[kwlug-disc] Cloudy agreements

[Mikalai Birukou]

There is an article with keywords AWS & regulators: 
https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/17/aws_cma_investigation/

Interesting by itself, article also contains the following quote that is 
relevant to an observation about some clients demanding particular (M$) 
cloud:

"""

The cloud giant also took a swipe at Microsoft for its cloud licensing 
restrictions ( 
https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/07/uk_cma_early_findings_microsoft_cloud_choice/ 
) on key applications, and defended the practice of Committed Spend 
Agreements (CSAs), whereby customers get a discount for agreeing in 
advance to a certain level of use – identified by the CMA as a potential 
way of discouraging customers from switching.

"""