<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Nieuws Extern</title><link>https://www.cio-platform.nl/en/</link><description></description><language>nl-NL</language><copyright>(c) 2006 Procurios</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:20:22 +0200</lastBuildDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>Procurios RSS2 Feed</generator><item><title>Rapidly rising cloud and software costs weigh on the European economy</title><description>&lt;p&gt;A new &lt;a href=&#039;http://www.cio-platform.nl/l/nl/library/download/urn:uuid:69f79b40-4c14-468f-996e-a0de3fd63ed0/2026-06-30+sterk+stijgende+cloud-+en+softwarekosten+drukken+op+europese+economie+%281%29.png?format=save_to_disk&#039;&gt;Aster&amp;egrave;s study&lt;/a&gt;, commissioned by Cigref, shows that the prices of cloud and software services in Europe are rising structurally and significantly &amp;mdash; well above inflation &amp;mdash; with substantial consequences for European organisations and the economy. This provides yet another reason to further strengthen the availability of European alternatives.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://www.cio-platform.nl/en/weblog/nieuws-extern-detailpagina/2026/07/02/rapidly-rising-cloud-and-software-costs-weigh-on-the-european-economy</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:20:22 +0200</pubDate><guid isPermaLink='true'>https://www.cio-platform.nl/en/weblog/nieuws-extern-detailpagina/2026/07/02/rapidly-rising-cloud-and-software-costs-weigh-on-the-european-economy</guid><media:content url="https://www.cio-platform.nl/l/library/download/urn:uuid:69f79b40-4c14-468f-996e-a0de3fd63ed0/2026-06-30+sterk+stijgende+cloud-+en+softwarekosten+drukken+op+europese+economie+%281%29.png" type="image/png" medium="image"  duration="10"> </media:content></item></channel></rss>