Cloud Native, Europa, de 'Bijenkorf' Megascaler - Bert Hubert's writings
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- European institutions like SIDN claim no European provider can meet their cloud native needs, while European providers assert they can deliver such services.
- Cloud native is informally defined as building on AWS, Azure, or GCP, requiring services like managed Kubernetes, infrastructure as code, and scalable databases.
- European providers offer good servers and basic services but lack essential cloud native offerings such as S3, managed Kubernetes, and IAM.
- US hyperscalers are compared to fast food restaurants with frictionless, automated services, while European providers act like caterers or wholesalers requiring manual integration.
- The way forward involves European providers collaborating to create a 'Bijenkorf' megascaler offering essential cloud native services, with government support for standardization and procurement.
- Governments should help define essential cloud native services and include them in tenders to avoid de facto dependency on US hyperscalers.