Think global, host local: why the cloud no longer has to be blindly American

We’re living in turbulent times. The economy is under pressure, import tariffs are flying back and forth, and international tensions are making companies suddenly wake up to… their cloud provider?

Rightly so.

In a world where geopolitics and technology are inextricably linked, it’s no longer a minor detail where your data resides, who has access to it, and under which legislation it falls.
Especially when your core business runs on that data.

American hyperscalers are not neutral parties

The three biggest players in cloudland — Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP) — are American, with data centers worldwide, but subject to U.S. legislation. Think of the Cloud Act, which theoretically allows the U.S. to demand access to your data, regardless of where it is stored.

That’s not just a theoretical risk. In times of growing tensions between continents and economic blocs, this is a geopolitical time bomb under your digital foundation.

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The price of convenience: hyperscaler costs add up quickly

And if that wasn’t enough reason to reconsider your cloud strategy, there’s also the pricing model of these giants. Spoiler: it’s far from transparent.

• Data transfer = extra cost. You don’t just pay for compute and storage, but for every byte sent outside the platform. A download? An API call? Pay up.
• Performance comes at premium prices. Want truly fast I/O, dedicated resources, or enterprise support? You’ll find yourself in a whole other price bracket.
• Vendor lock-in. Anyone who’s built a setup deep in AWS or Azure knows: migrating is a technical and financial challenge.

In contrast, local managed hosting providers — like us at Hosted Power — prioritize transparency, predictability, and performance.

You keep the freedom.
We do the heavy lifting.

Local cloud, all-in pricing, maximum control

No hidden data costs or sluggish support lines from across the ocean.

Here’s what you do get:

• An all-in pricing model. You know exactly what you’re paying for — including data transfer, backups, monitoring, and support. No surprises.
• Top performance as standard. You don’t need to pay extra to be fast — that’s our baseline.
• Local infrastructure or European cloud partners. With our TurboStack platform, you choose where your stack runs. AWS? Sure. A European player like OVH or Leaseweb? Absolutely. Fully in a Belgian data center? Of course.

With TurboStack, we combine the best of both worlds: the flexibility and scale of the cloud, with the clarity and control of a local provider.

The real cloud battle is about freedom of choice

This isn’t a call for panic or protectionism. But it is a wake-up call. Technology isn’t neutral. And your cloud strategy shouldn’t be either.

Think about the risks, the costs, and the impact of your choices.
And most of all: reclaim your freedom.

Hosted Power. High performance, full control. Locally rooted. Ready for what’s next.