The EU is about to declare AWS and Azure gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act
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EU set to find AWS and Azure meet DMA gatekeeper requirements. Preliminary findings next week, final decision by year-end. Interoperability and lock-in rules follow.
The European Commission is set to unveil preliminary findings as early as next week stating that Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure appear to meet the requirements to be designated as gatekeepers under the Digital Markets Act, Bloomberg reported. A final decision is expected by the end of 2026, though timelines could shift.
If designated, AWS and Azure would face a range of obligations including interoperability requirements, curbs on customer lock-in, and restrictions on self-preferencing. Non-compliance can result in fines of up to 10% of global turnover, rising to 20% for repeated breaches.
The Commission began a formal market investigation in November after concluding that Microsoft and Amazon “occupy very strong positions” in the cloud market. The investigation followed several major outages that...
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