Author name: Thomas Ristic

GDPR and encryption
Cloud Basics, European Sovereign Cloud

The GDPR bluff: Why a server in Frankfurt won't automatically save you (and encryption is more than just a tick box)

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The GDPR bluff: Why a server in Frankfurt won't automatically save you (and encryption is more than just a tick box) Discussions about GDPR compliance in the cloud often end in a dead end of country abbreviations: „US cloud bad, EU cloud good.“ But those who reduce cloud security to geography overlook the crucial technical point: who actually controls the data while it is being processed? The [...]

AWS European Sovereign Cloud
European Sovereign Cloud, Cloud Basics

Why AWS is setting new standards with the European Sovereign Cloud

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Why AWS is setting new standards with the European Sovereign Cloud I was at an AWS partner event in Munich two weeks ago. Among all the exciting presentations, there was one that I found strategically very interesting: The renewed, emphatic emphasis on the imminent launch of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) by the end of 2025.For some, this may have been

Is lift & shift just expensive problem shifting?
Cloud Basics

Expensive problem shifting through lift & shift? There is no single, universally correct path to the cloud.

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Is Lift & Shift simply an expensive problem shift? Companies today are faced with a decision: Replace old servers or migrate to the cloud? The promises are tempting, but if you simply move your existing systems one-to-one to a hyperscaler such as AWS, Azure or Google Cloud, you run the risk of only perpetuating the problems of your own data center at a higher cost.

Cloud Basics

Architectural Concept and Migration Plan

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The journey to cloud transformation is picking up speed: The workloads have been analyzed, the migration strategy is set - so nothing can go wrong? Not quite! Now there are two more crucial steps on the path to the cloud: the development of a target architecture that meets the requirements and the creation of a detailed migration plan. These building blocks transform the migration into a structured

Cloud Migration Truck
Cloud Basics

What exactly is cloud migration, and why is it so crucial?

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Simply put, cloud migration refers to the process by which companies move their data, applications and IT systems from traditional data centers or legacy infrastructures to the cloud. There are different approaches to this process - and choosing the right approach is critical to success. The most common methods of cloud migration: The simplest approach:

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