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At a recent Nextcloud-hosted roundtable, digital sovereignty backers in the EU looking to reduce reliance on US tech firms described how government IT spending could play a key role in the effort.

By Matthew Finnegan

Mar 6, 2026 4 mins

Cloud ComputingGovernment ITMarkets

Online rights groups ask EU to put a stop to digital enshittification

An open letter from European consumer and online rights campaigners calls on EU institutions to stop big tech companies degrading digital services at users’ expense.

By Maxwell Cooter

Mar 6, 2026 2 mins

Cloud ComputingEnterprise ApplicationsManaged Cloud Services

Lack of regulatory action on hyperscaler dominance prompts inquiry chair to quit

Despite finding last year that Microsoft and Amazon Web Services are dominating the market for cloud services in the UK, the regulator has taken no action.

By Maxwell Cooter

Mar 5, 2026 5 mins

Amazon Web ServicesGovernmentLaws and Regulations

OpenAI launches stateful AI on AWS, signaling a control plane power shift

While reaffirming its Microsoft partnership, the company is building a Bedrock-native orchestration layer that positions it firmly in multi-cloud territory.

By Taryn Plumb

Feb 27, 2026 8 mins

Amazon Web ServicesIaaSMicrosoft

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

AI agent platforms could push down SaaS license costs, report argues

Citrini Research imagines a future where software tools and expertise are rendered obsolete while AI unleashes job losses and economic chaos.

By John E. Dunn

Feb 24, 2026 5 mins

Artificial IntelligenceSaaSSoftware Licensing

What really caused that AWS outage in December?

AWS now has confirmed its AI actually did delete and recreate an environment, but is blaming a human engineer for the mishap. AI firms blaming humans is becoming a recurring theme.

By Evan Schuman

Feb 24, 2026 7 mins

Amazon Web ServicesArtificial IntelligenceIaaS

Microsoft undercuts its kinder, gentler image with big ICE contract

Though publicly the company has kept its distance from the Trump Administration, it’s apparently all too willing to work with ICE in the US.

By Preston Gralla

Feb 24, 2026 6 mins

GovernmentGovernment ITMicrosoft Azure

Apple, the storage company

So far, it's managed to keep customers satisfied —1GB at a time.

By Jonny Evans

Feb 23, 2026 5 mins

AppleCloud StorageMac

Starcloud prepares to launch AWS Outpost into space

But even the CEO of AWS is skeptical of plans to put data centers in space.

By Maxwell Cooter

Feb 13, 2026 2 mins

Aerospace and Defense IndustryManufacturing IndustryMarkets

SaaS isn’t dead, the market is just becoming more hybrid

The future isn’t all incumbents or all AI-native startups, it’s a blended ecosystem of agent-driven platforms, new pricing structures, and AI governance layers, says Deloitte.

By Taryn Plumb

Feb 12, 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCloud ComputingSaaS