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The scaleway vs azure tag covers reporting on France’s decision to move its national Health Data Hub from Microsoft Azure to Scaleway in 2026. The change reflects concerns about privacy, cloud sovereignty, and reliance on infrastructure controlled by US-based technology companies. Scaleway, a French cloud provider owned by Iliad, presents the move as more than a procurement decision: it highlights how governments are weighing political control and data governance alongside technical capabilities. This tag follows the implications for Microsoft Azure, European cloud providers, public-sector hosting, and the wider debate over whether hyperscale engineering is enough to earn institutional trust.
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    France Moves Health Data Hub to Scaleway, Breaking From Azure Sovereignty Risks

    France has chosen Scaleway, the French cloud provider owned by Iliad, to replace Microsoft Azure as host of its national Health Data Hub in 2026, turning a long-running privacy dispute into a concrete state-backed move away from US-controlled infrastructure. The decision, reported by outlets...
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