European Union (EU) stories - Page 5
European SMEs seek greater control, clarity over data hosting
Thu, 24th Jul 2025
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storage
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data privacy
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microsoft
A survey reveals 57% of European SMEs lack clarity on data location, with many prioritising sovereignty and considering provider changes over US data hosting concerns.
EU urges social media ad checks to tackle €4.3bn scam crisis
Thu, 15th May 2025
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social media
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fraud
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regulation
EU member states urge social media firms to verify advertisers to curb a EUR €4.3bn investment scam crisis sweeping across Europe.
Audit reform urged to strengthen UK's digital resilience
Thu, 17th Apr 2025
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data protection
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digital transformation
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quantum computing
ISACA and CIIA urge UK Government to expedite audit reform legislation to bolster digital resilience amid rising cyber threats and economic risks.
UK among top European nations for digital accessibility
Thu, 13th Mar 2025
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public sector
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nexer digital
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digital services
A new study by Nexer Digital ranks the UK among Europe's leaders in digital accessibility, highlighting the need for continued progress ahead of the 2025 deadline.
NIS2 compliance puts financial strain on EMEA firms
Thu, 31st Oct 2024
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digital transformation
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risk & compliance
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cybersecurity
New NIS2 directives are imposing hefty financial strains on EMEA firms, with 95% reallocating budgets to tackle compliance costs.
Sovos & PwC Ireland form partnership to enhance e-invoicing
Thu, 27th Jun 2024
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risk & compliance
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pwc
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digitisation
Sovos and PwC Ireland join forces to bolster e-invoicing and e-reporting solutions, aiming to streamline compliance in response to new EU mandates.
AWS to launch new infrastructure region in Spain
Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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hyperscale
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public cloud
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cloud services
The AWS Europe (Spain) Region is expected to open late 2022 or 2023 and will consist of three Availability Zones at launch.
Interview: CyrusOne's new Europe president on aggressive expansion
Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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datacentre infrastructure
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hyperscale
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dc
In this exclusive interview Tesh Durvasula shares how the company plans to have a Europe data centre portfolio providing nearly 250 MW by the year's end.
Twitter says sorry about Android bug that lasted four years
Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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data privacy
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x
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gdpr
Twitter apologises to Android users after a bug, lasting over four years, exposed private tweets publicly, affecting those who changed their email addresses.
EU cloud adoption rising, but still far from mainstream
Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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cloud services
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cloud adoption
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modernisation
Cloud adoption is surging among some European Union (EU) nations but it still has a way to go to becoming commonplace across the board.
Europol cracks down on counterfeit sites; arrests 12 people
Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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martech
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commerce systems
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counterfeits
Europol and law enforcement authorities from 26 countries have dismantled an online counterfeit goods ring and arrested 12 people.
Exclusive: CyrusOne's Europe data centre strategy laid bare
Fri, 2nd Nov 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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cloud services
The US-based company has recently initiated an aggressive expansion into Europe, and in this exclusive interview Europe MD Matt Pullen reveals the plans.
GDPR a 'phenomenally powerful' opportunity if done right
Thu, 17th May 2018
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data protection
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digital transformation
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data privacy
There's no doubt you've been drowning in GDPR recently but we were able to break away from the hype and speak with THE expert on the matter.
Apple's €850m Irish data centre project goes up in smoke
Fri, 11th May 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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google
After fighting a seemingly never ending battle with campaigners, Apple has thrown its €850m Ireland data centre project into the 'too hard basket'.
Dublin who? Huge new data centre campus launching in Cork
Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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hyperscale
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dc
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colocation
T5 Data Centers have entered the European market with the announcement of a new €200m data centre campus in Cork, snubbing the usual spot Dublin.
Apple comes out fighting against European Union's NZ $20 billion tax ruling
Wed, 31st Aug 2016
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apple
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tax
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sales
Apple is confident it will wipe the pie off its face after it was hit by a €13 billion (NZD $20 billion) in retroactive taxes by the European Union.
Is the cloud really a safe place to store confidential information?
Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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cybersecurity
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cloud services
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computer forensics nz
Lawyers storing clients' confidential information in the cloud risk it being accessed by US authorities without permission.