Microsoft’s unveiling of its new European Sovereign Cloud initiative marks a decisive pivot in the global cloud landscape—one shaped by regulatory pressure, surging digital transformation, and urgent demands for ironclad data sovereignty. For enterprises doing business inside the EU, or simply...
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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...