Don't go for this, either use a managed Nextcloud or if you're a business go for Opencloud. Or another FOSS, selfhostable solution. Don't get locked in again.
Aeh…. Cloud is more than storage. The way I understood it, the offer is more in the realm of cloud computing for businesses.
Next|Opencloud is a lot more than storage. There are hundreds of webapps. They just lack a glittering UI and puplicity.
I know nextcloud since day one. But these Apps are not meant when they talk cloud computing. It is virtual servers, containers, services that can spun up in seconds and expand your infrastructure e.g. when customers overrun your services. Or additional computing power for reseach if your local machine lacks it.
Thanks for the info.
Not my area of expertise but I'd think that there FOSS solutions for that definition of cloud as well. Kubernetes, maybe?
Sure! But the point is to have a provider like telecom where you can rent the power.
Always better to have non-American offerings, especially these days.
I’m cautious because the bar in America is so low that companies here can trumpet themselves for doing the bare minimum.
The pros of EU companies like this are that they’re subject to GDPR, data sovereignty under Gaia-X and European cloud codes of conduct, EU Cybersecurity Cert scheme and stricter procurement rules.
The gaps that we as consumers need to keep in our awareness are: We need laws with teeth and enforcement, rights over algorithms (not just data), open standards over proprietary, interoperability and portability standards, legal protections against foreign data demands, third party audits and transparency of all this that is accessible to citizens.
So let’s breathe a sigh of relief that we’re in a slightly better position than the U(K)SA, but not allow companies to use them as a reference. The reference is all the stuff they’re not doing yet and we need to remind them when we can 💪🏽
There are still other players, aren‘t there? Maybe not as seamless as google, microsoft and amazon, but afaik you could since years opt for European hosters for virtualization and whatnot. The big players are more affordable and easier for scaling up and out.
Weirdly Lidl has started a cloud offering too, so these things are starting to pick up
Lidl offering cloud services is as weird as a certain online book store being the de facto standard cloud service out there, so why not? Aldi Web Services would make a great acronym, btw.
Yes, there have been quite a few over the years (maybe not as multi-faceted as the US/China counterparts). You're absolutely right there. They compete well.
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