Data Residency
The latest Data Residency coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Microsoft Launches Urgent Probe Into Azure Cloud’s Role in Palestinian Mass Surveillance
Microsoft has launched an urgent external review after media investigations alleged that Israel’s Unit 8200 used a customized Azure cloud environment to ingest and analyze massive volumes of...
Microsoft Hires Covington & Burling to Probe Azure's Role in Israeli Spy Unit Surveillance
Microsoft has hired the U.S. law firm Covington & Burling to lead an independent investigation into whether its Azure cloud platform was used by Israel’s elite signals intelligence unit, Unit...
GPT-5's Windows Debut Brings Smarter AI, But Cautionary Tales Remain
Microsoft has embedded OpenAI’s new GPT‑5 reasoning engine into Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Visual Studio just days after launch—bringing expanded context windows, model‑routing “Smart...
Microsoft Retains Covington for Azure-Palestine Surveillance Investigation
Microsoft has retained the law firm Covington & Burling LLP to lead an urgent external investigation into claims that its Azure cloud platform was used to store and process massive amounts of...
q.beyond Earns Microsoft's Top Copilot Partner Status, Launches Sovereign AI for SMEs
q.beyond AG, the Cologne-based IT services group, has catapulted itself into the European enterprise AI spotlight by simultaneously launching a sovereign generative AI platform, shipping a...
Google Cloud Tops South Africa Preference Survey, But Global Cloud Market Tells a Different Story
Google Cloud has emerged as the most preferred cloud provider among South African business IT decision-makers, a new survey reveals, but the global cloud infrastructure race remains fiercely...
Microsoft Declares Windows Backup for Organizations Ready for Business in Release Preview
Microsoft has quietly elevated its enterprise-focused Windows Backup for Organizations to general availability, bundling the capability into a Release Preview build for Windows 10 (OS build...
Security Copilot Deep Dive: AI Incident Summaries, Automation Agents, and the 84 Trillion Signal Question
Microsoft’s Security Copilot has evolved from a simple chatbot into a platform that includes autonomous agents capable of triaging phishing emails and writing executive summaries—all while...
Google Weaves Gemini into Workspace, Squeezing Microsoft’s $30 Copilot Model
Google has eliminated the separate $20 per-user monthly fee for its Gemini Business plan, folding the AI features into standard Workspace subscriptions while raising base prices by roughly $2 per...
Sure’s Azure Stack Hub in Channel Islands: Real Capacity, Licensing, and Data Sovereignty Demystified
Channel Island enterprises now have a managed Azure Stack Hub service hosted locally by Sure, a move that promises data residency, Azure-consistent tooling, and on-island support. This hybrid cloud...
Smarsh’s 17-Year Inc 5000 Streak Highlights AI-Powered Copilot Compliance for Regulated Windows Shops
Smarsh, the Portland-based digital communications compliance specialist, has secured its 17th consecutive year on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies—a rare...
Excel's AI Copilot Now Explains Complex Formulas Right in the Grid
Microsoft has quietly begun rolling out a transformative Copilot feature that places plain-language formula explanations directly inside the Excel worksheet. Dubbed "Explain this formula," the new...