Microsoft Corp., Amazon Web Services Archives

Microsoft Exits UK Data Centre Partnership with Nscale, Complicating Cloud Startup’s IPO Plans

October 18, 2026 by James O'Brien

Microsoft Corp. has cancelled a planned data‑centre agreement with UK‑based neocloud startup Nscale, dealing a blow to the company’s plans for an initial public offering.

European Commission Opens Antitrust Investigation into Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services Cloud Dominance

June 18, 2026 by Marco Bianchi

Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services face an initial European Commission antitrust investigation into their dominant market power in cloud services, putting them on a collision course with the EU’s stringent digital competition rulebook.