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OVHcloud CEO says cloud choice is now a strategic autonomy question

OVHcloud CEO Benjamin Revcolevschi said trade tensions are pushing European firms to weigh cloud provider choice as a strategic, not just technical, question. He said strategic autonomy is now on company boards' agendas amid reliance on US hyperscalers.

Reported Opinion AI-drafted Reuters, 17 April 2025

What it does not test. This records the CEO's own assessment; it does not show any customer has actually switched providers.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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