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European SMEs seek greater control, clarity over data hosting

Thu, 24th Jul 2025
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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.
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EU urges social media ad checks to tackle €4.3bn scam crisis

Thu, 15th May 2025
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EU member states urge social media firms to verify advertisers to curb a EUR €4.3bn investment scam crisis sweeping across Europe.
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Audit reform urged to strengthen UK's digital resilience

Thu, 17th Apr 2025
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ISACA and CIIA urge UK Government to expedite audit reform legislation to bolster digital resilience amid rising cyber threats and economic risks.
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UK among top European nations for digital accessibility

Thu, 13th Mar 2025
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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.
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NIS2 compliance puts financial strain on EMEA firms

Thu, 31st Oct 2024
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New NIS2 directives are imposing hefty financial strains on EMEA firms, with 95% reallocating budgets to tackle compliance costs.
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Sovos & PwC Ireland form partnership to enhance e-invoicing

Thu, 27th Jun 2024
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Sovos and PwC Ireland join forces to bolster e-invoicing and e-reporting solutions, aiming to streamline compliance in response to new EU mandates.
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AWS to launch new infrastructure region in Spain

Tue, 5th Nov 2019
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The AWS Europe (Spain) Region is expected to open late 2022 or 2023 and will consist of three Availability Zones at launch.
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Interview: CyrusOne's new Europe president on aggressive expansion

Wed, 20th Feb 2019
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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.
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Twitter says sorry about Android bug that lasted four years

Tue, 22nd Jan 2019
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Twitter apologises to Android users after a bug, lasting over four years, exposed private tweets publicly, affecting those who changed their email addresses.
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EU cloud adoption rising, but still far from mainstream

Tue, 18th Dec 2018
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Cloud adoption is surging among some European Union (EU) nations but it still has a way to go to becoming commonplace across the board.
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Europol cracks down on counterfeit sites; arrests 12 people

Tue, 27th Nov 2018
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Europol and law enforcement authorities from 26 countries have dismantled an online counterfeit goods ring and arrested 12 people.
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Exclusive: CyrusOne's Europe data centre strategy laid bare

Fri, 2nd Nov 2018
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The US-based company has recently initiated an aggressive expansion into Europe, and in this exclusive interview Europe MD Matt Pullen reveals the plans.
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GDPR a 'phenomenally powerful' opportunity if done right

Thu, 17th May 2018
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​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.
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Apple's €850m Irish data centre project goes up in smoke

Fri, 11th May 2018
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​After fighting a seemingly never ending battle with campaigners, Apple has thrown its €850m Ireland data centre project into the 'too hard basket'.
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Dublin who? Huge new data centre campus launching in Cork

Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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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.
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Apple comes out fighting against European Union's NZ $20 billion tax ruling

Wed, 31st Aug 2016
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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.
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Is the cloud really a safe place to store confidential information?

Wed, 16th Mar 2016
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Lawyers storing clients' confidential information in the cloud risk it being accessed by US authorities without permission.