Sep 05, 2025 | Posted by Abdul-Rahman Oladimeji
German software company SAP is planning to invest more than €20 billion ($23.3bn) in expanding its sovereign cloud offering in Europe which will span the next 10 years.
Among SAP's plans is to bring an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) platform to its European cloud offerings, as well as launching an on-prem version of its SAP infrastructure for customers to deploy in their data centers. SAP also offers Delos Cloud, a cloud solution available in Germany for the public sector to meet national sovereignty requirements.
“Innovation and sovereignty cannot be two separate things — it needs to come together,” Thomas Saueressig, SAP board member, said during a press briefing, adding that European companies need to be able to access technologies in a "full sovereign context.”
"Europe's digital resilience depends on sovereignty that is secure, scalable, and future-proof. SAP's comprehensive sovereign cloud offering delivers just that, giving customers the freedom to choose their deployment model while helping ensure compliance with the highest standards," added Martin Merz, president of SAP Sovereign Cloud, in a written statement.
