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Clever Cloud introduces the Ultimate Sovereignty Clause to guarantee lasting digital sovereignty
Clever Cloud is introducing the Ultimate Sovereignty Clause, a contractual mechanism designed to ensure that a cloud service remains sovereign within a European framework, even if its provider were to come under non-European control.
Advanced Deployments: Clever Cloud launches a second certification
Clever Cloud announces the launch of Advanced Deployments, its new official certification dedicated to advanced deployments on its platform.
CKE in public beta: managed, sovereign, and properly integrated Kubernetes
Clever Cloud was founded in 2010. At that point, Docker did not exist, and Kubernetes even less. The problem, however, was already there: running our first customers' applications reliably, in isolation, and predictably.
The DEEP, OVHcloud and Clever Cloud consortium selected to deliver sovereign cloud services for European institutions
Paris – April 17, 2026 – The consortium composed of DEEP by POST Luxembourg Group, OVHcloud and Clever Cloud today announces its selection by the European Commission as part of a major procurement framework to provide sovereign cloud services to the institutions, bodies and agencies of the European Union. This contract, with a ceiling of €180 million over six years, marks a significant milestone in the concrete implementation of Europe’s digital sovereignty strategy.
OpenTofu: the open-source Terraform fork — natively supported on Clever Cloud
In August 2023, HashiCorp changed Terraform's license. A few weeks later, OpenTofu
was born under the Linux Foundation. Here's what it means — and how to use it
with the Clever Cloud provider.
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French Managed Kubernetes: What Are the Alternatives to Hyperscalers in 2026?
French managed Kubernetes services provide organisations with European alternatives to AWS EKS, Google GKE and Azure AKS. OVHcloud, Scaleway and Clever Cloud now offer such services on infrastructure located in France or elsewhere in Europe. However, choosing a French managed Kubernetes service involves more than server location: the infrastructure model, the division of operational responsibilities and integration with other cloud services are equally important.
This article compares the three offerings and outlines the key criteria for making a decision.
This article compares the three offerings and outlines the key criteria for making a decision.
Quentin Adam on Underscore_: how do you industrialize AI in software development?
Quentin Adam, CEO of Clever Cloud, is back on Underscore_ with Micode and Matthieu Lambda. After a first episode focused on cloud computing and digital sovereignty, this new conversation tackles another transformation: what artificial intelligence really changes in software development once you move beyond experimentation.
See You at Tech Alternatives Nantes
On September 18, 2026, Clever Cloud co-organizes Tech Alternatives Nantes, alongside a dozen companies and three local associations and professional networks.
Upcoming Events 2026
From September to November, we'll be at conferences and tech events across France and beyond.
Compliance as code: moving our management system documentation into GitLab, from one month to 30 minutes
Updating our security policy set used to take almost a month, once a year. Today it takes 30 minutes. And the result is more reliable than it was.
The audit as a weapon: compliance, another battlefield of economic warfare
I recently read the Flash ingérence published by the DGSI in May 2026 on the risks associated with foreign audits. It concerns three French companies confronted, under cover of regulatory procedures, with practices that end up weakening them. One of these examples struck me in particular, because it shows the extent to which the compliance reflex can sometimes turn against the party who believes they are doing the right thing.