AWS European Sovereign Cloud: Sovereignty Through Technology
For years, organisations in highly regulated industries faced a difficult choice: leverage the innovation of a hyperscaler or comply with strict requirements around data residency and security. The AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) ends this compromise. It is the bridge that finally connects the best of both worlds. As an official Launch Partner, we help you cross that bridge safely—from strategic assessment to the successful migration of your first workloads.
The Technology Behind Sovereignty: The Three Pillars of the AWS ESC
The ESC is not a magical black box. It is the result of precise technical and organisational measures that create a digital stronghold for your data within the EU.
Strict Data Residency
All customer data, including metadata, remains entirely within the EU. The first region is in Germany, physically and logically isolated from all other AWS regions.
Operational Control by EU Personnel
All operations from infrastructure maintenance to support are performed exclusively by staff residing in the EU. No physical or logical access from outside the EU is possible.
Technical Autonomy
The ESC runs on a fully separated infrastructure, including critical components such as billing, account management, and identity systems.
Clear Advantages, Conscious Trade-Offs
No technology is without trade-offs. We assess the AWS ESC openly and transparently so you can make the right strategic decision.
The Undeniable Advantages
The Conscious Trade-Offs
Maximale Kontrolle
No non‑EU employee has access to the AWS ESC backends—an essential factor for the public sector, finance, and healthcare.
Simplified Compliance Proof
The ESC enables easier compliance with strict data localisation and regulatory requirements.
Minimised Access Risk
Operational and technical isolation drastically limits potential access by foreign authorities.
Shared Responsibility Remains
The ESC is not a compliance free pass. You remain responsible for configuration and securing your data.
A Limited Service Portfolio at Launch
The ESC will begin with a smaller set of services. More specialised services may require hybrid architectures or patience.
The US CLOUD Act
AWS remains a US company. The ESC cannot completely eliminate the parent company’s legal obligations, but the legal structure of the German operating GmbH significantly reinforces the legal safeguards
Our decision to become Launch Partner was driven entirely by technology and customer benefit. Like the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)—which assessed the ESC as suitable for processing VS‑NfD data—we see the pragmatic advantages. For our customers in the public sector and critical industries, the ESC provides robust guarantees that address long-standing challenges for which no hyperscaler-level solution existed until now.
Your Path Into the AWS ESC: Evaluate, Test, Migrate
Experience the capabilities of the AWS European Sovereign Cloud for yourself. Our structured pilot approach gives you a risk-free way to assess value and prepare your first workload migrations.
- Analysis Workshop: Identify workloads that benefit from the ESC.
- Proof-of-Concept: Build a secure test environment in the ESC.
- Validation: Evaluate performance, compliance, and security under real conditions.
- Migration Roadmap: Develop a clear strategy for migrating your first workloads.
Security and Innovation Are No Longer Opposites
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is the enabler that lets you leverage the full innovative power of AWS without compromising your compliance principles. Let’s bring to life the projects that previously remained theoretical. As an official Launch Partner, we enable organisations with the highest compliance requirements to access the full innovation potential of AWS—securely, autonomously, and entirely within the EU.
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