Lidl entering the Cloud Computing arena is a clear consequence of the trend towards Sovereign computing and the continued questions over whether even US owned facilities are an adequate solution.

But all I can ponder on is whether the spend will count towards the free pastries I get on Lidl's loyalty scheme.

#EuroCloud #BakedGoodsAsAService #CloudComputing

https://horovits.medium.com/lidl-is-taking-on-aws-the-age-of-eurocloud-b237258e3311

Lidl’s Cloud Gambit: Europe’s Shift to Sovereign Computing

Lidl is launching sovereign cloud computing in Europe. GDPR and data compliance is driving the EU to look for local alternatives to AWS, Azure, Alibaba et al.

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