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Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future
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Engineering· 4 min read

Scaling cloud and AI: Microsoft Azure’s commitment to Europe’s digital future

Microsoft is significantly expanding its Azure datacenter infrastructure across Europe to meet surging demand for cloud and AI services, with new regions launched in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Greece, and Finland. The expansion focuses on providing sovereign cloud solutions that offer transparency, operational control, and compliance with local regulations while maintaining access to advanced AI c

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Utopia Tech·May 7, 2026
Enforcing trust and transparency: Open-sourcing the Azure Integrated HSMAI
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Enforcing trust and transparency: Open-sourcing the Azure Integrated HSM

Microsoft is open-sourcing its Azure Integrated HSM, a FIPS 140-3 Level 3 certified hardware security module built into every new Azure server, to enhance transparency and trust in cloud cryptographic operations. The firmware, driver, and software stack will be released through the Open Compute Project, enabling independent validation by customers, partners, and regulators. This server-local appro

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Azure IaaS: Defense in depth built on secure-by-design principlesAI
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Azure IaaS: Defense in depth built on secure-by-design principles

Microsoft Azure IaaS implements a comprehensive security architecture combining defense-in-depth layering with Secure Future Initiative (SFI) principles across compute, networking, and storage infrastructure. Security is engineered from hardware roots of trust through virtualization boundaries, with protections enabled by default including network isolation, encryption, and DDoS mitigation. The pl

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