Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have been found to be the dominant players in the UK’s cloud storage market, according to the first raft of working papers released by the country's competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), as part of its investigation into cloud services.
The reports into the UK’s cloud market (via The Register) suggest its value doubled between 2019 and 2022, reaching £7.5 billion ($8.9-9.5 billion). Though now almost certainly an outdated figure, it’s a cause for concern when AWS and Microsoft alone seem to be the biggest drivers.
