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Posted on June 16, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleMicrosoft ensures European cloud data stays within Europe, complying with EU laws. Local personnel will control operations, and remote access will be monitored.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Microsoft on Monday said data stored by its European cloud customers would stay in Europe, under European Law, with operations controlled by its local personnel, and under full control of customers.
European companies and governments have been increasingly worrying about their data being moved outside the continent into the hands of other countries such as the U.S., pushing the American companies such as Microsoft to announce safeguards.
Microsoft in April laid out plans to protect user data as it expands its cloud and AI infrastructure in Europe, including respecting European laws seeking to rein in the power of large technology companies.
On Monday, the company said all remote access by Microsoft engineers to the systems that store and process European data would be approved and monitored by European resident personnel in real-time.
Microsoft said its sovereign private cloud is in preview mode currently and will be generally available later this year.
(Reporting by Supantha Mukherjee in Stockholm; Editing by Christian Schmollinger)
Microsoft announced that data stored by its European cloud customers will remain in Europe and be managed by local personnel, ensuring compliance with European laws.
All remote access by Microsoft engineers to systems storing European data will be approved and monitored by European resident personnel in real-time.
Microsoft's sovereign private cloud is currently in preview mode and is expected to be generally available later this year.
European companies and governments are increasingly worried about their data being transferred outside the continent, particularly to the U.S., which raises concerns about data sovereignty.
Microsoft laid out its plans to protect user data in April as part of its expansion of cloud and AI infrastructure in Europe.
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