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100% European computing firm Scaleway has been selected as one of four cloud providers under the European Commission’s Cloud III Dynamic Purchasing System, a €180 million procurement programme enabling EU institutions, bodies and agencies to access sovereign cloud services over a period of up to six years. Scaleway is fully immune from any non-EU interference, while also guaranteeing that data localisation is all based within Europe. Pingingz/Shutterstock

Cloud tech outages: how the EU plans to bolster its digital infrastructure

Global digital infrastructure behind literally every modern service requiring data backup or authentification for example, is far more fragile than you’d think…
The Internet is anything but immaterial, as all those messages, images, and videos live in data centres, which consume immense amounts of energy. Rawpixel

Could video streaming be as bad for the climate as driving a car? Calculating Internet’s hidden carbon footprint

The energy consumption of Internet use has multiplied by a thousand-fold in 20 years. So how can we better visualise our energy ‘spending’ and reduce carbon emissions?
Cloud services that aren’t properly managed can ‘leak’ data into the wrong hands. id-work/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

Mismanaged cloud services put user data at risk

Cloud services are convenient, but if an organization isn’t careful about how it uses them, the services can also give data thieves an opening.
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How to prevent Internet congestion during the lockdown

Between teleworking, distance learning and the use of social networks, the current period is unusual in our use of the Internet. How does the network work? How to use it well?

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