‘Microsoft makes another offer to change EU cloud practices’
Microsoft is trying to appease its rivals and thereby avoid an antitrust probe by the European Commission.
Reuters reports that Microsoft has offered to change its cloud computing practices to settle antitrust complaints filed by smaller rivals. The move is an attempt by the company to avoid a t... Read more
Rivals demand Microsoft does more on antitrust issues
The US tech giant's EU competitors are not happy with the remedies proposed so far.
This week Reuters reported that the companies who filed antitrust complaints against Microsoft in the EU are rejecting the US tech giant's initial offer to resolve the issues.
German software provider Nextclo... Read more
EU’s Vestager says the cloud computing sector doesn’t raise antitrust alarms yet
Europe's Gaia-X program balances the cloud computing market. Amazon and Microsoft dominate the cloud market, trailed by Alphabet's Google, but it does not currently cause competition worries, according to EU antitrust boss Margrethe Vestager.
Demand for cloud computing services has risen dram... Read more
Nextcloud introduces peer-to-peer backup app for private instances
The app seeks to offer an easy to use, integrated backup feature to improve data safety for home users.
This week Nextcloud announced a backup app for their Nextcloud database platform. The new app aims to help small instances create a recovery on another instance.
After selecting another Ne... Read more
Deutsche Telekom starts European cloud service with Nextcloud
Deutsche Telekom and Nextcloud have announced a partnership to start their own cloud service. The service is to be a European counterpart to the American tech giants and fully comply with GDPR guidelines.
The two companies have announced their cooperation in a press release. All servers of the c... Read more