EU Cloud Sovereignty Unrealistic for 2026
According to Forrester analysts, economic constraints will prevent European companies from achieving technological independence by 2026.
Despite efforts to reduce dependence on global resources, no European company will be able to completely move away from US hyperscalers by 2026, as stated in Forrester's 2026 European Predictions.
Forrester notes that individual industries are migrating to niche applications, but the impact on the overall European cloud market will be small, as a complete switch to local providers is not realistic in the short term.
No European company will be able to completely move away from US hyperscalers by 2026.
Major players such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure will continue to dominate the market.
Author's summary: Economic constraints hinder EU cloud sovereignty by 2026.