Why a Dutch cloud ecosystem is the only sustainable strategy
Written by Ron Boscu, Sales & Marketing Manager at Fundaments
The bill for hyperscaler cloud is no longer just an IT expense; it is a boardroom risk. Four structural forces are pushing in the same direction simultaneously: rising costs due to AI scarcity, stricter regulations like NIS2, geopolitical exposure via the U.S. CLOUD Act, and a growing European demand for demonstrable digital autonomy. None of these forces are temporary; together, they will define the cost base and risk profile of every cloud strategy for years to come.
For executives, the question is no longer whether workloads will be spread across multiple platforms—that is already happening: 73% of organizations combine public and private clouds, and 64% work with multiple providers. The question is how you maintain control, and with which architectural partner.
In this whitepaper, we interpret market developments through 2028, analyze the four forces putting pressure on your cloud architecture, and demonstrate how a Dutch cloud ecosystem, built on regulated and open-source foundations, offers a sustainable solution.
Market context and trends 2026–2028
A data-driven look at the growth of global cloud spending, the rise of cloud repatriation (14% of organizations are moving workloads out of the public cloud), and the shift in cloud strategies toward hybrid and multi-cloud.
The four structural forces
An analysis of geopolitics (the reach of the U.S. CLOUD Act), legislation (the obligations NIS2 imposes on supply chain continuity), AI-driven hardware costs (the repricing of memory and storage due to AI scarcity), and the growing European demand for demonstrable digital autonomy.
The Dutch cloud ecosystem
How hybrid, multi-cloud, and a conscious, per-workload chosen architecture ("Cloud Smart") reinforce one another. Includes a case study of a Dutch municipality that transitioned from a monolithic, legacy infrastructure to a sovereign, fully managed Kubernetes environment, with measurable results in development speed and time-to-market.
Boardroom agenda
Six concrete recommendations to evaluate your cloud architecture, plus a 2026–2028 roadmap to move from assessment to structured scaling and annual assurance.
Do you want to know where your organization stands regarding the four structural forces redefining the cloud market and what steps the boardroom agenda makes concrete for you? Download the whitepaper below and get immediate access to the market analysis, the six recommendations, and the roadmap.
