[debo_]

When I first learned that there were AWS Middle East regions, my first thought was "wow they are more optimistic than I am ."

[toast0]

Google Cloud also has middle east locations. As does Azure, Oracle and Alibaba. Afaik, IBM Cloud does not. I think those five and AWS are the top 6 global public access clouds.

[Cyph0n]

No, they are more aware of the customer demand for compute in the region.

[alexfoo]

And demand for data sovereignty.

[pabs3]

Public cloud or cloud run by external organisations can never provide data sovereignty, by definition.

[Cyph0n]

Absolutely, especially in the KSA.

[debo_]

Yes of course. But they also have to know that concentrated compute is an attractive target for marauding countries that decide on a whim to bomb you from outside.

[Cyph0n]

I think you mean when the US and Israel decide to start an unprovoked war “on a whim”.

[debo_]

Yes, that is exactly what I mean.