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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…
Using electricity to manually delete emails can actually have a greater carbon impact than simply storing them. (Unsplash)

Can sending fewer emails or emptying your inbox really help fight climate change?

Digital activities, like sending emails, contribute marginally to the annual carbon footprint of information and communication technology users.

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