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AWS European cloud service launch raises questions over sovereignty

AWS’s new sovereign cloud for Europe boosts compliance controls, but analysts say its US ownership raises unresolved questions about legal authority and service continuity.

By Matthew Finnegan

Jan 19, 20265 mins

Amazon Web ServicesGovernmentLaws and Regulations

End-to-end encryption is next frontline in governments’ data sovereignty war with hyperscalers

By Gyana Swain

Dec 1, 20256 mins

EncryptionGovernmentGovernment IT

Microsoft Ignite 2025 — get the latest news and insights

By Dan Muse

Nov 20, 202511 mins

Generative AIMicrosoft 365Microsoft Azure

Gartner predicts 11% increase in IT spending in Europe by 2026

By Viktor Eriksson

Nov 19, 20251 min

Artificial IntelligenceBudgetingCloud Computing

Gartner: European IT leaders to boost spending on local clouds amid geopolitical worries

By Matthew Finnegan

Nov 12, 20254 mins

Cloud ManagementGovernmentLaws and Regulations

Articles

OpenAI spends even more money it doesn’t have

Commitment to invest $38 billion to run its workloads on AWS follows last week’s promise to buy $250 billion of Azure services.

By Paul Barker

Nov 3, 2025 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingGenerative AI

The AWS outage post-mortem is more revealing in what it doesn’t say

The company listed all of the systems that went haywire, but never really identified what happened differently that day to cause problems. Worse yet, putting out technology brushfires this way leaves the forest in danger of burning again.

By Evan Schuman

Nov 3, 2025 9 mins

Amazon Web ServicesIaaSTechnology Industry

Signal: We have no choice but to use AWS

Signal CEO Meredith Whittaker says there are no realistic alternatives to AWS and the other cloud giants.

By Viktor Eriksson

Oct 29, 2025 1 min

Cloud ComputingMessaging AppsProductivity Software

Amazon to cut 14,000 jobs across company

There will be hiring in some areas where the Amazon sees growth potential.

By Peter Sayer

Oct 28, 2025 2 mins

Amazon Web ServicesAmazon.comHiring

Cost optimization: How to get the most out of your DaaS investment

Watching the bottom line: An automated approach to provisioning AVD with Nerdio guarantees reliability across deployments, mitigating the risk of errors and ensuring a seamless user experience—all while protecting your investment.

By Pete Bartolik

Jul 22, 2024 4 mins

Cloud ComputingDigital Transformation

Spotlight report: Securing the cloud

This Special Report explores cloud security’s unique challenges, the extent of the threats facing organizations today, and how the rapid adoption of AI is amplifying the problem. You’ll learn where to look for hidden risks and essential strategies and best practices for securing your cloud environment.

By Computerworld Staff and Contributors

Oct 1, 2025 1 min

Cloud ComputingCloud SecurityEnterprise Buyer’s Guides

31% of IT leaders waste half their cloud spend

Cloud cost overruns are an increasingly common issue for organizations across all industries. Straightforward solutions exist, but they require changes in culture, not just tech.

By Evan Schuman

Sep 30, 2025 1 min

BudgetingCloud ComputingIT Management

Why cloud repatriation is back on the CIO agenda

CIOs aren’t ditching the cloud — they’re moving some workloads back home to cut costs, meet rules and keep performance in check.

By Antony Panteli

Sep 23, 2025 1 min

Cloud ComputingPrivate Cloud

Box’s new AI features help unlock dormant data

New features aim to tap into unstructured data with smarter analysis by AI — and protect that data from being misused.

By Agam Shah

Sep 12, 2025 4 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud StorageData and Information Security

What Oracle’s $300B OpenAI deal means for enterprise cloud strategy

Oracle has signed what may be the largest-ever cloud contract with OpenAI. How could that shake up the cloud and genAI landscape?

By Taryn Plumb

Sep 11, 2025 1 min

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AIOracle

Box CTO Ben Kus talks up the marriage of cloud storage, genAI agents

The cloud service provider hopes to bolster productivity by offering agentic AI to users so they can extract crucial details from their unstructured data.

By Agam Shah

Sep 11, 2025 6 mins

Cloud StorageFile SharingGenerative AI

Atlassian says its ‘Don’t F— the Customer’ principle drove cloud-only decision

The company will end all on-premises licenses in March 2029, impacting thousands of enterprises.

By Gyana Swain

Sep 10, 2025 5 mins

Cloud ComputingCollaboration Software

9 cloud strategy questions every IT leader must answer

Whether you’re starting out or deep into your cloud journey, assessing these key questions is vital to ensuring a business-aligned approach free of cost overruns and primed to innovate.

By Stephanie Overby

Sep 9, 2025 1 min

Cloud Computing