European users can now run a fully disconnected Azure Local service with no cloud connectivity

• Microsoft Azure Local can now run fully disconnected without needing the cloud
• European customers are increasingly demanding sovereign options
• CISPE welcomes the changes, Civo warns of US CLOUD Act implications

Microsoft has announced three new updates to the company's sovereign offerings, including improvements across Azure Local, Microsoft 365 Local and Foundry Local.

The additions come as US-EU trade tensions continue, with Europe pushing for more digitally sovereign options.

European customers are increasingly demanding local infrastructure, protection from potential US CLOUD Act data access and reduced dependency on hyperscalers.

Microsoft offers three new sovereign options for the likes of Europe

Though Microsoft's Local additions don't respond to the desire to step away from hyperscalers, they do tackle data and infrastructure ...