data portability

Microsoft has quietly turned a gentle nudge into a full-court press: the company is actively moving Windows users away from Mail & Calendar and the classic Outlook client toward the modern, web-powered new Outlook for Windows, and it’s doing so with scheduled automatic rollouts, built-in opt-out...

Microsoft and the European Commission have reached a binding settlement that will reshape how Microsoft 365, Office 365, and Microsoft Teams are sold and integrated across Europe — and, in practice, globally — by enforcing unbundling, minimum price deltas, expanded interoperability APIs, and...

Microsoft’s decision to formally separate Teams from Office 365/Microsoft 365 marks the close of a high‑stakes regulatory chapter and creates a new competitive baseline for enterprise collaboration tools worldwide. The European Commission and Microsoft reached a negotiated package of commitments...

Google has moved the cloud market’s chess pieces with a tactical — and loudly publicised — concession: for customers in the European Union and the United Kingdom, Google Cloud will no longer charge data‑egress fees for qualifying “in‑parallel” multicloud transfers through a new offering called...

Google has announced a dramatic change to how it charges for cloud data movement in the European Union and United Kingdom, waiving fees for certain multicloud transfers through a new “Data Transfer Essentials” option that it says is available at no cost — a move timed to land just ahead of the...

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...

Google Cloud’s decision to waive multicloud data-transfer charges in the EU and UK — through a new “Data Transfer Essentials” option — has shifted a regulatory tug‑of‑war into a full commercial play, and it matters for every IT team wrestling with vendor lock‑in, migration economics, and...

Ralph Lauren’s new conversational stylist, Ask Ralph, is rolling out to U.S. app users today — a generative-AI feature built with Microsoft on the Azure OpenAI platform that promises brand-curated, shoppable outfit suggestions delivered through natural-language conversation and visual laydowns...

Microsoft’s latest moves to decouple Teams from its flagship productivity suites mark a watershed moment in how dominant software vendors respond to regulatory pressure — and could redraw the economic map for collaboration tools, enterprise procurement, and platform integration worldwide. The...

Microsoft's new OneGov arrangement with the General Services Administration (GSA) hands federal agencies a fast lane into the AI era: Microsoft 365 Copilot will be offered at no cost for an initial period to qualifying government customers, while steep, government‑wide discounts across Azure...

Microsoft’s new OneGov agreement with the General Services Administration promises to make Microsoft 365 Copilot effectively free for qualifying federal customers while folding deep discounts across Azure, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365 and security tooling into a government‑wide purchasing vehicle...

Microsoft’s operating system has always been a mix of pragmatic engineering, bold experiments, and occasional overreach — and some of its most interesting contributions were simply ahead of their time. A recent roundup of five Windows features — Briefcase, MSN Gaming Zone, Windows CardSpace...

Microsoft has quietly opened a gated public preview for Windows 365 Reserve, a new Microsoft service that delivers preconfigured, on‑demand Cloud PCs as a short‑term continuity option for organizations facing device failures, cyber incidents, or other interruptions that leave employees without a...

Microsoft’s Windows 365 lineup has a new tool in the business continuity toolkit: Windows 365 Reserve, a standalone subscription that hands each covered user a short allotment of temporary Cloud PC access to keep work moving when a primary endpoint goes offline. The service—now running in a...

Amazon’s cash cow is showing fresh cracks: a once unassailable profit engine is stuttering at the quarter when markets are betting everything on artificial intelligence, and that shift has implications for enterprises, investors, and anyone who depends on cloud infrastructure. Background By the...

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 recent findings of the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into the cloud computing sector have ignited a fierce debate over the health of competition in one of the technology industry’s most vital arenas. At the center of this scrutiny are two global superpowers: Amazon Web...

Microsoft’s decision to cut autofill capabilities from its Authenticator app has sent ripples through the cybersecurity community, leaving countless users seeking an alternative for two-factor authentication (2FA) management. On the very day Microsoft began phasing out this prominent feature...

As Microsoft continues to evolve Windows 11, one of the most significant drivers of recent changes has come not from user feedback or technical innovation, but regulatory pressure—especially from the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). This landmark legislation compels big tech...

Microsoft’s Recall feature for Windows has garnered both curiosity and concern from IT professionals, privacy advocates, and everyday users alike. As the capacities of AI-powered assistants grow, so too does the need for transparent, robust documentation and export mechanisms for user data. This...