Google ending fees for switching to another cloud provider, Bloomberg reports

Google (GOOGL) is ending fees levied on customers who want to leave its cloud service for rivals such as Amazon (AMZN) or Microsoft (MSFT), Bloomberg’s Dina Bass reports. The move follows intensifying scrutiny of cloud services by regulators and lawmakers around the world. Google VP Amit Zavery, who helps oversee the cloud business, says switching fees only represent about 2% of the total costs of migrating to a new provider. “We heard from regulators and customers that this is one of the items, and we wanted to take that off the table,” he said. “We want to, of course, encourage other vendors to do the same.”