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EU regulators are preparing to probe whether AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud should fall under the Digital Markets Act<\/a> after a string of high-profile outages<\/a> exposed the cloud sector\u2019s dependence on a few dominant players. Officials want clarity on whether customers deserve stronger interoperability and easier data portability. The inquiry marks the first serious push to apply DMA rules to enterprise cloud giants, signaling rising concern over their growing market influence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

EU regulators are preparing to probe whether AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud should fall under the Digital Markets Act after a string of high-profile outages exposed the cloud sector\u2019s dependence on a few dominant players. Officials want clarity on whether customers deserve stronger interoperability and easier data portability. 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