Microsoft and CISPE met last week to review the progress of Windows Azure Local.
Last week, Microsoft and Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers of Europe (CISPE) kicked off their technical summit. The purpose of the meeting was to review Microsoft’s progress regarding its cloud products. Indeed, the Windows company has a complaint on its hands regarding the unfair competition it is creating in the cloud market. Microsoft would settle with some changes to its cloud products. The progress was discussed at an extended meeting.
Wine tasting and more serious business
The Microsoft and CISPE meeting took place last week. The Register got a chance to see the agenda. Besides a wine tasting, a talk on the EU Data Act and all sorts of partner introductions, the big purpose of this meeting was to check on Microsoft’s progress.
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Microsoft and CISPE meet to discuss progress
In July, Microsoft and CISPE agreed to settle a competition complaint filed with the European Commission. It related to cloud software licensing, in which Microsoft’s cloud products shut out competition. Now Microsoft would have agreed to pay a relatively small amount, and make changes to its Azure Local.
Participants
According to a draft agenda viewed by The Register, not many technical people from Microsoft were present at the meeting, but many from marketing and regulatory teams were. Only on the second day would more technical profiles join, who can tell more about the settlement from a technical perspective.
A spokesman for the trade association of 36 companies told The Register, “We expect a good mix of the senior people responsible for securing the legal elements of the settlement and the managers responsible for leading the development teams charged with building the technical requirements. We have a packed agenda and expect to make progress. We will report this in the 1st ECCO paper before the end of the year.”
“Our continued partnership with CISPE builds on our long-standing commitment and investment to create opportunities and grow the European technology industry,” said a Microsoft spokesperson.