REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: LAN network cables plugged into a computer server in Singapore July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo
A panel working on the Indian government's cloud computing policy wants data generated in India to be stored within the country, a proposal that could deal a blow to global technology giants such as Amazon and Microsoft who offer such services.
It could not only raise their costs because they will need to ramp up the number and size of data storage centres in India, where power costs remain high, but at least some of those increases are likely to be passed onto customers who include everyone from small start-ups to large Indian corporations.
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