cloud regulation

Brussels has opened formal market investigations into Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure to determine whether their cloud platforms act as critical “access gateways” and should face tougher obligations under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act — a move that could reshape how...

The European Commission has formally opened a set of market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), testing whether the world’s two largest cloud platforms should be treated as regulated “gatekeepers” and whether the DMA’s toolbox...

The European Commission has opened three formal market investigations under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) targeting Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure — two focused probes to test whether each cloud business should be classed as a DMA “gatekeeper” service, plus a third, horizontal...

The European Commission has formally opened three inquiries under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) that together mark the most serious regulatory scrutiny of cloud infrastructure yet: two focused market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and a third horizontal probe...

The European Commission’s decision to open three separate market investigations into Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure under the Digital Markets Act (DMA) marks a decisive escalation in Brussels’ effort to bring the cloud infrastructure layer within the EU’s toughest ex‑ante digital...

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...

The European Commission has opened formal market investigations into Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), signalling a possible expansion of EU gatekeeper obligations into cloud infrastructure and setting the stage for a year-long regulatory review of...

The European Commission is preparing a formal look into whether Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud should be brought within the scope of the Digital Markets Act after a run of high‑impact outages exposed both the systemic importance of hyperscale clouds and the practical...

Google has moved to eliminate a key friction point for organisations running workloads across multiple cloud providers in Europe and the UK, announcing that its Data Transfer Essentials service will be available at no cost for customers processing workloads “in parallel” across two or more...

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...

Behind the sleek veneer of Britain's digital revolution lies a fierce contest for control of the nation’s cloud infrastructure—a contest now coming under hard governmental scrutiny. This summer, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) drew a definitive line in the sand: its final report...

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded its investigation into the cloud computing sector, revealing that dominant practices by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are stifling competition and innovation. This comprehensive inquiry, initiated in October 2023...

The UK’s cloud computing sector stands at a critical juncture, as a landmark investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) concludes that dominant players Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are harming competition. The findings mark an inflection point not only for British...

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has dramatically intensified its focus on Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, the powerhouses of the cloud computing sector. This heightened scrutiny signals a pivotal moment not only for the British digital infrastructure...

The announcement of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) preparing to fundamentally reshape the cloud computing landscape marks a pivotal moment for enterprises, technology vendors, and the broader digital ecosystem. The UK’s ongoing cloud market investigation—sparked by Ofcom’s...

Microsoft’s public acknowledgment that it cannot guarantee the data sovereignty of its European Union (EU) customers against potential demands from the United States government marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over cloud security, digital privacy, and the geopolitical realities of...

Microsoft's recent agreement with the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) marks a pivotal moment in the European cloud computing landscape. This settlement, reached after prolonged negotiations, aims to address longstanding concerns over Microsoft's cloud licensing...

Microsoft's recent concessions to the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) mark a significant development in the ongoing discourse surrounding fair competition within the European cloud computing market. These changes, including the introduction of pay-as-you-go plans...

European cloud providers have long operated under the looming shadow of American tech giants, their ambitions often hamstrung by restrictive licensing, technical tying, and complex negotiations. In one of the most significant developments for the continent’s digital sovereignty in recent years...

Microsoft’s recent admission before the French Senate that it cannot guarantee protection of French citizen data from US government access, even when stored in EU datacenters, has sent ripples through Europe’s digital sovereignty and cloud computing debates. This revelation—a public...