Germany Considers Strategic Shift Away From U.S. Tech Providers, Citing Trump Concerns
Germany is quietly evaluating a strategic reduction of its reliance on American information technology providers, according to high-level government sources who spoke exclusively to us on condition of anonymity.
The initiative, still in its early planning stages, stems from growing concerns within the German government about the unpredictability of U.S. policy under President Donald Trump's new administration, the sources said.
"We are conducting a comprehensive assessment of our digital infrastructure dependencies," said our source. "The aim is to ensure Germany's digital sovereignty in an increasingly uncertain geopolitical landscape."
The plan would begin with government projects before potentially expanding to include major German corporations that rely heavily on American IT infrastructure. Priority is being given to critical infrastructure, with particular focus on public cloud providers perceived to have close ties to the Trump administration.
Amazon Web Services , the cloud computing division of Amazon, was specifically mentioned by the source as raising concerns due to perceived connections to President Trump.
The German initiative mirrors similar moves across Europe, where concerns about data sovereignty have been growing for years. The European Union has already invested heavily in projects like GAIA-X, aimed at reducing dependency on non-European cloud providers.
Such a transition would face significant technical and economic challenges given the deep integration of the German economy with American technology ecosystems. However, at CTOL.digtal, we firmly believe the shift could be feasible due to increasing commoditization of public cloud technologies, robust existing server infrastructure across Europe, and emerging generative AI capabilities that could streamline migration from American providers like GCP, Microsoft, and AWS to local European alternatives.
The German government has not publicly confirmed these plans, and sources emphasized that the evaluation is ongoing, with no final decisions yet made.