Europe Unleashes Cloud Market Investigations on AWS and Microsoft

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AWS and Microsoft Azure are in the spotlight, but perhaps not for the right reasons.

The European Commission has announced the initiation of three market investigations concerning cloud computing services under the landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA).

The move signals a major regulatory escalation, targeting the dominance of two of the world’s largest tech companies in a sector deemed crucial for Europe’s digital future and technological autonomy.

According to the EC’s announcement, two of the investigations will specifically assess whether the cloud computing services AWS and Microsoft Azure should be officially designated as “gatekeepers” under the DMA. This designation, even if the services do not currently meet the DMA’s standard quantitative ...