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Microsoft named a Leader in The Forrester Waveâ„¢ for Sovereign Cloud Platforms

Microsoft is named a Leader in The Forrester Waveâ„¢ for Sovereign Cloud Platforms, recognizing Microsoft Sovereign Cloud leadership in evolving sovereignty needs. The post Microso...

Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud scales to thousands of nodes with Azure Local

Azure Local scales Microsoft Sovereign Private Cloud, supporting AI and data workloads with full control, compliance, and disconnected operations. The post Microsoft Sovereign Priv...

Microsoft levels up Azure Local to make it fit for large-scale sovereign clouds

Can now use SANs for storage, and adds a local control plane and key management Microsoft has given its Azure Local on-prem cloud a major makeover to make it fit for duty powering...

One of Europe's sovereign cloud picks may not be so-sovereign after all

US-based cloud providers could have to disclose certain data under American legal orders The European Commission has awarded four contracts designed to advance cloud sovereignty in...

Evolving Cloud Endpoints: Navigating the Transition to Windows 365 Flex and Hybrid Cloud VDI

Windows 365 Frontline becomes Flex, Business gets a 20 percent price cut, and AVD Hybrid extends the Azure control plane

Is cloud data sovereignty all just a case of ‘Trust me, bro’?

Hyperscaler cloud is inherently global. Does that make data sovereignty unattainable – especially given the powers US courts hold? We grilled the hyperscalers in an attempt to find...

Enabling AI Governance for M365

Europe’s €180 million move: Sovereign cloud rebuild starts now

When the European Commission projected that 91% of enterprise workloads would migrate to cloud by 2028, it signalled a continent ready to move at scale. The more interesting questi...

On Microsoft’s Lousy Cloud Security

ProPublica has a scoop: In late 2024, the federal government’s cybersecurity evaluators rendered a troubling verdict on one of Microsoft’s biggest cloud computing offerings. The te...

Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

As demand for cloud and AI grows, Microsoft is expanding Azure across Europe to deliver scalable, resilient infrastructure that supports innovation, compliance, and performance. Th...

Netwrix Expands Microsoft Collaboration to Support Growth and Scale of its 1Secureâ„¢ Data and Identity Security Platfor...

Adoption of Microsoft Azure Infrastructure as a core platform supports long-term growth and aligns with evolving cloud and security requirements. Netwrix, a recognized leader in id...

Scaleway Boosts EU Data Sovereignty, French Health Data Shift

The French Health Data Hub is transitioning from Microsoft Azure to Scaleway for cloud hosting, marking a key move towards European data sovereignty. This shift, expected by 2027,...

Sovereign cloud is only possible if you’re Chinese or American: Gartner

Which is awkward for European orgs who fear US clouds might leave the continent

European Commission signs up sovereign cloud partners

The European Commission has signed a contract with a group of purely European cloud providers to purchase cloud services worth €180 million from them over the next six years. The d...

Azure IaaS: Defense in depth built on secure-by-design principles

Security for cloud infrastructure is no longer defined by a single control, product, or boundary. Modern threats target identity, software supply chains, control planes, networks,...

Microsoft expects strong cloud business growth, plans record capital spending

Telenor establishes sovereign cloud company

Increased geopolitical uncertainty and growing dependence on global hyperscalers have made the need for nationally controlled cloud solutions urgent. Telenor is now establishing a...

Telenor Launches Norway’s Sovereign Cloud for Secure Data Management

Telenor's new Sovereign Cloud venture in Norway is set to redefine cloud computing with a focus on data sovereignty. Responding to geopolitical tensions, this initiative ensures da...

TCS launches sovereign cloud offering in Europe

Discussions around data sovereignty have taken centre stage in the EU in recent years. Read more: TCS launches sovereign cloud offering in Europe

Microsoft reports cloud growth in line with expectations

Microsoft’s total revenue grew by 18% year-on-year in the quarter that ended on 31 March, reaching $82.89 billion dollars. Net profit came in at $31.78 billion, compared with $25.8...

Building Resilient Government Systems Through Strategic, Future-Proof Investments

The federal transition from on-prem storage to the cloud is an example of how technology investments can become costly without

Microsoft sued for £2.8B in the UK — what that means for Azure customers

Microsoft could be forced to reimburse $2.8 billion to 60,000 UK-based businesses for overcharging customers for its Windows Server software on competing cloud platforms at higher...

Cloud and data sovereignty caught in a paradox

We asked the hyperscalers how they would respond to US court-ordered eavesdropping on foreign citizen data – and got responses that highlight a paradoxical situation

Microsoft is working on yet another OpenClaw-like agent

The new features would be geared toward enterprise customers, with better security controls than the famously risky open source OpenClaw agent.