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Publicly verifiable analyses of software economics, portability, automation and self-controlled infrastructure.

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7 flagship reports · open datasets · traceable methodology · versioned corrections

published reports: 7
numbered sources: 233
open datasets: 33
data cutoff: 29 July 2026

How this series came about

These issues were worked on over several months. Data collection, modelling, source checking and review take time, which is why they are not released one by one but as a complete series. All issues listed here were released together on 29 July 2026. From here on the series continues on a rolling basis.

The month in an issue name marks its place in the series, not its release date. Both are stated separately on every report page, together with the data cutoff and the version, and the same applies to the machine-readable metadata. There are no backdated values.

A documentation score measures publicly findable documentation. It is not a compliance, security or quality statement. Missing information means "not documented", not "does not exist".

Sorted by edition month, newest issue first. The series reads from the most recent question backwards; the real first publication date is on every card.

FDR-2026-05 Cloud Economics & Regulation Edition May 2026

EU Cloud Switching & Exit Readiness Report 2026

FW Delta connects the EU Data Act, cloud egress, provider exit programs and real shutdown cases into a reproducible exit readiness model.

First published: 29 July 2026
Data cutoff: 29 July 2026
Methodology: combined legal, documentation, pricing and recovery analysis
Objects examined: 5 provider scores; 8 egress models; 10 shutdown/sunset cases; 7 exit layers

Key findings

OBSERVED The EU Data Act has applied since 12 September 2025; its cloud switching rules address technical, contractual, commercial and organizational obstacles.
OBSERVED From 12 January 2027, switching charges including the corresponding data egress fees are to be removed entirely. This rule must not be equated with generally free ongoing internet egress.

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Research standard and methodology

Statement classes, source hierarchy, score standard, handling of missing information, price and currency rules, rounding and conflict of interest.

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Corrections and versions

Version policy, correction log, reporting route for factual errors and the current version status of every issue.

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