AWS

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) is a subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms and APIs to individuals, companies, and governments, on a metered, pay-as-you-go basis. These cloud computing web services provide various services related to networking, compute, storage, middleware, IoT and other processing capacity, as well as software tools via AWS server farms.

Eurostack

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EuroStack gaining momentum with over 100 supporters

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The EuroStack initiative seeks to develop an integrated digital ecosystem, including software, services, hardware, and solutions.

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Delicious irony as Euro alliance pumps €1M of Microsoft’s money into open source cloud federation tech

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The Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe (CISPE) is investing €1 million into the Fulcrum Project sourced from Microsoft's settlement.

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Dutch Parliament

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‘A threat to autonomy’: Dutch parliament urges government to move away from US cloud services

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The Dutch parliament has approved motions to reduce reliance on US cloud services to reduce “threat to autonomy and cybersecurity.”

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Under Trump 2.0, Europe’s dependence on US clouds back under the spotlight

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Europe's dependency on US cloud services has raised significant concerns as risks from the US Cloud Act could jeopardize data privacy.

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UK government’s cloud strategy: Pay more, get less, blame vendor lock-in?

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The UK government is under scrutiny for its cloud strategy, centered around a £450 million deal with AWS with concerns about vendor lock-in.

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How the collapse of local cloud provider caused biz continuity issues in UK government

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The collapse of UKCloud led to significant business continuity challenges for the UK government, revealing vulnerabilities.

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AWS vacates its board seat at European cloud crew CISPE

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) has vacated its board seat at CISPE as membership was restricted to EU companies.

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Watchdog fails to stop big vendor lock-in, say UK cloud market’s smaller players

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UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) faces criticism for its inaction on vendor lock-in in the cloud market.

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