Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, an independently operated cloud infrastructure located entirely within the European Union.
The European Sovereign Cloud will be physically and logistically separate from other AWS regions, such as the US. This ensures that sensitive data and workloads utilising this service remain within the region.
European regulators and business leaders have previously criticised AWS and other US-based cloud providers for a lack of independent control, raising concerns that sensitive data stored in Europe could still fall under US legal jurisdiction.
Amazon says this new independently operated cloud will offer its European users sovereignty and operational independence to meet strict EU data rules, while still enabling access to the full breadth of AWS cloud and AI services.
The service has no critical dependencies on non-EU infrastructure and will be operated only by personnel who are EU residents located in the EU, subject to...