AWS Establishes European Sovereign Cloud as Separate Company

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has established a new company for the AWS European Sovereign Cloud in light of increasing anxiety expressed by European customers. AWS European Sovereign Cloud will now have an independent European governance structure and its own dedicated Security Operations Center, led by a new European Union-led parent company.

According to AWS, the new company will be the only "fully-featured, independently operated sovereign cloud, backed by strong technical controls, sovereign assurances, and legal protections" and will combine operational autonomy with AWS services to meet the needs of European governments and enterprises.

"We’re taking a unique approach with AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Customers tell us they don’t want to choose between feature-limited solutions or the full power of AWS, so we’ve designed the AWS European Sovereign Cloud to address European digital sovereignty requirements while maintaining the services portfolio, security, reliability, and performance that customers expect from AWS," said Renz, soon-to-be managing director of AWS European Sovereign Cloud. "Our investment in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud reinforces our commitment to Europe’s digital future – driving cloud and AI adoption is at the heart of Europe’s innovation agenda, and this solution will enable customers to accelerate innovation, while meeting their digital sovereignty needs."