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Why we must urgently break the big tech monopolies
As a founder of Civo and a founder of Defense.com, I find myself in a unique position to comment on recent events, having founded both a cloud computing provider and also cyber security company.
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Clouded Judgement: CISPE’s Microsoft surrender exposes broken cloud market
Late in 2022, the Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe group (CISPE) filed a complaint with the European Commission, accusing Microsoft of imposing anti-competitive contractual terms to the detriment of Europe’s cloud ecosystem. Last week, CISPE withdrew that complaint, averting an EU antitrust investigation and any risk of punitive regulatory action. Naturally, Microsoft President Brad…
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The Need for a True Sovereign Cloud in the UK
For years, the global cloud computing market has been dominated by a handful of US-based hyperscale providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Google. With their vast resources and early mover advantage, these tech giants rapidly took control of providing cloud infrastructure and services to organisations around the world, including in the UK. As a result, British…
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Welcome to my blog
Every morning I wake up energised by the latest developments and challenges in the tech world. So, I’ve decided to share my insights and perspectives on the tech industry through this blog. I thrive on disrupting the status quo, looking for new ways to shake up business models previously considered the ‘norm’ and unlocking new…
Welcome to Mark Boost’s Blog
Mark Boost 