Miguel Afonso Caetano
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Technical Writer @ UJET.cx (Portugal). PhD in Communication Sciences (ISCTE-IUL). Past: technology journalist, blogger & communication researcher. #TechnicalWriting #WebDev #WebDevelopment #OpenSource #FLOSS #SoftwareDevelopment #IP #PoliticalEconomy #Communication #Media #Copyright #Music #Cities #Urbanism
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"Britain’s public sector has become deeply reliant on a small number of US cloud giants, and analysts warn the concentration is now a strategic risk. Nearly all UK government organisations spend on hyperscale cloud, with the dependency running into billions of pounds a year.
Some 95% of central and local public-sector bodies spent on hyperscale cloud in 2023/24, according to a Computer Weekly data dive. Counting software that runs on those platforms, the figure rises to 99% across more than 1,100 organisations.
The money is heavily concentrated. Of the £17.7bn spent with major tech suppliers, 55%, or £9.9bn, went directly to hyperscalers or their resellers."
https://thenextweb.com/news/uk-cloud-dependency-billion-pound-risk
#UK #BigTech #USA #DigitalSovereignty #LockIn #Oligopolies
