Cloud & Datacenter Blog
Practical guidance for sovereign, resilient, and AI-ready cloud platforms
I’m Thomas Maurer. I help organizations turn complex sovereignty, resilience, and regulatory requirements into practical cloud architectures. Here, I share hands-on guidance on Microsoft Sovereign Cloud, Azure Local, Azure Arc, hybrid infrastructure, and AI at the edge.
- Sovereign Cloud Leader at Microsoft
- Former Azure Hybrid Chief Evangelist
- Microsoft MVP 2012–2019
- International Speaker & Creator
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Latest articles
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Join me at the Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day in Lausanne 2026
After two very successful editions in Bern and Zurich, the Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day is coming to Lausanne on Thursday, 26 November 2026. I’m excited to be part of it again and…
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Sovereign AI, From Azure to the Edge: My NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026 Session Is Now Available
“Your data, your models, your decisions.” That’s how Microsoft sums up sovereign AI, and it was the thread running through my session at NVIDIA GTC Berlin 2026. If you couldn’t make it…
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Surface Pro 12-inch: A Hidden Gem for People on the Road
I travel a lot for customer meetings, workshops and conferences, and I speak at events. Over the years I’ve learned that the device in your bag makes a big difference. I recently…
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Join me at Microsoft Ignite 2026: Sovereign Cloud and AI
In almost every conversation I have with customers and partners across Europe, the same question comes up: How can we use cloud and AI while staying in control of our data, our…
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Speaking at NVIDIA GTC Berlin: Microsoft Sovereign Cloud and Sovereign AI
I’m excited to be speaking at NVIDIA GTC in Berlin, where I’ll be part of two sessions focused on Microsoft Sovereign Cloud and Sovereign AI. As organizations accelerate their adoption of AI,…
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Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud and Azure Local: Much More Than a Virtualization Platform
Most organizations first encounter Azure Local during a virtualization review. The discussion then often follows a familiar path: cost per core, VM density, and feature parity with the existing platform. That is…
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Beyond Virtualization: Why Microsoft and Azure Local Stands Out as a leader in Two Gartner Magic Quadrants
Organizations are rethinking their infrastructure strategies. Traditional virtualization remains essential, but customers increasingly need a platform that also supports hybrid operations, edge computing, AI, and digital sovereignty. The newly released Gartner® Magic…
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Sovereign Application Portability with Adaptive Apps and Radius
Most organizations have an exit strategy. The exciting part is that portability is now something you can actually engineer, test, and prove, not just describe in a document. That’s the shift I…
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Digital Sovereignty Guidance Is Now Part of the Cloud Adoption Framework
Digital sovereignty has become one of the most energizing conversations in our industry. In customer meetings across EMEA, banks, public sector, healthcare, manufacturing, leaders arrive with a clear ambition: “We want to…
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Exploring Azure Local and the Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud at the HPE Customer Innovation Center
Organizations across industries are looking for ways to leverage cloud innovation while maintaining control over their data, operations, and compliance requirements. This is driving increased interest in sovereign cloud solutions and hybrid…
About
Thomas Maurer
Helping organizations build sovereign, resilient, and AI-ready cloud platforms. Thomas Maurer helps organizations turn complex sovereignty, resilience, and regulatory requirements into practical cloud and AI architectures. He has worked in cloud and datacenter technology for more than a decade, as a partner architect, an engineering evangelist and now a field leader. Current role Thomas works as an EMEA Global Black…
This is my personal blog. Opinions are my own.