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Microsoft Azure Goes Fully Offline for Europe
2 Mar
Summary
- Azure Local now operates disconnected, enhancing data sovereignty.
- European demand for sovereign options and CLOUD Act protection grows.
- Microsoft's updates aim to meet strict sovereign requirements.
Microsoft has significantly updated its sovereign cloud offerings, including Azure Local, which can now operate in a fully disconnected state. This enhancement allows for disconnected operations, management, and workload execution within customer-controlled environments, ideal for defense and critical national infrastructure sectors.
The advancements come as European customers increasingly seek digitally sovereign options. They are demanding local infrastructure and protection from potential US CLOUD Act data access, reducing reliance on hyperscalers.
CISPE, a European cloud infrastructure body, has expressed positive reception and plans to test Microsoft's new features against its Sovereign Cloud Services Framework.
Competitors such as Google with its Cloud Airgapped solution and AWS with its European Sovereign Cloud offer similar capabilities for disconnected operations.
