AWS Launches European Sovereign Cloud Operated Exclusively by EU Residents
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AWS is launching the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, a new independent cloud service designed to meet the digital sovereignty needs of highly regulated industries and public sector customers in Europe. This cloud will be fully operated by EU residents within the EU, with no critical dependencies on non-EU infrastructure, ensuring strong technical controls and legal protections.
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It will have no critical dependencies on non-EU infrastructure, and the AWS European Sovereign Cloud is operated only by personnel who are European Union (EU) residents located in the EU.
With the AWS European Sovereign Cloud, we are providing customers with a new, independent AWS Cloud which will serve the emerging digital sovereignty needs of highly regulated industries and public sector customers in Europe.
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