Cloud computing

Aims to develop alternative to Big Three providers

Deal comes at a time when Amazon and rival Microsoft face increased scrutiny from the UK competition regulator

Too many eggs in too few cloud baskets?

The first sovereign cloud services will be rolled out in Germany

IT budgets hold firm but there are tough choices to be made

Close ties with a vendor partner eased the process

Concerns raised about lack of competition, as Azure and AWS dominate

Microsoft, AWS and Google have a "take it or leave it" approach to cloud contracts - but is the market about to be disrupted again?

Follows a request made by Senator Wyden to initiate measures against Microsoft

Cloud revenue jumped 24%