Observed Signal · Oct 25, 2023 · Product Launch · Source: Trending Topics · Impact: 4/5 · Sentiment: Positive
AWS Launches European Sovereign Cloud to Challenge Microsoft Azure
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new cloud platform operated in the EU for highly regulated industries and the public sector. It will allow customers to keep their metadata in the EU, with operations and support managed exclusively by EU-resident AWS staff. The offering will launch in Germany before expanding across Europe. AWS says the platform increases operational autonomy without sacrificing the breadth of cloud services. German agencies BSI and BMI and companies including SAP welcomed the launch; initial customers include Scalable Capital, Raisin, O2 Telefónica, and T-Systems. The move intensifies competition with Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud, especially in the government and corporate sectors.
AWS, a dominant cloud infrastructure provider, launched an EU sovereign cloud offering addressing data residency and operational sovereignty, directly challenging Microsoft Azure in regulated industries and the public sector. This is highly relevant as cloud infrastructure underpins MarTech and AdTech data processing.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- AWS announced the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, operated in the EU and launching first in Germany.
- Customer metadata remains in the EU, and only EU-resident AWS staff control operations and support.
- Initial launch customers include Scalable Capital, Raisin, O2 Telefónica, and T-Systems.
- German agencies BSI and BMI and SAP welcomed the launch.
- AWS operates 102 availability zones across 32 geographic regions worldwide.
Connected Companies & Entities
5 Entities mapped“AWS steht im Wettstreit mit der Azure-Cloud von Microsoft und Google Cloud....”
“Amazon Web Services (AWS), der Marktführer bei Cloud-Diensten, hat die Einführung der AWS European Sovereign Cloud angekündigt....”
“AWS steht im Wettstreit mit der Azure-Cloud von Microsoft und Google Cloud....”
“Zahlreiche Aufsichtsbehörden und Unternehmen wie das deutsche Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI), das deutsche Bundes...”
“Weitere Kunden zum Start sind etwa auch Scalable Capital, Raisin, O2 Telefónica oder die Deutsche Telekom-Tochter T-Systems....”
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