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December 22, 2025, 5:02 AM EST. 2025 has cemented the dominance of hyperscale players in the cloud, with AWS and Microsoft at the forefront and ongoing CMA scrutiny of the UK cloud market. Key stories include the DSIT guidance allowing overseas datacentres to aid resilience, capacity, and innovation-sparking debate about favoring homegrown providers. HMRC's decade-long £500m cloud migration and datacentre exit project drew criticism over tender scope and perceived bias toward a single hyperscale supplier, a concern amplified as other bidders exited the process. In October, Computer Weekly revealed AWS remained the sole remaining supplier, underscoring tension around legacy IT and hybrid cloud approaches. A new wave of neocloud players emerged to handle AI workloads, signaling a shift in the competitive landscape for cloud infrastructure.