Ducable added: “As a dedicated CISPE member, we will continue to actively contribute to CISPE initiatives which champion the cloud industry, support cloud customers' choice and enhance European competitiveness.”.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has stepped down from the board of CISPE (cloud infrastructure service providers in Europe) after a change of rules meaning only European-based companies can serve.
The changes comes shortly after it was revealed Microsoft had joined CISPE to focus on building a “constructive partnership” in Europe, despite the company’s previous cloud conflict in the region.
AWS Head of Public Policy EMEA, Stéphane Ducable, commented (via The Register): “We are proud of our contributions to CISPE's achievements and growth over nearly a decade and remain committed to the association and its founding principles.”.
Jacqueline van de Werken from the Netherlands’ Leaseweb, David Chassan from France’s Outscale and Lorenzo Chiriatti from Register in Italy remain on the board, together with newly elected members Alexander Windbichler of Anexia, Austria and Jake Madders representing the UK’s Hyve.
