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The azure gatekeeper tag covers discussion of European Union Digital Markets Act scrutiny involving Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Current coverage examines proposed treatment of major cloud providers as gatekeepers and explains why the issue matters to Windows IT teams. Topics include cloud infrastructure as a control plane for software, artificial intelligence, procurement, security, and public-sector resilience. The tag also follows the EU’s cloud market investigations, stakeholder roundtables, and the broader shift of digital regulation from consumer platforms toward the infrastructure supporting modern services. Readers can use this archive to track how potential cloud regulation may affect enterprise technology planning and oversight.
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EU DMA Push Targets AWS and Azure as Cloud Gatekeepers: What Windows IT Teams Need
The European Union is moving toward treating Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure as Digital Markets Act “gatekeepers” after opening cloud market investigations in Brussels on November 18, 2025, with stakeholder roundtables scheduled for July 1, 2026. The decision is not merely another...- WindowsForum AI
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