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EU considers limiting use of U.S. cloud for sensitive public sector data processing

The European Union is considering restricting member-state governments from using U.S. cloud services when processing sensitive data, CNBC reported. Two European Commission officials said internal discussions are under way on limiting exposure of sensitive public-sector data to cloud platforms outside the EU. The Commission is set to unveil a Tech Sovereignty Package on May 27. The proposal would limit use based on data sensitivity, not impose a blanket ban, and would not cover private companies.

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Microsoft Azure Local expands sovereign private cloud, supports thousands of servers

Microsoft said on Wednesday it has strengthened the scalability of Azure Local and unveiled capabilities that provide a large-scale cloud infrastructure environment allowing deployment of up to thousands of servers within a single sovereign environment. Built on Microsoft’s Sovereign Private Cloud, Azure Local delivers a cloud-consistent infrastructure on organisation-owned hardware. It also supports deployments in disconnected environments and gives local control of security and compliance settings.

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Europe steps up battle to cut reliance on US big tech as cloud law, political tensions intensify

European governments are expanding efforts to reduce reliance on U.S. software and cloud services and shift to European “sovereign technology.” The trend is linked to concerns over the 2018 U.S. CLOUD Act, which can require U.S. firms to provide access to data stored abroad. France is moving health data off Microsoft Azure to a sovereign cloud provider, and the European Commission has awarded sovereign cloud contracts to several European firms.