• AWS News Blog Opening the AWS European Sovereign Cloud | Deutsch | English | Español | Français | Italiano As a European citizen, I understand first-hand the importance of digital sovereignty, especially for our public sector organisations and highly regulated industries. • Today, I’m delighted to share that the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is now generally available to all customers. • We first announced our plans to build this new independent cloud infrastructure in 2023, and today it’s ready to meet the most stringent sovereignty requirements of European customers with a comprehensive set of AWS services. • Meeting European sovereignty requirements Organizations across Europe face increasingly complex regulatory requirements around data residency, operational control, and governance independence. • Too often today, European organisations with the highest sovereignty requirements are stuck in legacy on-premises environments or offerings with reduced services and functionality. • In response to this critical need, the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is the only fully featured and independently operated sovereign cloud backed by strong technical controls, sovereign assurances, and legal protections.
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- AWS has launched its European Sovereign Cloud, a fully independent cloud infrastructure that meets the EU’s strict data‑safety and sovereignty requirements. The first region, located in Brandenburg, Germany, is now generally available and operates separately from existing AWS regions, with multiple availability zones and redundant power and networking. AWS plans to extend the footprint across the EU with sovereign local zones in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal, and offers options for dedicated local zones, AI factories, or Outposts in customer‑chosen sites. The service is managed by EU‑resident teams and governed by European legal entities, ensuring data residency, operational control, and legal protections for public‑sector and highly regulated customers.
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