European Commission An agreement was reached to include accommodation services. cloudy From the American technology giant Seer Among the offers made to public institutions European Union (EU).
The integration of Oracle’s infrastructure will take six years and was agreed upon following a tender process. This will allow institutions to access the benefits, as announced in a statement by the company. cloud computing such as “scalability, security, flexibility and reliable performance”.
Oracle also announced that its services will guarantee “strict data protection requirements.” privacy“, is an important thing because it will contain sensitive data about member states. EU and its citizens.
“sovereign cloud”
In recent months, the American technology company announced the deployment of its “sovereign cloud” in China. EuropeOperations centers will be in Madrid and Germany. These services are designed for European clients operating in strong sectors. arrangementAs well as the public sector, such as banking or healthcare.
“Sovereign cloud is another deployment option for customers whose operations require them to comply with certain European regulations regarding the residence and sovereignty of their data, and in this sense our cloud complies with the legal regulations to the highest possible level. “High level,” he explained Albert TriolaOracle Spain’s chief executive after announcing the launch of the Spanish sovereign cloud last June.
Like other companies in the sector Amazon Web ServicesIt also chooses to comply with European requirements to continue expanding its customer base and market share on the continent.
European domination?
Brussels He insists on the need to bet on “technological dominance” to differentiate from the models he has adopted for years. United States of America And Chinese. President of the European Commission, Ursula von der LeyenHe defined the term as “the ability of the EU to make its own decisions, based on its own values and respecting its own rules”.
Although Oracle’s infrastructure complies with community club legislation, the choice of a US supplier over a European one has already sparked various criticisms. However, the Commission’s strategy involves both supporting the national cloud sector and relying on the large American companies that dominate the sector (Microsoft AzureAmazon Web Services, Google Cloud And Oracle Cloud Infrastructure).