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AWS and Microsoft Face Fresh UK Scrutiny Over Cloud Switching Barriers

16 October 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

16 October 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

Cloud Infrastructure

◆ Geography

United Kingdom

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 16 October 2026 · Fusion42 review

The UK Competition and Markets Authority is intensifying scrutiny on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft over the barriers customers face when switching cloud providers, aiming to enhance competition by reducing these obstacles.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Cloud Infrastructure, and 2 sources have reported it between 16 Oct 2026 and 17 Oct 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

UK regulators are pushing for easier cloud-switching to break provider lock-in. You need to prepare for possible new rules that could lower switching costs and reshape pricing or contracts.

◆ Coverage

2 sources · first reported 16 Oct 2026 · latest 17 Oct 2026

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Cloud Infrastructureuk-cmacloud-computingawsmicrosoftregulatory-scrutinymarket-competition