Pipeline / Fair Observer

Regional Clouds Are the Answer

An article written by GSEM Prof. Katarzyna Wac, Mark Cummings, and Diego Lopez, proposes that regional clouds are the answer to different questions posed by different regions, and looks at their development in Europe.

They write: “Europe has been a leader in public discussions in this area and can be a model for other regions. But it has failed so far to focus on what it wants to own and what it wants to only control or orchestrate. This is key to the kind of innovation ecosystem it needs to build to support its regional cloud. Timing is critical. Edge computing and 5G have created an open window, but it won’t stay open for long.

In all regions, local control meets a long list of regional concerns. This is good for the region. But the diversity of solution approaches has great value to the world. These regional clouds will not be a threat to existing players because there is room in the market and there are roles for both”.

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