Ep155: Balancing Innovation and Regulation: Europe's Competitive Edge in AI and Cloud

Dion Hinchcliffe, Vice President of CIO Practice at Futurum Group, reveals how EMEA software companies can turn Europe's regulatory rigor into a competitive superpower while navigating AI adoption and cloud transformation challenges.

Topics Include:

• AWS surveyed 750+ EMEA software companies to understand their growth challenges.
• European tech firms lag US counterparts but AI presents catch-up opportunity.
• EMEA companies prioritize data sovereignty and privacy over rapid cloud adoption.
• Tier-2 local cloud providers often lack capabilities needed for global scaling.
• Cloud-native companies show faster growth and innovation than traditional competitors.
• Best practices for cloud architecture now well-established across major platforms.
• CEOs lead AI transformation; 100% of tracked companies using AI substantially.
• Software companies report 80% of customers now requesting AI capabilities.
• IT talent shortage requires solutions needing minimal specialized skills to deploy.
• ERP modernization accelerating as cloud-native systems offer superior capabilities.
• Europe's regulatory rigor becomes competitive advantage in trustworthy technology.
• AI adoption continues at light speed; quantum computing emerges within five years.

Participants:

• Dion Hinchcliffe - Vice President of CIO Practice, Futurum Group
• Massimo Ghislandi – Head of EMEA Marketing for Software Companies, Amazon Web Services

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