According to Forrester analysts, economic constraints will hinder European companies' pursuit of technological independence in the coming year.
Despite efforts to reduce dependence on global resources, Forrester's 2026 European Predictions report states that no European company will be able to completely abandon US hyperscalers by 2026.
European companies will not be able to completely move away from US hyperscalers by 2026.
The impact of individual industries migrating to niche applications on the overall European cloud market is expected to be small, as a complete switch to local providers is not realistic in the short to medium term.
Major players such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure will continue to dominate the market.
Author's summary: EU cloud sovereignty is unlikely by 2026 due to economic constraints.