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Microsoft completes EU Data Boundary for the Microsoft Cloud

Microsoft completed the final phase of its EU Data Boundary, now storing and processing professional services data from EU and EFTA technical support cases within the bloc, alongside the customer and pseudonymised data already covered.

Verified AI-drafted Microsoft, On the Issues blog, 26 February 2025

What it does not test. Does not change legal ownership of the data or Microsoft's exposure to US law, and a security exception still allows limited transfers out.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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