'Trust cannot be claimed. It needs to be earned through our actions': Microsoft thinks it's doing pretty well in helping European firms manage their data, despite sovereignty complaints
Microsoft claims progress in supporting European data sovereignty through significant investments and initiatives aimed at enhancing data resilience, privacy, and economic competitiveness. Despite ongoing antitrust scrutiny in multiple markets, the company asserts it is earning trust via actions like expanding data center capacity and forming region-specific partnerships. It emphasizes that trust must be earned through sustained effort, particularly in light of geopolitical uncertainties and European demands for digital autonomy.
- ▪Microsoft has invested billions in data center expansions across Portugal, Norway, and the UK, aiming to increase its European data center capacity by 40%.
- ▪The company has made its Digital Resilience Commitment legally binding in government contracts to support continuity during crises.
- ▪Microsoft partnered with Germany's Delos Cloud to strengthen business continuity and digital resilience in Europe.
- ▪It is supporting underrepresented European languages by collecting high-quality speech and text datasets.
- ▪Ongoing antitrust investigations are active in at least six markets, even as Microsoft promotes its European sovereignty efforts.
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Pro 'Trust cannot be claimed. It needs to be earned through our actions': Microsoft thinks it's doing pretty well in helping European firms manage their data, despite sovereignty complaints News By Craig Hale published 1 May 2026 Microsoft praises its recent work in Europe When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: zpagistock/ Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Microsoft has invested billions across Europe in a bid to increase EU data center capacity by 40%The company is also helping to region boost resilience amid ongoing geopolitical…
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