AWS launches European Sovereign Cloud in Germany and announces EUR 7.8 billion investment
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the general availability of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. The new cloud infrastructure is located entirely within the EU, is physically and logically separated from other AWS regions and offers European organizations the highest level of sovereignty, control and compliance for sensitive data.
The first AWS region was opened in Brandenburg, Germany. AWS plans to expand the infrastructure across Europe, starting with Local Zones in Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal.
Focus on sovereignty and security
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud offers:
- Physical & logical separation: completely independent from existing AWS regions.
- Operation exclusively by EU citizens: Technical support, customer service and infrastructure management are entirely in European hands.
- Full data residency: Content and metadata remain within the EU, including IAM, billing and usage measurement
- Technical and compliance controls: AWS Nitro System, encryption, key management, hardware security modules.
- ESC-Sovereignty Reference Framework: Third-party validated audit reports for clear sovereignty guarantees.
Europe needs access to the most robust cloud and AI technology. The expansion of AWS innovation across Europe will help supercharge customers' growth and AI ambitions.
Stéphane Israël, Managing Director AWS European Sovereign Cloud
Broad service portfolio & partner integration
Over 90 AWS services are available from the start, including
- AI/ML: Amazon SageMaker, Bedrock
- Compute & Serverless: EC2, Lambda
- Containers: EKS, ECS
- Databases: Aurora, DynamoDB, RDS
- Storage & Networking: S3, EBS, VPC
Launch partners such as Adobe, SAP, Accenture, Capgemini, Kyndryl, Sanoma Learning and many more offer additional solutions in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.
Strategic investment in Europe
- Investment volume: > 7.8 billion euros in Germany
- Economic contribution: approx. 17.2 billion euros by 2040
- Jobs: an average of 2,800 full-time positions per year
Expansion into Belgium, the Netherlands and Portugal is intended to strengthen the local economy, productivity and innovation.
Recognition from politics and authorities
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud not only strengthens Germany's role as a location for digital infrastructure in Europe - it also demonstrates our country's attractiveness for investments in cutting-edge technologies.
Dr. Karsten Wildberger, Federal Minister for Digital and State Modernization
Federal ministers, EU representatives and national IT security authorities welcome the launch as an important step towards strengthening digital sovereignty in Europe. The fact that the cloud combines innovation, data protection and compliance is particularly emphasized.
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