European Commission Considers Moving Cloud Services to OVHcloud for Digital Sovereignty
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Summary
The European Commission is considering transitioning its cloud services from Microsoft Azure to OVHcloud, a France-based provider, to enhance European digital sovereignty in response to concerns over a US executive order affecting Microsoft services for European institutions.
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The goal of the move would be to ensure European digital sovereignty in the cloud market.
"Discussions are indeed underway," an OVHcloud spokesperson confirmed after Euractiv sought comment.
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