Across Europe, businesses are shifting to the cloud the gain the flexibility, performance and cost efficiency benefits they need to compete in the modern digital economy. For easier access to cloud services, they’re moving away from traditional on-premises data centers, in favor of colocation facilities that provide quick and easy “on-ramps” to cloud providers. This shift has created a delicate balancing act around cloud sovereignty and data privacy in Europe. Government agencies need to ensure cloud services are delivered in a secure, transparent manner that’s in line with local laws and customs. This gets more complicated when you consider that…

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