In the example, it shows syncing returning a promise. Is there no way to track the progress of the sync?

Companies are eager to get your money, so they'll try to get an "EU made" label and use it as marketing as hard as they can, even if 90% of their operation happens outside the EU.

And the way they talk, it seems like decoupling from the US is something trivial done overnight. No, it is not, it’s a kind of a slow process in some areas, and pragmatic decisions must be made along the way.

Apple fanboys, no need to worry!

If you’re in the US, all these features will be geoblocked, so you can enjoy your walled garden as much as you like. If you’re in the EU, just stick to Apple products and avoid any alternatives.

My only complaint is that one day, they had an electrical problem on their datacenter and we were down for an entire day. We lost dozens of clients that day.

But this was 6 years ago, so a lot must have changed since then. And yes, I know we should have had a plan for when such things happen, but we didn't have one. Nowadays we have a different architecture with more than one cloud provider for redundancy, and it's cheaper than having everything on AWS.

Just sharing this because I think some might find it useful.

Not long ago, we had something promising, a slow but steady crawl toward a united global community. Progress was gradual, sure, but it was real. Countries could specialize and trade freely: I’d buy your chips, you’d buy my steel, and we’d both come out ahead. It worked.

Now, though, it’s all about "national sovereignty" and "independence" as if going it alone could ever match the strength of interdependence.

The trust we built feels shattered and TBH it’s hard to imagine it being rebuilt anytime soon, if ever.

My company uses OVH and I have also used UpCloud, it is pretty good.

I wonder if there will be retaliation if the next administration is Democratic, after all, Trump set the precedent.

I think it’s more likely that companies would adhere to EU regulations and use the same model everywhere or implement some kind of filter.

But I built dozens of websites using Sublime, so in a way, it helped me earn $300k.

As with almost everything, we need to find a balance between simplicity and complexity.