Microsoft Can't Guarantee Data Sovereignty – OVHcloud Says 'We Told You So'
Original: Microsoft can't guarantee data sovereignty – OVHcloud says 'We told you so'
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The cloud computing world is abuzz with OVHcloud's claim that Microsoft can't guarantee data sovereignty, echoing a sentiment that some commenters say applies to AWS as well. As users weigh in, a consensus emerges: OVHcloud is a solid choice for those seeking affordable, dedicated servers, with some users raving about their €30-a-month deal for a 12-thread, 64GB RAM behemoth. While some debate the relative merits of OVHcloud versus Hetzner for VPS needs, others share their positive experiences with OVHcloud's dedicated boxes, highlighting the ease of configuring custom setups. The discussion shines a light on the ongoing quest for data sovereignty and the trade-offs between cost, control, and convenience in the cloud computing landscape.
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I do wish there were better tutorials on configuring ProxMox to handle what I tried to configure... I had 3 nics, the public nic and 2 virtual devices... I had the CIDR block on one and an internal/nat config on the 3rd. Literally my first time using OpenAI, and even that felt like pulling teeth through the obvious errors. I finally got it all working, but 3 years out I'll probably have to work through it again... though with a bigger CIDR, will probably just omit the NAT or have a OpnSense VM to bridge them with less ipv4 constraint.
Mine has been around $130 USD/month, which is a bit more, but I'm in a US data center closer (network wise) to my physical location.
Also means you can get by with just one internet ip with something like haproxy or relayd working on SNI (or just simply throw all 443 to a web server which then routes on host header or.. whatever), which saves some cash.
Since it's for personal stuff, I can't really be arsed setting up ipv6 on it either.