Cyber and resilience
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CMA presses cloud providers on switching barriers
The CMA says AWS and Microsoft have made progress on cloud interconnection, migration and data transfer charges, but further work is needed on identity management and portability between competing platforms.
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Activists target Amsterdam data centre construction again
Extinction Rebellion says activists again targeted the foundations of a Microsoft-leased data centre under construction in Amsterdam. No independent assessment has established structural damage or delays from the latest incident.
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Dutch MPs question American server seizure
Dutch lawmakers have demanded answers after Amsterdam police seized a server belonging to Italian internet provider Autistici/Inventati at the request of US authorities, raising questions about legal safeguards and European digital sovereignty.
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CLS reports completed settlement infrastructure migration
CLS and Kyndryl say they have completed a migration of financial settlement infrastructure, reporting nearly two million transactions worth more than $9 trillion in the first cycle at the new environment.
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Nebius records fresh European GPU network disruptions
Nebius reported separate InfiniBand incidents in eu-west2 on 14 and 15 October, alongside an overlapping eu-south1 cross-region connectivity problem. The provider marked all three incidents resolved.
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Sberbank reports drone strike on Balakovo facility
Sberbank has confirmed a drone attack on its Balakovo data centre in Russia’s Saratov region but says services continue without interruption. The extent of damage and any recovery work remain unconfirmed.
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Scaleway completes three-zone Milan cloud region
Scaleway has opened two more Milan availability zones, giving its Italian cloud region three separate zones. The service expansion creates more deployment options but does not disclose new megawatts.
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Incident register identifies recurring data centre power faults
The Energy Incident Register’s 12 October snapshot lists 92 publicly reported data centre power-system incidents, highlighting UPS and battery rooms alongside backup generators.
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Yandex suspends Vladimir data centre after drone strike
Yandex says operations at its Vladimir data centre were completely suspended after a drone attack on 11 October. It reported infrastructure damage, service disruption and an unstable remaining resource configuration.
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Drone attack disrupts Yandex Kaluga data centre
Yandex says a drone attack partly disabled its Kaluga data centre on 9 October. The incident followed an attack on its Sasovo facility but affected a separate site.