Didn’t expect that one: Lidl, the largest retailer known by their grocery stores, is becoming a relevant player in cloud services in Europe. The main reason is privacy: data is kept in Germany and Austria, where it’s safe from US and other states with weaker of no privacy protection laws.
https://www.irishtimes.com/business/2024/08/23/how-lidl-accidentally-took-on-the-big-guns-of-cloud-computing/
Miguel Arroz /
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2024-08-25 16:52:22
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