Today, AWS unveiled the independent European governance structure for
the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, the creation of a dedicated Security Operations Center, and the establishment of a new parent company for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud that will be locally controlled in the European Union (EU), led by EU citizens, and subject to local laws. Kathrin Renz, who currently serves as vice president of AWS Industries out of Munich, will serve as the company’s first managing director.
AWS has always believed it is essential that customers have control over their data and choices for how they secure and manage that data in the cloud. Our approach from the beginning has been to make AWS sovereign-by-design, when we were the only major cloud provider to allow customers to control the location and movement of their data. We built data protection features and controls for AWS with input from financial services, healthcare, and government customers—who are among the most security and data privacy-conscious organizations in the world. We
committed to expanding our capabilities to allow customers to meet their digital sovereignty needs, without compromising on the performance, innovation, security, or scale of the AWS Cloud.
Launching by the end of 2025, the AWS European Sovereign Cloud represents the further delivery of our commitment, combining operational autonomy with our expansive service portfolio to meet Europe's digital sovereignty needs. We’ve had deep engagements with European regulators, including national cybersecurity and data protection authorities, and customers to understand their sovereignty requirements and test our sovereignty approach. We designed the AWS European Sovereign Cloud to meet these stringent regulatory, data residency, and operational needs. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud will be the only fully-featured, independently operated sovereign cloud backed by strong technical controls, sovereign assurances, and legal protections designed to meet the needs of European governments and enterprises. Customers and partners using the AWS European Sovereign Cloud will benefit from the full power of AWS including the same service portfolio, security, availability, performance, familiar architecture, APIs, and innovations such as the AWS Nitro System.
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