U.K. regulator Ofcom has given its first indication that it’s preparing to refer the local cloud infrastructure services market for an in-depth investigation, with the practices of Amazon and Microsoft in particular in its crosshairs due to their market share.
The news comes some six months after Ofcom first revealed it was kickstarting a market study into the £15 billion U.K. cloud market, with the so-called big three “hyperscalers” of Amazon, Microsoft, and Google firmly in its crosshairs.
It’s worth noting that Ofcom’s consultation, which involves soliciting stakeholder feedback from across the cloud industry, is only at its halfway point. But today Ofcom confirmed that it has “provisionally identified” practices that make it more difficult for business customers to switch between cloud providers, or even use multiple providers, which is why it is “
