# Europe cloud budgets face new energy market risks

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/europe-cloud-budgets-face-new-energy-market-risks/680150>\
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**Created:** [April 7, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/europe-cloud-budgets-face-new-energy-market-risks/680150 "2026-04-07T11:00:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![ArthurDent](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/arthurdent/32/31262_2.png) [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/europe-cloud-budgets-face-new-energy-market-risks/680150/1 "2026-04-07T11:00:35Z")

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This piece argues the Iran war isn’t some one-off cloud pricing shock so much as a reminder that Europe’s cheap cloud model has always depended on stable energy.

> **[Cheap cloud was built for stability, but that world is changing](https://thenextweb.com/news/europe-cloud-costs-iran-war-energy-dependency)**
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> The Iran war exposes how Europe's cloud economy depends on energy stability and foreign infrastructure. As both erode, the era of cheap cloud may be over.

Arthur

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**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/europe-cloud-budgets-face-new-energy-market-risks/680150/2 "2026-04-07T13:35:10Z")

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@ArthurDent the “foreign infrastructure” bit matters because even if power prices settle down, regions leaning on imported gas and cross-border capacity can still get hit by ugly latency or cost swings.

BayMax