Airbus Seeks Sovereign European Cloud for Mission-Critical Applications

Summary

Airbus is preparing to tender a major contract to migrate mission-critical applications to a digitally sovereign European cloud, but estimates only an 80% chance of finding a suitable provider. The aerospace manufacturer wants to move key on-premises applications including ERP, manufacturing execution systems, CRM, and product lifecycle management (aircraft designs) to a sovereign cloud. This move represents Airbus's continued effort to reduce dependence on non-European cloud providers like Microsoft, though the company acknowledges challenges in finding appropriate sovereign cloud solutions that meet their requirements.