NEW YORK : Ukraine has urged cloud-computing and software giants including Microsoft Corp and SAP SE to cut off Russia to stop Moscow's invasion. Here's what's at stake.The Ukrainian ministry of digital transformation wants North American and European technology companies to completely pause any dealings with Russian clients, potentially disrupting Russia's economy and forcing the Kremlin to reconsider what it has called a"special operation" in Ukraine.
Vendors cannot remotely turn off some of the technology. But there are options to choke clients' systems. Microsoft has the largest market share in Russia at 17per cent, followed by Amazon.com Inc's cloud unit at 14per cent and IBM at 10per cent, according to 2020 estimates from IDC. Yandex NV, a Russian company, comes in fourth with 3per cent market share.