EU Cloud and AI Development Act
The European Commission is preparing a new regulatory framework for cloud and AI services that could significantly advance EU cloud sovereignty and reshape how sensitive public-sector data is stored and governed across Europe.
Why security matters
The use of Large Language Models (LLMs) in the cloud is fundamentally changing how organizations process knowledge, analyze documents, and prepare decisions. What began as a technical experiment has become a strategic tool by 2026, in legal departments, customer service, and public administration alike.
Germany is the leading digital location in Europe
The US software giant Oracle plans to invest two billion US dollars in Germany over the next five years in order to meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence applications and cloud infrastructure.
With SAP and Aleph Alpha
The Lidl Group is going on the offensive: Schwarz Digits announced its frontal attack on AWS, Microsoft and Google at the Technology Experience Convention in Heilbronn. With its own cloud STACKIT, the Schwarz Group aims to become the dominant force in the European cloud market.
Goes faster than you think
With modern IT security technologies, companies can quickly implement Zero Trust solutions.
Three examples show how they enable their employees to safely access cloud applications and company-owned applications from anywhere and surf the web without risk.
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