Britain's antitrust watchdog on Tuesday raised concerns over competition in the multi-billion-pound cloud computing market.

UK Says Microsoft And Amazon Are Dominant Players In Cloud Competition  Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Tuesday raised concerns over competition in the multi-billion-pound cloud computing market and singled out Microsoft and Amazon as the dominant players.

Web Services could come under scrutiny from U.K. regulators after an independent investigation found a lack of competition in the cloud-services market.

An independent inquiry report has told the UK’s competition watchdog to consider investigating AWS and Microsoft’s cloud services.

If the companies are found to have ‘strategic market status’ then they could face restrictions on egress fees and software licensing.

The CMA has published the provisional findings from its long-running investigation into the UK cloud infrastructure services market, and is considering taking targeted action against AWS and Microsoft out of concern about the competitive impact their hold on the sector is having.

It found that there are alternative cloud suppliers face significant barriers to enter and expand in the market. Also, that "technical and commercial barriers" limit customers' ability to switch providers,