- Microsoft is now a member of Cloud Infrastructure Services — providers in Europe
- It will be a non-voting member with limited influence on decisions
- Microsoft wants to build a “constructive partnership” in Europe
After months of fighting for it with sky providers globally, and especially in Europe, in terms of its alleged competitive business practice, Microsoft is now joined by Cispe, the group that filed the complaint in the first place.
Microsoft is now the 39th member participating in the Cloud Infrastructure Services providers of Europe (CISPE) -group after its recent settlement with the body.
However, it was not welcomed by all board members, where the most important rival AWS spoke against Microsoft’s inclusion.
Microsoft has joined CISPE as non-voted member
Although Microsoft is now joined as a member of Cispe, it remains a non-voting member, which means its influence on political decisions will be limited.
“We are grateful for the CISPE membership for accepting our application as a non-voted supporter and will continue to focus on building a constructive partnership that supports European Sky providers,” Microsoft said in a statement to Registered.
Cispe has not published a formal notice of Microsoft’s admission.
Meanwhile, skepticism about Microsoft’s status as a CISPE member has raised questions about the effects on the organization’s independence. It now has influence from AWS and Microsoft from the inside – two of the leading hyperscalers that dominate the market.
The third hyperscaler, Google, has previously been successful in its efforts to participate in CISPE. Instead, it helped form and joined the Open Cloud Coalition, but Microsoft -Vice General Age Rima ALEA planned Google to have organized an “Astroturf group” for “Sispistit Microsoft with the competition authorities and decision makers and deceived the public.”
Techradar Pro have reached Microsoft and Cispe to confirm membership status and ask for further comments, but none of them responded right away. Any update is shared here.
