The UK’s startup ecosystem wears the crown in Europe – and the path to this success has been paved by several vital factors: world-leading research institutions, a highly-developed financial sector, and hungry entrepreneurial talent.

But other nations are jostling for position – they all are looking for a chink in the UK’s armour to exploit. And right now, the UK’s most stark vulnerability is the country’s lack of a sovereign cloud computing infrastructure.

Building one will require the UK’s current crop of founders to accept some potential short-term disruption for a long-term reward. But in an age of increasing political, economic, and energy disruption, failure to do so risks something far greater – the UK tech sector’s vitality and prowess….