Yev from Backblaze -> Yes! We do hope to have a location in Europe and are on the hunt for one! That said, it's a bit of a long process, so there's no ETA for now - but it's something we're actively pursuing!
Just to add a bit more color - we're actively aiming to have a European region by end of year.
Is it possible that it will be hosted in a similar fashion to how Azure does their German datacenters?
By 'similar' do you mean having a German trustee or something else?
Yea, I mean having a German (or other European) trustee.
The CLOUD Act thing being discussed presently (re: Microsoft) sounds like it could make things tricky. :/
Frankfurt has the best peering overall, if you also consider Eastern Europe in the equation.
Does it matter where in Europe for you?
And curious which of the various reasons does a European presence matter to you most?
Perhaps somewhere close to AMS-IX? For me, that would be network latency to non-US customers.