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Federal Cloud Data: Authorities to Bring Sensitive Data to Switzerland

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The federal data is currently stored on Amazon's clouds, but also on Alibaba or IBM anywhere in the world. This will change now. For up to 7 billion Swiss francs, the federal government is now awarding cloud orders to bring sensitive data back to Switzerland.
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High security, data protection, open source and sustainability requirements are required for the Swiss Government Cloud's call for tenders. Even though the federal government now promises to place a high weight on digital sovereignty, US hyperscalers are once again threatening to receive the surcharges. Because high turnover thresholds for providers and no consistent obligation to open source undermine the promotion of smaller, sustainable Swiss…

The federal data is currently stored on Amazon's clouds, but also on Alibaba or IBM anywhere in the world. This will change now. For up to 7 billion Swiss francs, the federal government is now awarding cloud orders to bring sensitive data back to Switzerland.

·Zürich, Switzerland
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20 Minuten broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Tuesday, October 20, 2026.
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