About

Building European infrastructure — with control where it belongs.

I am Knut Michael Haugland, founder of WAYSCloud.

I build cloud infrastructure in Europe — with a focus on control, transparency and long-term reliability.

I believe infrastructure should be predictable, auditable and owned by the organisations that depend on it — not abstracted away behind platforms.

What I do

I work at the intersection of:

My background is in DNS, compute and backend systems, and more recently in LLM and AI integration at the infrastructure level.

I have been building and operating systems since before cloud became the default — which shapes how I think about what cloud infrastructure should and should not be.

What I build

At WAYSCloud, we design infrastructure where control remains with the customer.

This includes:

This is not a policy layer. It is enforced technically.

We also build Cinclus AI — an AI platform running on Nordic infrastructure with local data storage.

The goal is straightforward: modern AI capabilities without losing control of data.

Position

Most organisations in Europe run critical systems on infrastructure they do not control.

Not as a strategic decision — but because it is the easiest path.

I think that is a problem.

Not because of ideology, but because of how systems actually behave under dependency.

Control, jurisdiction and architecture matter more over time — not less.

How I think

I focus on:

Good infrastructure is not just about performance.

It is about predictability, accountability and trust.

Why I write

Infrastructure decisions are rarely made in one place.

Engineers design systems. Procurement defines constraints. Leadership owns the outcome.

These layers are often disconnected.

I write to connect them — by explaining the real trade-offs behind building and operating infrastructure at scale.

Focus areas

Contact

I am reachable via LinkedIn or through the contact page.