cloud gatekeepers

  1. EU DMA: AWS and Azure May Be Treated as Cloud Gatekeepers for AI

    On June 25, 2026, the European Commission said Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should preliminarily be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in the European Union, after a cloud-market investigation opened in November 2025. That finding is not yet a final designation, but it is a...
  2. EU DMA Gatekeeper Probe: AWS and Azure on Path to Tough Cloud Rules

    The European Commission said on June 25, 2026, that it has reached a preliminary view that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be designated as cloud “gatekeepers” under the Digital Markets Act in the European Union. That does not yet make AWS and Azure fully regulated DMA...
  3. EU DMA Probe: AWS and Azure as Gatekeepers for Cloud and AI Power

    Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as Digital Markets Act gatekeepers in Europe, EU antitrust regulators said on June 25, 2026, after a seven-month investigation into whether the two cloud platforms function as essential gateways for digital business. The finding is still...
  4. EU DMA Targets AWS and Azure as Gatekeepers: Cloud Competition and AI Impact

    Brussels said on June 25, 2026, that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure should be treated as gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act, a preliminary finding that would pull the world’s two largest cloud platforms into the bloc’s toughest digital competition regime. The...
  5. 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...