Escaping the US Cloud: A Practical Migration Story

Concerns over conflicting EU privacy laws and US data practices, coupled with the potential for US government misuse of tech companies as weapons, led the author to migrate their business's reliance on US cloud services. The article details the process and experiences of switching from Microsoft 365 to Proton, Bitwarden to Proton Pass, and gradually migrating other services such as GitHub, Google Search, Cloudflare/Google DNS, Docker Hub, and NPM. Some migrations proved easier than expected, like the surprisingly seamless transition to Proton as a Microsoft 365 alternative, while others, like GitHub, demanded more time due to high dependency. The article highlights the importance of reducing dependence on US cloud services and encourages exploring European alternatives.