The world trusts Germany's cloud

Germany offers effective e-commerce protection and cybersecurity laws, as well as good support for international standards and interoperability, according to the 2018 Global Cloud Computing Scorecard.

The study analyzed individual countries in terms of their suitability for the successful deployment and growth of cloud computing services.

With its revised methodology, the current study shows even more clearly which policies have supported the exponential growth of cloud computing over the past five years.

In particular, the areas of data protection, cybersecurity legislation and broadband infrastructure received even greater attention. Germany is followed by Japan and the USA by a small margin.

The final field is formed by a small group of countries that take a purely national approach: Russia, China, Indonesia and Vietnam. In many countries, data protection legislation is being modernized and refined. This primarily affects cross-border data flows.

However, some countries do not yet have adequate data protection laws in place. Emerging countries are delaying the adoption of cloud-friendly laws and hindering their growth.

Examples include regulations that impose significant restrictions on cloud service providers, such as the requirement to store data locally. The lack of cyber protection measures also has a negative impact.