Why Mave is moving to Scaleway

A step towards stronger European control and reduced external dependency.

Earlier, I wrote about the difference between EU-hosted infrastructure and actual data sovereignty. The core idea was simple: storing data in Europe does not automatically mean European organizations fully control their infrastructure.

Over the past few years, more organizations have started paying attention to that distinction. Many are now looking beyond infrastructure location and asking deeper questions about dependency, jurisdiction, and operational control.

At Mave, those conversations have also shaped how we think about our own infrastructure choices.

Why we originally chose international infrastructure

For years, we offered European hosting built on infrastructure from international providers like Cloudflare. In practice, that meant using globally established infrastructure with European datacenter locations.

There were valid reasons for that choice. International providers often offer strong ecosystem maturity, global reach, scalability, and pricing advantages that are difficult to ignore, especially for growing platforms. For many organizations, including ours, that combination provided the right balance between performance, reliability, and operational flexibility.

But over time, the conversation started shifting from location to control.

The shift from location to control

More European organizations are beginning to realize that EU-hosted infrastructure and European control are not always the same thing.

A platform can operate entirely within Europe while still relying on infrastructure, legislation, or operational dependencies outside the EU. Geopolitical developments have made many organizations reconsider how much control they actually retain when circumstances change. And that shift is increasingly visible across the broader European market.

Organizations are increasingly looking for infrastructure that is not only located in Europe, but also operated, governed, and controlled within Europe.

From EU-hosted to European control

That is why we are moving Mave infrastructure towards Scaleway.

It is part of a broader direction towards stronger European independence and reduced external dependency. Both for us and for our customers.

Scaleway allows us to build on infrastructure that is European by both location and governance. That aligns more closely with how we believe European infrastructure should evolve over the coming years: with more transparency, more regional control, and fewer structural dependencies outside the EU.

We believe European companies should have the option to move towards greater control when they choose to. We want Mave to help enable that transition.

What this means for Mave customers

For customers, the goal remains the same: simple, reliable, privacy-first video infrastructure.

What changes is the foundation underneath it.

By moving towards fully European infrastructure, we can offer organizations stronger guarantees around European control, while continuing to focus on performance, simplicity, and scalability.

Because sovereignty is not only about where data is stored, but who remains in control when it matters most.