Amazon Launches New Europe-Based Cloud Service to Address User Concerns
AWS European Sovereign Cloud offers over 90 services with full EU data control and plans expansion across multiple EU countries to meet strict sovereignty and low-latency needs.
- Amazon has launched a new Europe-based cloud service aimed at addressing user concerns over data privacy and sovereignty.
- The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is physically and legally separate from Amazon's other servers, allowing it to operate independently even if disconnected from the U.S.
- European regulators are investigating cloud services from Amazon and Microsoft under the Digital Markets Act to curb the power of Big Tech.
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Amazon will install an integrated infrastructure in Portugal in the new European sovereign cloud, a project created to ensure that sensitive data remain under the control of the European Union
AWS Launches €7.8B European Sovereign Cloud for EU Data Compliance
AWS has launched the European Sovereign Cloud, a €7.8 billion initiative to keep data within EU borders, operated solely by EU personnel, addressing regulatory concerns and US access risks. This isolated infrastructure replicates AWS services for sectors like government and finance. It positions AWS against competitors while enabling compliant innovation in Europe.
The digital infrastructure in Europe is dependent on the US. This is to change in politically uncertain times - for example with a "sovereign cloud", whose headquarters are being built in Brandenburg. But behind it is an offshoot of a US company. By Andre Kartschall.
Original news Amazon launches a new society for the EU
Announced in 2023 and already operational for customers in any country, it is addressed to public administrations, financial institutions and companies in highly regulated sectors that need to ensure that their data and operations remain under European control
The market-leading cloud provider AWS is now operating a data center independent of US operations in Brandenburg.
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