AWS Establishes New German Corporate Presence to Advance European Sovereign Cloud

AWS establishes new German corporate presence to advance European sovereign cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon's cloud computing division, is forming a new parent company and three subsidiaries in Germany as part of a sovereign cloud the company is launching in the European Union.

OpenSearch’s Journey from Fork to Foundation: AWS’s Commitment to Open Source

When Elastic changed the licensing model of Elasticsearch, it sent shockwaves through the open source ecosystem. For AWS, it wasn’t just about a technology shift—it was a call to action. In a recent KubeStruck interview, David Nalley, Director of Open Source Strategy and Marketing at Amazon Web Services (AWS). shared the story behind OpenSearch, the open source search engine that AWS launched in response. “Elasticsearch was foundational to a lot…

AWS Forms EU-Based Cloud Unit As Customers Fret

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Register: In a nod to European customers' growing mistrust of American hyperscalers, Amazon Web Services says it is establishing a new organization in the region "backed by strong technical controls, sovereign assurances, and legal protections." Ever sinc...

AWS Launches European Sovereign Cloud by 2025

Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of Amazon, has taken a significant step toward addressing Europe’s growing demand for digital sovereignty with a groundbreaking announcement about the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Unveiled in a recent company press release on June 3, 2025, AWS detailed a new governance structure and sovereign controls designed to meet the stringent data residency and operational requirements of European governments a…