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Microsoft says it "cannot guarantee" data sovereignty to customers in France (and by implication, the wider EU) if the US government demands...
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News from the cloud sector rarely generates the kind of high-stakes drama seen in recent months between Microsoft, CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe), and a fractured landscape of European cloud providers. At the heart of the matter are longstanding grievances about...
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As data sovereignty rapidly ascends the list of priorities for European enterprises, Microsoft’s newly announced Sovereign Cloud program represents one of the tech industry’s most consequential responses to mounting regulatory, geopolitical, and privacy pressures. With the nuances of digital...
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Denmark is embarking on a significant shift in its digital infrastructure by transitioning from proprietary software solutions, such as Microsoft 365 and Windows, to open-source alternatives. This move aligns with a broader European trend toward digital sovereignty and reflects Denmark's...
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The Danish Ministry for Digitalization has taken a bold step in Europe’s ongoing quest for digital sovereignty by publicly committing to replace Microsoft software with open-source alternatives, starting with the ministry's switch to LibreOffice. Caroline Olsen, Denmark's Minister for Digital...
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For decades, Europe’s ambitions of possessing truly “sovereign cloud” solutions—platforms supposedly placed beyond the reach of foreign powers—have collided with a technological and economic reality: America’s hyperscaler giants, especially Microsoft, Google, and Amazon Web Services, have become...
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The ongoing transformation in global politics and technology is forcing Europe to reconsider its dependence on American cloud services. With a resurgence of disruptive policies under Trump 2.0, concerns over data sovereignty, national security, and digital independence have reached new heights...
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