Why Emulating the Cloud Isn’t the Same as Being One

Why Emulating the Cloud Isn’t the Same as Being One

It's easy to mistake progress for innovation. VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 (VCF) introduces long-awaited features like VPC-style networking, developer-centric automation, and bundled services. But let's be honest: this is not the future of cloud. This is infrastructure catching up to where the...

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Why Sovereignty Needs Both Centralization and Decentralization

Why Sovereignty Needs Both Centralization and Decentralization

Europe's cloud strategy is at a crossroads. There's pressure to take control, to define sovereignty in infrastructure terms, and to reduce exposure to non-European hyperscalers. But somewhere along the way, the conversation fell into a binary trap: either centralize for control or decentralize for...

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Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated – Sovereign Public Sector Hosting for Oracle Partners

Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated – Sovereign Public Sector Hosting for Oracle Partners

Across Europe, public sector organisations are under increasing pressure to modernise their IT environments while maintaining full control over data, infrastructure, and operations. This is where Oracle partners can step in. With Oracle Compute Cloud@Customer Isolated (C3I), they now have the...

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Michael Rebmann
My name is Michael Rebmann. I am a cloud strategist at Oracle, helping public sector organizations and enterprise customers design sovereign and compliant cloud architectures using OCI.
I focus on sovereign cloud, hybrid cloud infrastructure, and data privacy in regulated industries.

The views and opinions expressed here are entirely my own, reflecting my journey and insights.

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