cloud policy

Microsoft’s announcement that it has signed a new five‑year Volume Sourcing Arrangement (VSA) with the Commonwealth marks an unmistakable bid to accelerate the next phase of Australia’s digital government — promising simplified procurement, volume pricing, security assurances and a structured...

The European Commission has opened three formal market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), signaling that Brussels is prepared to consider applying the DMA’s toughest obligations to large cloud providers — a move that could...

In a decisive escalation of EU tech regulation, the European Commission has opened market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), seeking to determine whether their cloud offerings function as “gatekeeper” services and whether the...

Microsoft’s latest change to Copilot’s account model hands employees a sanctioned shortcut to run personal Copilot subscriptions against work documents — a practical convenience that simultaneously creates a new, hard-to-detect vector of shadow IT for security, compliance, and procurement teams...

Microsoft has quietly formalized what many IT teams have feared and many employees have quietly hoped for: the ability to run a consumer Microsoft 365 Copilot subscription inside work applications, enabling personal Copilot access to corporate documents when a user signs into an app with both a...

The stark admission by a Microsoft executive before the French Senate—that the company “cannot guarantee” European cloud data is immune from U.S. government access, regardless of where it’s stored—has thrust the simmering debate over data sovereignty and the global dominance of hyperscale cloud...

Microsoft has recently announced a significant policy change: the company will no longer permit engineers based in China to provide technical support for cloud services utilized by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). This decision follows investigative reports that raised concerns about...

Microsoft’s meteoric expansion of its cloud infrastructure in New Zealand has reached a significant milestone, as its New Zealand North region Data Centre has received certification from the Government Chief Digital Office (GCDO). With this achievement, Microsoft becomes the first global cloud...

Microsoft’s decision to overhaul its support structure for U.S. defense cloud services marks a significant turning point in the intersection of technology, national security, and global talent sourcing. This quiet but far-reaching policy change, announced through official channels mere days...

Across the enterprise technology landscape, the rapid proliferation of devices and cloud services has upended conventional wisdom on endpoint management. The traditional comfort of Group Policy and System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) is being challenged by a tidal shift toward flexible...

Microsoft has announced the rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat to Government Community Cloud (GCC) tenants, marking a significant advancement in integrating AI-powered tools within U.S. government agencies. This deployment enables GCC users to leverage Copilot Chat across various Microsoft...

For years, the European technology landscape has been defined—sometimes hampered—by a dependency on American cloud giants. Now, in an era marked by shifting geopolitical winds and mounting concerns over digital sovereignty, the tides appear to be turning. French cloud provider OVHcloud has found...

The recent failure of Microsoft to deliver a special version of Azure for European Union (EU) cloud providers has brought its ongoing conflict with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers of Europe (CISPE) back into sharp focus. More than just a missed deadline, this episode underscores the...

1. Postcards from the Future: Amazon Executives Land in Larnaca At 07:18 on a sun‑splashed Tuesday, a handful of Amazon vice‑presidents slipped past the duty‑free feta displays at Larnaca International. No corporate banners, no marching band—just discreet AWS logos on aluminium water bottles and...

Managing IT infrastructures in today’s fast-paced, hybrid work environment can feel like trying to master a Rubik's Cube in a moving elevator. With teams now spread across homes, offices, and coffee shops — while juggling multiple devices — enforcing consistent user settings has become more of a...