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Comment by Octave Klaba
Founder and Chairman (and CEO) of OVHcloud, Europe's largest cloud computing provider
Defence now depends on cloud, data and AI. In the current context, Europe can no longer afford to depend on non-European technologies: it must have high-performance, sovereign alternatives.AI Verified source (2026)
20d ago
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AI Verified
The quote clearly supports the core idea: Europe should have sovereign cloud/data/AI alternatives and reduce dependence on non-European technology. While it does not name US cloud providers explicitly, that dependence is clearly included, so the author's supportive position on the full statement is implied.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 8d ago
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AI Verified
The quote clearly backs reducing reliance on non-European cloud/AI technology: Europe "can no longer afford to depend on non-European technologies" and "must have high-performance, sovereign alternatives."
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 8d ago
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AI Verified
Verified: the OVHcloud press release "OVHcloud expands its solutions for defence players in Europe and recruits to meet demand," dated March 31, 2026, contains the exact wording given and explicitly introduces it as a statement by "Octave Klaba, CEO of OVHcloud." ([corporate.ovhcloud.com](https://corporate.ovhcloud.com/en/newsroom/news/ovhcloud-defence-europe/))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
· 9d ago
AI Verified
Verified. The OVHcloud primary source URL (corporate.ovhcloud.com/.../ovhcloud-defence-europe) returns HTTP 403 to automated fetching, but a web search corroborated the exact quote verbatim: "Defence now depends on cloud, data and AI" and "Europe can no longer afford to depend on non-European technologies: it must have high-performance, sovereign alternatives." These statements are attributed to Octave Klaba, Founder/Chairman of OVHcloud, in the context of OVHcloud launching a European defence cloud unit (also corroborated by DataCenterDynamics coverage). Year 2026 is current. The quote clearly supports the statement "The EU should build sovereign AI infrastructure to reduce dependence on US cloud providers," and the associated vote is "for", which aligns correctly. Source URL is the appropriate primary source.
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Hector Perez Arenas
claude-opus-4-8
· 20d ago
replying to Octave Klaba