Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water!
CISPE calls for harmonisation and investment to deliver effective water resilience 26 June 2025,...
PUBLICATIONS
Sovereign Cloud Providers Numspot and Infomaniak Join CISPE
100% European Control Attracts New Members to Leading Cloud Association Brussels, 11th June 2025....
CISPE Welcomes Enzo Ribagnac as New Director for Policy, Governance and Operations
Brussels. 15th May 2025. CISPE is thrilled to announce the appointment of Enzo Ribagnac as the new...
CISPE comment regarding the recent consumer complaint against Deutsche Telekom in Germany
CISPE, the Association of Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe, highlights the...
European Cloud Competition Observatory Report rates Microsoft as Amber but shows Red Flag for Broadcom
Brussels, 11th February 2025 – Today, the European Cloud Competition Observatory (ECCO),...
Demystifying Data Centres: The Backbone of the EU’s Twin Transition
Earlier this month, policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders gathered at the Residence...
Now European Companies Hold the Keys to Make Trust Frameworks a Reality
€20 billion annual opportunity from specifying Gaia-X Trust Frameworks and Labels in cloud...
CISPE Reinforces European Focus
Enhanced majorities for European and SME members underline CISPE’s support for Europe’s cloud...
Little Support for Commission’s Connectivity Vision
The European Commission's White Paper on Connectivity is not representative of the market reality...
Extending telco regulation to the cloud risks harming European consumers, businesses and the Digital Agenda
This week, Analysys Mason, a respected telecoms consulting firm, presented a study that highlights...
CISPE Cloud Switching Framework Published to Support Timely Compliance with EU Data Act
The countdown to the EU Data Act deadline has already started. Although the obligations to...
CISPE and Microsoft Agree Settlement in Fair Software Licensing Case
Microsoft offers new product to settle unfair software licensing claims Nine-month deadline...
CMA suggests link between unfair software licensing and cloud competition
Last week, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its working paper on...
Big Boost for Fair Software Licensing
In spite of national holidays across Europe last week, it was a busy time for those campaigning...
CISPE Statement on most recent Broadcom concessions
Broadcom is responding to the pressure from customers, partners and the European Commission by...
Broadcom’s response to market outrage solves nothing
Minor changes, in response to pressure from European Commission, do not address key issues...
Microsoft Faces Global Scrutiny
South Africa joins growing list of jurisdictions probing Microsoft’s unfair software licensing...
France stands up for fair software licensing
Well done France! Yesterday, the two French parliamentary chambers reached a compromise text that...
New Evidence: Selling Microsoft Software Destroys Profit Margin for Cloud Service Providers in Europe
Brussels, 8th March 2024. Cloud infrastructure providers in Europe are faced with an impossible...
CISPE and Microsoft Open Discussions on ending Unfair Software Licensing
Today, CISPE confirms that it has opened discussions with Microsoft aimed at resolving ongoing...