Cloud Sovereignty Is No Longer Just A Public Sector Concern
The Register, Thursday, February 5th, 2026
Businesses still chase the cheapest option, but politics and licensing shocks are changing priorities, says OpenNebula
Sovereignty remains a hot topic in the tech industry, but interpretations of what it actually means - and how much it matters - vary widely between organizations and sectors. While public bodies are often driven by regulation and national policy, the private sector tends to take a more pragmatic, cost-focused view.
That tension has pushed cloud and virtualization platforms that position themselves as alternatives to US hyperscalers into sharper focus. One such company is OpenNebula, a cloud and virtualization management platform designed to run across a wide range of infrastructures, from on-premises environments to public clouds including Amazon Web Services and European providers like Scaleway.