Aflevering Cloud Is A Political Choice | Itq Private Cloud Café With Francisco Perez Van Oord

In this episode of ITQ’s Private Cloud Café, host Johan van Amersfoort sits down with ITQ founder Francisco Perez van Oord to discuss a topic that is becoming increasingly relevant for European organizations: the impact of geopolitics on cloud strategy.Francisco argues that many organizations (especially in Western Europe) continue to underestimate geopolitical risk. According to him, cloud adoption is no longer a purely technical or financial decision, but a strategic and even political choice.In this conversation, they explore: • Why cloud decisions are increasingly about control and dependency • How data residency can shift from a compliance requirement to a competitive advantage • Why protecting data alone is not enough without control over applications • Common misconceptions around private cloud and how convenience and vendor lock-in often go hand in handFrancisco makes the case for re-evaluating private cloud as a strategic foundation, not as a step backward, but as a way to keep options open, increase predictability, and build resilience in an increasingly complex world.