Brexit vote had 'no impact on the decision' to open UK data centres, says Microsoft

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Brexit vote had 'no impact on the decision' to open UK data centres, says Microsoft

But it's "too early to say" where the uncertain data privacy situation may lead, company admits

As Azure and Office 365 roll out natively across the UK in regionalised data centres today, Microsoft's UK COO told Computing that while "it's too early to say" what Brexit will mean for GDPR and UK data...

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