"Amazon says the cloud is "entirely located within the EU, and physically and logically separate from other AWS Regions." It will initially offer 90 services from compute to database, networking, security, storage, and AI. It is "independently operated" by EU residents and "backed by strong technical controls, sovereign assurances, and legal protections designed to meet the needs of European governments and enterprises for sensitive data.""
"Only authorized AWS staff running the European Sovereign Cloud will have access to a "replica of the source code needed to maintain" services. The footprint of this cloud is being extended from the AWS Region in Germany across the EU to allay customers' concerns. Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal are set to kick off AWS Local Zones."
"AWS says customers with more stringent requirements for data isolation or data residency can use its Dedicated Local Zones, AI Factories, or Outposts in the preferred locations they select, including on-prem. Customers will keep all metadata they create (roles, permissions, resource labels, and configurations) only in the EU, including sovereign Identity and Access Management (IAM), billing, and usage metering systems."
"EU citizens "obligated to abide by European law" will run a new parent company and three local subsidiaries incorporated in Germany that manage the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. An advisory board was also set up, comprising three Amazon staff and two independent board members. Stefan Hoechbauer, vice president of AWS Global Sales Germany and Europe Central, is running the new unit from today."
AWS has made the European Sovereign Cloud generally available, with services entirely located within the EU and physically and logically separate from other AWS Regions. The cloud will initially offer 90 services spanning compute, databases, networking, security, storage, and AI. The environment is independently operated by EU residents and secured by technical controls, sovereign assurances, and legal protections for sensitive government and enterprise data. Only authorized AWS staff running the Sovereign Cloud will have access to a replica of service source code. The footprint will expand from the Germany region across the EU, with Local Zones planned in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Portugal. Customers can use Dedicated Local Zones, AI Factories, or Outposts for stricter data isolation, and metadata, IAM, billing, and usage metering systems will remain only in the EU.
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