Delicious irony as Euro alliance pumps €1M of Microsoft's money into open source cloud federation tech

An alliance of cloud service providers in Europe is investing €1 million into the Fulcrum Project, an open source cloud federation tech that gives an alternative to local customers anxious about using US hypercalers. Speaking to The Register, Francisco Mingorance, Secretary General at the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers …

[nematoad]

Out in the cold, again.

"In the EU these types of initiatives are springing up everywhere,"

Yep, it looks like the EU is about to cast off the shackles of giant US companies.

The UK? Keep ploughing on with the old because we no longer have the heft of the EU behind us and so we are too small and too poor to do anything about it.

Remind me, what were the benefits of Brexit supposed to be?

[nobody who matters]

Re: Out in the cold, again.

You do know the difference between 'Europe' and the 'European Union' don't you?

[Dan 55]

Re: Out in the cold, again.

Looks like the OP does, CISPE is based in Belgium. Also the OP read up to the penultimate paragraph, at least.

[nobody who matters]

Re: Out in the cold, again.

OP read it perhaps, but neither of you seem to have understood it all.

[Dan 55]

Re: Out in the cold, again.

Do share the secret wisdom.

[nobody who matters]

Re: Out in the cold, again.

Read the article again. Do some research on CISPE, and take note of the companies which are members and note where some of them have resources situated. It is not restricted to the EU.

[Handlebars]

A whole million Euros? Gee whizz Dad!

It's nice that they're doing it but this is still a long way from something to gloat about.