DCD Connect Live: South Europe 2026
Debate: Cloud, on-prem and everything in between – Can enterprises keep control?
Debate: Cloud, on-prem and everything in between – Can enterprises keep control?
What I covered
Madrid panel with cloud and infrastructure leaders from Nixval, Cigna Healthcare and Osservatori Digital Innovation, moderated by Mark Sánchez. Southern European enterprise IT, with strong views on regulatory pressure — particularly data residency under DORA and the AI Act. The framing that landed: 'control' is mostly a governance problem masquerading as an infrastructure one. The organisations losing control aren't the ones running on hyperscalers; they're the ones with no clear ownership of cost, data flow, or vendor relationships across their estate.
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About the event
DCD Connect Live South Europe brings together data centre and cloud professionals for a day of content and networking. John joined a panel of cloud and infrastructure leaders from Nixval, Cigna Healthcare, and Osservatori Digital Innovation to debate how enterprises can keep control of hybrid IT — covering governance, security, cost forecasting, regulatory compliance, and the impact of growing AI workloads. Moderated by Mark Sánchez.
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