european tech

European cloud computing has long battled for regulatory fairness in the face of US tech giants' commercial dominance, but a groundbreaking agreement between Microsoft and the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE) may signal a new chapter for regional sovereignty and customer...

The tower of artificial intelligence, it seems, may have a very American lock on the front door. This, at least, was the sobering consensus coming out of a recent summit called by Germany’s national competition regulator, the Bundeskartellamt, where a cross-section of the European AI ecosystem...

The European Union’s evolving stance on digital sovereignty is entering a consequential phase as reports emerge of the European Commission seriously weighing a migration of its cloud services from Microsoft Azure to a European provider, potentially OVHcloud. According to investigative reporting...

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 European Union stands at a crossroads in its ongoing effort to regain technological sovereignty as it prepares a sweeping legislative initiative: the Cloud and AI Development Act. This move, described by a senior European Commission official as an answer to the EU’s “sad story” in developing...

Proofpoint’s headline-grabbing $1 billion agreement to acquire Hornetsecurity marks a pivotal moment in the rapidly evolving landscape of cloud security, underscoring the intensifying arms race among vendors to secure Microsoft 365-powered businesses. As email threats become increasingly...

Mistral AI’s unveiling of Le Chat Enterprise marks a significant juncture in the growing intersection between enterprise productivity and generative AI, positioning this French tech innovator in direct contention with established American giants. For professional services firms grappling with...

Europe’s digital landscape is on the cusp of transformative change, as Microsoft intensifies its investment and deepens its commitments within the region. The company’s recently unveiled five-pillar strategy—encompassing massive cloud and AI infrastructure expansion, robust digital resilience...

Microsoft’s latest push to expand its European data center capacity—coupled with a bold set of cybersecurity and sovereignty pledges—arrives at a turning point in the continent’s digital history. This campaign is not simply about technical expansion; it is a carefully calibrated response to the...

Nestled in the heart of Paris, amid grand boulevards and old-world elegance, a distinctly 21st-century revolution is quietly gathering momentum. Mistral AI, a startup founded by alumni from Google and Meta, has captured both the imagination of the French public and the attention of the global...

European business leaders are sounding the alarm yet again over the continent’s growing dependence on American technology—and this time, their concerns are underscored by a streak of political turbulence across the Atlantic that’s making even the coolest IT managers break out in a cold sweat...

Microsoft has never been shy about pushing its customers firmly but politely into the future, like a gloved usher in a cloud-powered opera house. But as we march, perhaps a little dazed, toward the promised land of Microsoft 365, a growing chorus of IT professionals, digital sovereignty...

The whirr of cooling fans has replaced the hum of office chatter in Europe’s digital nerve centers. In the age of artificial intelligence, the power struggles of nations are no longer confined to tariffs or embassies — they now play out in racks of servers, between fiber-optic cables, and deep...