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After AWS and Google, Microsoft says it’s removing Azure ‘egress’ data transfer fees — but with caveats

After AWS and Google, Microsoft says it’s removing Azure ‘egress’ data transfer fees — but with caveats

Image Credits: Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images/LightRocket / Getty Images Microsoft has revealed that it, too, will allow business customers to transfer data out of its Azure cloud infrastructure with no “egress fees” attached, following hot on the heels of similar moves by cloud rivals AWS and Google. While Microsoft positions the announcement as a voluntary pro-customer move, the fact that it was quietly revealed with little fanfare via a short blog post might suggest… Source link

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AWS follows Google in announcing unrestricted free data transfers to other cloud providers

AWS follows Google in announcing unrestricted free data transfers to other cloud providers

Image Credits: Noah Berger/Getty Images for Amazon Web Services Amazon’s cloud computing subsidiary AWS has revealed that it will allow customers to transfer their data out of its ecosystem with no so-called “egress fees” attached. The news follows some two months after Google announced similar plans, though in Google’s case as the third-biggest player in the public cloud triopoly after AWS and Microsoft, it was heavily incentivized to “lead by example” — if… Source link

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Fort Wayne to build sewer for Google data center, tech giant chipping in

Fort Wayne to build sewer for Google data center, tech giant chipping in

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) — Normally, computers and water don’t mix, but the new data center set for southeast Fort Wayne needs both. At Tuesday’s Fort Wayne City Council meeting, the body approved more than $8 million to build both a sewer and extend a water main to support Google’s new data center, known under the name “Project Zodiac.” “One of them is for water and one of them is for sewer,” said Michael Kiester, manager of engineering with Fort Wayne City… Source link

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Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

Denmark orders schools to stop sending student data to Google

The Danish data protection authority (Datatilsynet) has issued an injunction regarding student data being funneled to Google through the use of Chromebooks and Google Workspace services in the country’s schools. The matter was brought to the agency’s attention roughly four years ago by a concerned parent and activist, Jesper Graugaard, who protested how student data is sent to Google without any consideration about the potential for misuse or the impact it could have on those persons… Source link

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Google to pay $350 million to settle shareholders’ data privacy lawsuit

Google to pay $350 million to settle shareholders’ data privacy lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders related to a security bug at its now-defunct Google+ social media website. A preliminary settlement was filed late on Monday in San Francisco federal court after more than a year of mediation, and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson. It resolves claims that Google learned by March 2018 about a three-year software glitch that exposed Google+ users’ personal data, yet… Source link

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Google to pay $350 million to settle shareholders’ data privacy lawsuit

Google to pay $350 million to settle shareholders’ data privacy lawsuit

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Google agreed to pay $350 million to settle a lawsuit by shareholders related to a security bug at its now-defunct Google+ social media website. A preliminary settlement was filed late on Monday in San Francisco federal court after more than a year of mediation and requires approval by U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson. It resolves claims that Google learned by March 2018 about a three-year software glitch that exposed Google+ users’ personal data, yet concealed… Source link

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