finland was planning to move its election platform to amazon web services.
after all the threats from the US and concern about how it will use tech dependence against europe, that plan is on ice.
#tech #europe #finland #elections #politics #digitalsovereignty #amazon
There are plenty of data centers in Finland beyond Heztner [and Google, who have one and building another]. Meanwhile, this particular system doesn't need a data center. Just a few servers and their geographically isolated backups.
Can you operate a globally reachable service without the hyperscalers? Yes, without much trouble. One server anywhere is enough, though you would benefit from contracting any of various global CDNs for lower latency.
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