Silicon Republic May 15, 2024
AWS plans to open its first European Sovereign Cloud facility in Germany by the end of 2025 to keep European data on the continent.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed plans to invest significantly in Germany over the next 16 years, as part of its European Sovereign Cloud initiative.
This cloud service is designed to meet EU data regulations by keeping sensitive data on the continent and having only EU-resident employees control its operations on the continent. As part of this, AWS plans to invest €7.8bn in Germany between now and 2040.
AWS said its will launch its first European Sovereign Cloud AWS Region in the German state of Brandenburg by the end of 2025. Meanwhile, the company said its...