In this episode of ITQ’s Private Cloud Café, host Johan van Amersfoort sits down with ITQ founder Francisco Perez van Oord to discuss a topic that is becoming increasingly relevant for European organizations: the impact of geopolitics on cloud strategy.
Francisco argues that many organizations (especially in Western Europe) continue to underestimate geopolitical risk. According to him, cloud adoption is no longer a purely technical or financial decision, but a strategic and even political choice.
In this conversation, they explore:
• Why cloud decisions are increasingly about control and dependency
• How data residency can shift from a compliance requirement to a competitive advantage
• Why protecting data alone is not enough without control over applications
• Common misconceptions around private cloud and how convenience and vendor lock-in often go hand in hand
Francisco makes the case for re-evaluating private cloud as a strategic foundation, not as a step backward, but as a way to keep options open, increase predictability, and build resilience in an increasingly complex world.
#geopolitics #private #cloud #stratagy #compliance
Looking for more inspiring conversations about private cloud? Watch our other episodes of the ITQ Private Cloud Café podcast: http://youtube.com/playlistlist=PLN6J95LxW2cFk9KbdIkXqMCmGwaFnTMaB
00:00: Introduction: Why geopolitics matters for cloud
02:10: Geopolitical risk is underestimated in Europe
05:05: Why cloud decisions are no longer just IT decisions
08:30: Cloud independence vs. dependency
11:20: Data residency: compliance or competitive advantage?
14:10: Why cloud adoption has become a political choice
17:00: The risks of going “all-in” on public cloud
21:30: Vendor lock-in and the hidden cost of convenience
25:40: Why private cloud is a strategic imperative
29:50: Common misconceptions about private cloud
33:40: Control over data vs. control over applications
37:10: How private cloud has changed in recent years
40:30: What CIO's often get wrong about private cloud
43:00: Advice to leaders: stop being naive
46:30: Final thoughts on sovereignty and long-term strategy
