Cloud Computing

EU's cloud sovereignty push leaves room for US hyperscalers

The Cloud and AI Development Act signals a regulatory direction for the EU as it aims to reduce dependency on US cloud providers. But Europe is walking a tightrope in balancing sovereignty concerns with a desire for openness.

EU sets out plans to reduce reliance on US cloud providers

The European Commission on Wednesday unveiled a package of measures to boost competitiveness around the development of AI, cloud and chips. The proposals stop short of barring US suppliers from public sector cloud procurement.

Enterprise Spotlight: Rethinking cloud strategy in the age of AI

Download the June 2026 issue of the Enterprise Spotlight from the editors of CIO, Computerworld, CSO, InfoWorld, and Network World, and learn how to navigate the latest cloud strategy developments.

IBM unveils tool to track sovereignty risks for cloud workloads

The Sovereignty Risk Profile gives customers greater visibility into where cloud workloads run and how they are secure, IBM says. It’s part of a wider push to address growing concerns around digital sovereignty.

Democratizing AI adoption with Tether's Bitnet LLM fine-tuning framework

Meta considers becoming a hyperscaler

Meta keeps reinventing itself in search of a better business model; after personalized ads, the metaverse, and now AI, could renting out its computing infrastructure be next?

The European Commission eyes rules to restrict US cloud services

The idea: certain types of sensitive data should be stored and managed to a greater extent using European cloud infrastructure.