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Delos

American  
[dee-los, del-ohs] / ˈdi lɒs, ˈdɛl oʊs /

noun

  1. a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the SW Aegean: site of an oracle of Apollo.


Delos British  
/ ˈdiːlɒs /

noun

  1. Modern Greek name: Dhílos.  a Greek island in the SW Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades: a commercial centre in ancient times; the legendary birthplace of Apollo and Artemis. Area: about 5 sq km (2 sq miles)

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In Germany, Microsoft recently expanded a deal with Delos Cloud—a subsidiary of SAP—to deliver the U.S. company’s services under its own ownership and control.

From The Wall Street Journal

Europe does have its own providers, such as France's OVHCloud, or Germany's Germany's T-Systems or Delos, in cloud computing.

From BBC

The footage recorded about fifty males, including adults and children, going into the toilets over that time, where the urinals were out of order and only one cubicle, the one not occupied by Delos Reyes, was available.

From BBC

The panel also imposed an interim suspension order against Delos Reyes for 18 months to cover a potential appeal period.

From BBC

The tribunal panel made its ruling to strike Delos Reyes off on 19 May, deciding that the public would be "shocked" if it did not make the finding "given the severity of the convictions".

From BBC